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Pagan gods.
Baal was the common name of the many local idols of the Canaanite
nations. 'Baal' is frequently linked to a place name, identifying
the idol as the local god of that area. The name means 'lord'
or 'master'.
Israel encountered Baal worship as they crossed the Jordan
and entered the Promised Land. God instructed Israel to destroy
utterly both the idols and the Baal worshippers, but this
they failed to do, and after the death of their leader Joshua,
were frequently involved in Baal worship themselves.
"Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,
and served Baalim: And they forsook the Lord God of their
fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and
followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round
about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the
Lord to anger. And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal
and Ashtaroth." (Judges 2:8-13, KJV).
Elijah the prophet challenged the priests of Baal in the name
of Jehovah and they were totally discredited: "Elijah
went before the people and said, 'How long will you waver
between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but
if Baal is God, follow him.'" (1 Kings 18:21).
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Baal
Babylon
Baptism
1. "Baptism for the dead"
2. Baptism with the Holy Spirit
Barbarians
Beelzebub
Beginning
1. The Creation of the World
2. The New Creation in Christ
Begotten
Believe, Belief, Believer
Bible
Bishop
Blasphemy
Blessedness
Blessing
Blood
Body
1. The physical body
2. The spiritual body
3. The body of Christ
4. "The body of Moses"
5. "Spiritual bodies"
Born
Bread
Breaking Bread
Brothers and Sisters
Burial
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