2 You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal Peor; for the LORD your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. 4 But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive today, every one of you.
Deuteronomy 4:2-4 (New King James Version)
2006-07-10 02:36:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ba'al was a real pagan god of the region. Yet there were many Ba'als because each region had their own vision of him. In the main, Ba'al required sacrifice, sometimes human.
Baal Peor was only one vision, and the best educated guess I have seen is that there were over 50 different ones in the Middle East.
Ishtar was another common deity in a variety of incarnations. Unlike the various Ba'als who were differentiated by adding the location to the name, Ishtar (or a goddess like her) took on different names in diffferent places. So there was Anunit, Astarte, Atarsamain, etc. And the characteristics of all of these were far more monolothic that those of the various Ba'als.
2006-07-10 03:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by ALLEN F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "ba'al" apparently comes from an ancient word for "lord", and was at one point possibly used to mean the god of the Old Testament as well as any number of other gods.
That passage in Deuteronomy seems to be a warning for others not to worship false gods rather than an affirmation of other divinities. The OT God is, as usual, killing lots of people and generally being a bully and a rather poor sport.
2006-07-10 02:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by JStrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baal was a "god" worshiped by those who did not know the true God, Jehovah. In the Biblical account you can see that lifeless statues cannot come alive and perform "miracles". Sadly, many lives were sacrificed to this lifeless god and Jehovah set matters straight by exposing this false god to onlookers. All false "gods" are being exposed even today. The Bible says that those who believe in these lifeless statues of "gods" will become just like them...lifeless!
2006-07-10 02:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gail B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ba'al means Lord. J-h-v-h was a Ba'al originally -- anyone who says otherwise is ignorant of historical theology.
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2006-07-10 02:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
baal did not burn up the alter that day in front of all his followers that were screaming and calling on him. God burned the soaking wet alter in front of the baal followers and the one follower of Him that was there. God is the only true God.
2006-07-10 02:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by cindy j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2006-07-10 02:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by =_= 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you missed the point of the story.
Try reading it again.
2006-07-10 02:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only worship Hadad.
2006-07-10 02:42:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a question,
2006-07-10 02:40:59 · answer #9 · answered by jegreencreek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋