How can this verse mention a king of Egypt named “So” when there
are no records of such a king?
PROBLEM: When Shalmaneser king of Assyria came to do battle with
Hoshea king of Israel, Shalmaneser discovered a conspiracy which
Hoshea had begun when he “sent messengers to So, king of Egypt” (2
Kings... [ Continue Reading ]
How could the nations fear the true God and serve false gods?
PROBLEM: This text says plainly that “these nations feared the
Lord” (cf. v. 32). Yet this same passage claims that they “served
their own gods” (v. 33). Isn’t this a flat contradiction?
SOLUTION: Not all verbal contradictions are actua... [ Continue Reading ]