I actually read the Baal myth...here's what I found! (Part 5)

In this series we are looking at the story of Baal from the Ras Shamra texts found at Ugarit. Baal is one of the main Canaanite gods whom Israel was tempted to worship in the Hebrew Bible alongside their pagan neighbors. The more we know about the Baal myth, the more we recognize when the Biblical authors use imagery associated with it and what Scripture proclaims about the TRUE “rider on the clouds”, YHWH! Superhero Seminary episodes mentioned in this video: Daredevil explains “Lucifer” -    • Daredevil explains who "Lucifer" actually is!   Aquaman explains “Leviathan” -    • Aquaman explains Leviathan and Biblical Se...   For more on Ancient Near East background and how it affects our understanding of Scripture, see the following videos here in the Dojo: What is God's 'house'? -    • What is God's "house"? (Understanding Mt. ...   Where is the REAL Mt. Sinai? -    • Where is the REAL Mt. Sinai??   God’s Mobile Home -    • Israel's portable 'Mountain of God'   The Exodus Reenacted -    • What does the Tabernacle symbolize?   What does “UNCLEAN” mean? -    • What does 'UNCLEAN' mean? (Understanding B...   Biblical Food Laws -    • Biblical food laws: Why are so many animal...   Was Eden a Mountain? -    • The Garden of Eden, the Temple, and the "M...   Puppy-Killing Hittites - https://tinyurl.com/5npz5w5u ‘Images of gods’ in ‘gardens - https://tinyurl.com/4rwuny8r What is ‘Idolatry’? (…and why it’s CRAP!) - https://tinyurl.com/2su6v5nn Dragons in the Bible?? -    • Do DRAGONS exist in the Bible?   Rainbows and warfare in the Bible -    • What does the Rainbow actually mean in Gen...   Disciple Dojo books of the Hebrew Bible series: Exodus: God is King! www.discipledojo.org/podcast Video:    • Exodus: God Is King!   Leviticus: The Book Christians Usually Skip! www.discipledojo.org/podcast Video:    • Leviticus (aka. The book Christians usuall...   Numbers: Into the Wild! www.discipledojo.org/podcast Video:    • Numbers: Into the Wild!   Deuteronomy: The Heart of God’s People www.discipledojo.org/podcast Video:    • Deuteronomy: The Heart of God's People   Recommended Resources: Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology by Jeffrey Niehaus - https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Easter... Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord by L. Michael Morales - https://tinyurl.com/mrrbptna Against the Gods by John Currid - https://tinyurl.com/ym79v3es Readings from the Ancient Near East by Arnold & Beyer - https://www.amazon.com/Readings-Ancie... The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures by James Pritchard - https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Near-E... Context of Scripture by William Hallo - https://www.amazon.com/Context-Script... ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/DiscipleDojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud -   / discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz7... iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d... Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&... Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate