Dan 3:7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
"fall" Dan 3:5
Dan 3:5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
Online Strong's concordance:
That at what time H5732 ye hear H8086 the sound H7032 of the cornet, H7162 flute, H4953 harp, H7030 H7030 sackbut, H5443 psaltery, H6460 dulcimer, H5481 and all H3606 kinds H2178 of musick, H2170 ye fall down H5308 and worship H5457 the golden H1722 image H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar י Daniel 2:46; fall down and do homage Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15; ל location Daniel 3:23; of voice, מִןשְֿׁמַיָּא Strong's Number H5308 matches the Hebrew נְפַל (nᵊp̄al),which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew
Friday, October 25, 2024
Ishtar Gate
Constructed in 569 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar on the north side of the city.
It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city.
ORIGINAL STRUCTURE
- a double gate with a smaller frontal gate and a larger more grand secondary section.
- Walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities on them
- German archaeologist Robert Koldewey led excavation of site from 1904 to 1914
- After WW1 the smaller frontal gate was reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin
- Other panels from the gate are located in many other museums around the world
- King Nebuchadnezzar ordered the construction of the gate and dedicated it to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar
- Made of glazed brick with rows of dragons, bulls, lions- symbolizing the gods Marduk, Adad and Ishtar.
- Nebuchadnezzar inscription - honor to the gods
- Iraq has petitioned German government to return the gate many times - but to no avail. Debate is an article of such cultural significance is better off in a safer environment than in a country affected by so much war (Iraq).
- It is used as a prime example in debate of cultural significance