Gilbert House Fellowship #480: 2 Chronicles 27; Isaiah 10

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Assur in biblical texts and the implications of idols as spirit beings, alongside a personal appeal for support for a family member diagnosed with cancer.

ASSUR WAS a name that referred to Assyria, the capital city of Assyria, and the chief deity of Assyria. Knowing which was which means relying on the context in which it's used. In Derek's book The Second Coming of Saturn , he shared research, showing that the word used by the prophet Isaiah for idols, ellilim, derives from the Akkadian name for Assur, Elllil (also known as Enlil, El, Dagon, Molech, Kronos, and Saturn, among others). These idols, then, were spirit beings—underworld spirits equivalent to the Rephaim, or malakim, as they were known at the ancient Amorite kingdoms of Ebla and Mari. In short, we believe chapter 10 of Isaiah is a polemic against the entity called Assur, whom we believe is Shemihazah, the leader of the rebellious sons of God in chapter 6 of the book of Genesis. We will see him again in Isaiah 14 as "Lucifer." Sharon’s niece, Sarah Sachleben, has been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah . Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback , Kindle , and as an audiobook at Audible ! Derek’s new book Destination: Earth, co-authored with Donna…

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert

Topics covered

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• spiritual beings
• idols
• cancer support
• biblical analysis

Keywords

• Assyria
• Isaiah 10
• idols
• spirit beings
• Shemihazah
• cancer
• The Gates of Hell
• The Second Coming of Saturn

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Second Coming of Saturn, The Gates of Hell, Destination: Earth, Book of 1 Enoch

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