Jewish Texts and History • Re: Was wondering if someone could look at the veracity of this claim by IP that Yahweh did not lose to Chemosh in Kings

Wouldn't the chronological order of the Israelites marching forwards to destroy the Moabites after Yahweh's promise of victory be seen as a massive commitment to him?

The author of 2 Kings 3 said that Jehoram the son of Ahab "did evil in the sight of the LORD". So did he deserve a complete victory in the eyes of the 2 Kings 3 author? Probably not. But Moab was punished quite badly and maybe that was enough for the narrative.

...we know that societies still worshipped their Gods even after learning of their defeats.

Can you give me an example?

But wouldn't the author of the story understood it as the complete destruction of the Moabites?

Not necessarily. The prophecy was fulfilled almost word for word. And I don't agree that Moabites weren't in the hands of Israelites because it's written that "Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled from them; and the Israelites invaded the land, killing the Moabites. So they destroyed the cities...". So the majority of Moabites were definitely in the hands of Israelites even though not all. But did the prophecy say that all Moabites will be in their hands?

Statistics: Posted by AdamKvanta — Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:59 am

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