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Muh:
– oh yes, carved images of gods were common
– the Israelites hedged their bets a lot
– example: in ancient Samaria
– temples to Baal were usually bigger
– and more abundant than synagogues
– but this problematic idolatry fits well within the Bible
– because most of the prophets were clear that:
– 1. the Israelites had strayed far from God’s word
– 2. trouble would follow if that continued
– so yes, idolatry was common, and dangerous

The most common carved images of gods
– that are found in Israel
– is a palm-sized pottery casting of Asherah or Astarte or Astoreth
– who were similar to the Babylonian fertility goddess Ishtar
– who was connected with fertility, sexuality, and war
– and these ‘pocket gods’ were very common
– the main symbol of Baal and Asherah worship was a vertical pole
– [probably a penis symbol]
– and these are often found in ancient synagogues
– dating up to Christian times
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– http://johnnel.com/2016/11/30/who-was-asherah-or-astarte/

Oh yes carved images are prohibited
– and Moses set strict prohibitions
– because Israel was surrounded by viscous, pagan religions
– that sacrificed children, had sex with animals
– had temple prostitutes, engaged in incest, orgies
– etc., etc., etc.
– even when Moses descended from Mt. Sinai
– the people had melted jewelry to make a golden calf idol
– and were engaged in orgies
– so Moses had to do something to stop all that
– remember that when people lived only to age 37
– and endured droughts, war, starvation, slavery, and plagues
– while living on $1/day, sex seemed like a good, cheap recreation
– so all the surrounding nations of Israel were depraved

Yes
– and that is why the Israelites fought the Seleucids
– the Seleucids were determined to completely erase Israelite religion
– and they had already turned Antioch [their capital] into a depraved mess

Yes, both Cleopatra and the Seleucids were Macedonian- Greeks
– remember that after Alexander the Great died
– his generals divided the conquered lands among themselves
– the general Seleucus was given Syria- Assyria
– and general Ptolemy was given Egypt
– Cleopatra was Macedonian-Greek, and was the last Ptolemaic emperor
– she was famous/ notorious for her sexuality, but she was normal within her family
– she married her brother, also married two Romans, and had her sister murdered
– her sister deserved it, and the Ptolemaic emperors sponsored the Septuagint
– got 72 Alexandrian Jewish translators
– to translate and edit the whole Bible from Hebrew into Greek
– this formed the basis of what Christians call the Old Testament
– Seleucus was a skank, who ruled from Antioch
– where Artemis – Diana moon-goddess sex-cults reigned

Marrying your brother/sister was a common Egyptian practice
– the kings did it often
– and the people probably did it too
– 19 yr old Cleopatra married her 12 yr old brother to cement her control on the throne
– and to cut out Arsinoë, her sister and rival
– but Cleopatra seems also to have married Julius Caesar [age 54]
– even though he was already married
– and after Julius Caesar was assassinated, Cleopatra bonded with Mark Antony
– and they lived as man and wife in Egypt for years
– even though Antony also later married Octavia, the sister of Augustus
– but my main point is that for the Egyptians and the other Israelite neighbors
– sexual depravity in many forms was common and considered normal
– and bull symbology recurred often in these cultures
– probably just because bulls have a penis about 1 meter long
– and that was thought to relate to fertility
– and even today, size is considered interesting
– in penises, breasts, and bums
– and ‘bull’ probably is derived from the word ‘Baal’

Oh the Greeks were also very bad
– examples:
– ‘Biblis’ the “poignant and loving” myth of brotherly-sisterly love
– ‘Iphigenia’ the story of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter
– to gain favorable winds to Troy
– the frank pedophilia of Socrates
– the commentaries of St Paul about how to handle depravity
– in Greek church-goers
– and many more stories and myths about depravity in Greeks
– overall Cleopatra was not especially depraved
– the amazing story is how the Israelites shunned depravity
– while everyone else was engrossed in it