Posted on 01/17/2025 11:03:06 AM PST by Red Badger
A place of worship sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years.
Carved into the rock near Temple Mount, the structure comprises eight rooms, containing an altar, a sacred standing stone, and presses for olive oil and wine.
And experts believe its destruction may have featured in the Bible, which describes how Hezekiah – one of Jesus' ancestors – smashed idolatrous places of worship.
This was one such place, according to Eli Shukron, exacavation director for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who dated it to Hezekiah's reign.
He said: 'The structure ceased to function during the 8th century BC, possibly as part of king Hezekiah's religious reform.
'According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralise worship at the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered across the kingdom.
'The Bible describes how, during the First Temple period, additional ritual sites operated outside the temple.
'It says two kings of Judah – Hezekiah and Josiah – implemented reforms to eliminate these sites and concentrate worship at the temple.'
Both kings are identified as paternal grandfathers of Jesus by the Gospel of Matthew.
Hezekiah's crackdown against pagan places of worship – or 'high places' – is described in the second book of Kings.
It recounts how he 'removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones' and 'did what was right in the eyes of the lord'.
Remarkably, the sacred standing stone at the site survived his onslaught.
Shukron called it 'the most dramatic and important find in the excavation'.
'This is what makes this place a cultic site,' he said.
'When we uncovered it, we found it standing in its place, with stones around it.
'The standing stone was covered with earth; it was preserved...
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PING-O-RAMA!..................
Thanks so much for posting.
God knows perfectly well where all the interesting and important artifacts are buried, and He knows which objects He wants to be unearthed. That begs the question whether the researchers are actually bothering to pray for His guidance in where to dig..............
Heck, dig anywhere in or around Jerusalem and you are bound to come up with something!................
How could it be frozen in time for 3,000 years since Jesus was born less than 3,000 years ago?
Great question.
Ancient ancestors of Jesus. This happened 1000 B.
Spoiler alert: it’s been personally Autographed by Donald Trump
Ancestors. Not the Lord in flesh.
What are the V-shaped indentations in the ground?
[How could it be frozen in time for 3,000 years since Jesus was born less than 3,000 years ago?]
If I read it correctly and my contacts are pretty blurry, it’s from the time of Hezekiah and Josiah - ancestors of Christ (via the Jews)
[Ancient ancestors of Jesus. This happened 1000 B.]
exactly
That is cute!
When it comes to Israeli antiquity, you have “Probable”, “Possible” and “Ok you are kidding right?”
This is a “Probable”!
The Garden of Gethsemane is considered a “Very Probable”
***Both kings are identified as paternal grandfathers of Jesus by the Gospel of Matthew. ***
Joseph’s ancestry is in Matthew. Not ancestors of Jesus as that genealogy has Jechonias in it. Jesus’ ancestry is in Luke (through Mary) and goes back to Nathan, son of David.
Jeremiah chapter 22
30Thus says the Lord: “Write this man (Jechonias) down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”
BUMP
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