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To: ZULU
I'm talking about the Psalms of David which comprise most of the book of Psalms. It's very, very clear that David did not worship any other God than the One. If you were familiar with his Psalms you would know this.

Since you point out the book of Job, it's good to recognize that this oldest book also is heavily monotheistic.

372 posted on 05/13/2004 11:09:31 AM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up
Just because somebody worships only one God doesn't necessary mean he doesn't believe other gods exist.

The early Hebrews believed that YHWH was the tribal God of Israel, that He was greater than the gods of other nations.

A very differnt perspcetive from what came later - the realization that only YHWH existed and there never were "other" gods at all.

Look at the ten commandments "I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no strange gods before Me", instead of "I am the Lord thy God, the only God which exists."
373 posted on 05/13/2004 11:16:42 AM PDT by ZULU
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