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Is The Bible Reliable?
(Part 2)
Psalm 119:160
By David Dann
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Psalm 119:160

160
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever
.
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Can the Bible be right religiously & wrong historically?
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Deuteronomy 32:4

4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He
.
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John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free
."
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What does the evidence say?
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The Bible Is Supported By Archaeology & Secular
History
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General Confirmation Of O.T. History
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Do the people, customs, and events fit in the proper time period?
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The Flood(Genesis 6-9)
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Ancient
flood traditions
are
found
among nearly every
culture in the world.
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Ancient
flood traditions
are
found
among nearly every
culture in the world.
All agree on
3
key features:
Universal destruction by water.
An ark, or boat is the means of escape.
A seed of mankind is preserved to
continue
the human race.
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The Environment Of The Patriarchs
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Widespread famines afflicted the world of the patriarchs, causing them to migrate (Genesis 12:10-20; 42:1-4; 43:1-2).
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Beni

Hasan
Wall Paintings of Asian Semitics in
Egypt depict foreigners coming to Egypt during this time period.
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The Names Of The Patriarchs
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The Names Of The Patriarchs
Ancient Assyrian & Babylonian texts confirm that the names of the patriarchs belong to the time period.
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The Behavior Of Abraham
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Abraham’s concern over Sarah in Egypt (Genesis 12:11-13).
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Abraham’s concern over Sarah in Egypt (Genesis 12:11-13).
The ancient Babylonian
Code of Hammurabi
sheds light on Genesis 16:1-3.
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The Accounts Involving Isaac, Jacob, & Esau
Nuzi
Tablets
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Esau’s birthright (Genesis 25:29-34).
Nuzi
Tablets
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The Oral
Blessing (Genesis 27:1-40
).
Nuzi
Tablets
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The Oral
Blessing (Genesis 27:1-40).
The Household
Idols (Genesis 31:17-42
).
Nuzi
Tablets
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The Account Of Joseph
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Sold for 20 pieces of silver (Genesis 37:28).
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Sold for 20 pieces of silver (Genesis 37:28).
Rose to a prominent position in the Egyptian government (
Genesis
41:39-41).
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Egypt, Israel, & Moses
Thutmose III
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Israelite complaint over needing straw to make brick (Exodus 5:6-13).
Thutmose III
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Israelite complaint over needing straw to make brick (Exodus 5:6-13).
The census taken by Moses (Numbers 1-4).
Thutmose III
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Specific Confirmation Of O.T. History
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Do the people, places, and events appear in other ancient records?
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Old Testament Geography
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Hazor (Joshua 11:1).
Megiddo (Joshua 12:21).
Jerusalem (Joshua 10:1).
Lachish (Joshua 10:3).
Dor
(Joshua 11:2).
Gaza (Genesis 10:19).
Karnaim
(Genesis 14:5).
Canaan (Genesis 11:31
).
Ebla Tablets
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Ur of Chaldees (Genesis 11:27-28; 12:1; Hebrews 11:9
).
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Haran (Genesis 11:31-32).
Hebron (Genesis 23:2).
Beersheba (Genesis 21:31).
Shechem
(Genesis 12:6).
Laish
(Judges 18:29).
Nineveh (Genesis 10:11).
Ekron
(Joshua 13:3
).
Jericho (Joshua 2:1).
Nineveh
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Haran (Genesis 11:31-32).
Hebron (Genesis 23:2).
Beersheba (Genesis 21:31).
Shechem
(Genesis 12:6).
Laish
(Judges 18:29).
Nineveh (Genesis 10:11).
Ekron
(Joshua 13:3
).
Jericho (Joshua 2:1).
Jericho
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Copper in Canaan (Deuteronomy 8:9
).
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Megiddo Horse Stables
Copper in Canaan (Deuteronomy 8:9).
Solomon’s horse stables in Megiddo
(
1 Kings 9:19
).
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Copper in Canaan (Deuteronomy 8:9).
Solomon’s horse stables in Megiddo
(
1 Kings 9:19
).
Jeroboam’s idolatrous high place at Dan (1 Kings 12:26-31).
“High Place” at Dan
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Old Testament People
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Merneptah Stele mentions Israel (13th century B.C
.).
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Merneptah Stele mentions Israel (13th century B.C
.).
Moabite Stone of
Mesha

refers
to Israelite king
Omri
(1 Kings 16:16) and
his
son (1 Kings 21:25).
Moabite Stone
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Assyrian king Shalmaneser
III makes reference to
Hazael’s
usurpation of Ben-
Hadad

(
2 Kings 8:15
).
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Assyrian king Shalmaneser
III makes reference to
Hazael’s
usurpation of Ben-
Hadad

(
2 Kings 8:15
).
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III speaks
of
Jehu’s tribute to
Assyria (2
Kings 9:1-10).
Black Obelisk
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Records of
Assyrian king
Tiglath

Pileser

III
mention Israelite kings
Menahem
,
Pekah
,
and
Hoshea

(
2 Kings 15:29-30
).
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Records of
Assyrian king
Tiglath

Pileser

III
mention Israelite kings
Menahem
,
Pekah
,
and
Hoshea

(
2 Kings 15:29-30
).
Records of Sennacherib refer to Hezekiah’s tribute
to
Assyria (2 Kings 18:14-16
).
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Taylor Prism of Sennacherib
harmonizes with
Biblical account of his unsuccessful siege of Jerusalem (2 Kings 18; 19:35-36
).
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Hezekiah’s tunnel
(
2 Kings 20:20
).
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Hezekiah’s tunnel
(
2 Kings 20:20
).
Shebna’s tomb (Isaiah 22:15
).
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Hezekiah’s tunnel
(
2 Kings 20:20
).
Shebna’s tomb (Isaiah 22:15
).
Babylonian king Merodach-Baladan (2 Kings 20:12).
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The records of king Esarhaddon of Assyria agree with Biblical accounts
(
2 Kings
19
:36-37
;
2
Chronicles 33:10-11).
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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (2 Kings 25
).
Nebuchadnezzar’s Palace
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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (2 Kings 25
).
The Babylonian Chronicle mentions Nebuchadnezzar’s removal of
Jehoiachin
as
king
of Judah
(
2 Kings 24:17
).
Babylonian Chronicle
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Seals inscribed with the names of
Gemariah
, king
Jehoiakim’s
scribe (Jeremiah 36:10), Baruch, who was Jeremiah’s scribe
(36:4
),
Gedaliah the
governor
(40:5
), and Ishmael, the son of
Nethaniah

(41:2
) who assassinated him
.
Gemariah
Baruch
Gedaliah
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The list of rations Babylonian king Evil-
Merodach
appointed for
Jehoiachin
while captive in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30).
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The Cyrus Cylinder confirms king Cyrus of Persia and his lenient stance toward captive nations (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4
).
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The
Behistun
Rock confirms the reign of Darius the Great (Ezra 5-6
).
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The Persian king Ahasuerus of the book of Esther has been identified
in
secular history as
“
Xerxes,” who
was
succeeded by his son, Artaxerxes (Neh. 2:1
).
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The Elephantine papyri confirm the existence of
Sanballat
of Samaria (
Nehemiah
4:1
).
Elephantine Papyri
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The Elephantine papyri confirm the existence of
Sanballat
of Samaria (
Nehemiah
4:1
).
The Zenon
papyri confirm the
existence
of
Tobiah
the Ammonite
(Nehemiah 4:3
).
Zenon Papyri
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Old Testament Events
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First century, A.D. Jewish historian Josephus wrote of evidence of destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah and stated that traces of the destroyed cities could still
be
seen in his day, while the first century A.D. Roman historian Tacitus speaks of these cities as having been “consumed by lightning” and also affirms that their ruins were visible in his day.
Tacitus
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Widespread worship of the pagan deities Baal (Judges 2:13), Dagon, and
Ashtaroth
(1 Samuel 31:10) in Canaan
.
Baal
Dagon
Ashtaroth
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Three phases of the Babylonian captivity of Judah (
Daniel
1:1-6;
Ezekiel
1:1-3; 2
Chronicles 36:15-21
) have been confirmed through the “
Bayblonian
Chronicle,” the “Chronicles of the Chaldean Kings,” and the “Lachish Letters
.”
Lachish
Letters
Babylonian
Chronicle
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You can trust the Bible!!!

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