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[Ebal, twenty-nine of thirty]
The Mt. Ebal Curse tablet exhibits compelling evidence–evidence one should not ignore but act upon.
Its claims are not now immutable facts. History needs more evidence.
Yet, it deserves the ” compelling ” classification. It is not silly. It is not a “nothing burger”. It is not the stuff of pareidolia.
Note
This is the twenty-ninth and concluding post of my memorandum on the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet.
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To this conclusion, we traveled an epic journey. We began in the Late Bronze Age, trekked across the Greco-Roman period, and the days of Wellhausen. We continued beyond Adam Zertal’s enigmatic discovery and Frankie Syder’s find. We then persisted through the scourge of COVID-19. Finally, we explored Stripling’s rocky attempt to explain the tablet to the world.
Reaching this conclusion also encompassed scientific detective work. Plus, it involved the application of a legal measure.
But so what? What value have we derived?
This quote from Winston Churchill pertains:
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
Winston Churchill
The tablet may glimpse our ancient past. From thence, mankind can course correct as appropriate. Then we can best find our heading.
Examples abound of how people’s misunderstanding of history clouded their future perceptions. Think of the consequences of the Nazis’ fantasies of their Germanic past. Consider, too, the bizarre historical interpretations of Vladimir Putin. These he employs to “justify” invading Ukraine.
We in the United States reap the benefits of our forefathers’ historical wisdom.
From antiquity, they perceived three powers of government. To safeguard liberty, they embraced the idea of separating them.
Also, they embraced due process. Limited at first, but with an eventual inclination toward improvement. Its necessity they gleaned from Magna Carter and beyond. Thence, they perceived it as fundamental to a free, inclusive society.
These gifts we must embrace. Thus, we protect liberty.
Unfortunately, many in my country no longer venerate this inheritance. They envision a distorted past and thus a different future. Cherished ideas they have forgotten or ignored.
We need to wake up! We need to remember the noble inclinations of our forefathers. We must commit to their modern application.
A similar warning the tablet story makes.
It is this: We have little hope of discerning wisdom from the past if we have no evidence of it.
We have seen that Mt. Ebal’s alleged Joshua’s Altar lies in a dangerous part of the world. There, it faces real threats.
If destroyed, its secrets cannot hope to guide our future.
This realization warrants an aggressive application of Churchill’s wisdom.
Responsible entities–private, national, and international–should immediately put in place these measures:
Why? Clarifying evidence may lie on Mt. Ebal, evidence of monumental importance.
Losing it would constitute a disaster of incomprehensible proportions.
Imagine the gut punch of bulldozers scraping away such precious historical evidence!
Consider that:
Justifications for vigilance and action abound.
In view of such, what might Churchill implore?
Would it not be: “Do something now! Do not let this opportunity to glimpse the remote past become scattered dust. How then could it inform your future?”
For this reason, I have written the letters found in the supplemental materials. I addressed these to my congressional delegation. They argue for the immediate archaeological excavation of the proposed Joshua’s Altar.
Of how those of appropriate authority might do these things, I do not pretend to visualize in full.
This involves a diplomatic component beyond my expertise and that of most.
A possible framework, however, may include some or all the following:
With these efforts, educational institutes and corporations may assist.
Again, the above implies nuance beyond my expertise and that of most people.
Yet, not knowing the exact levers that someone must pull does not mean we cannot act. For example, we can inform those at the levers that they need to pull them. I thus encourage others to send letters like mine.
Why? The tablet presents actionable evidence. Its assault on history is real. Yet, delay imperils evidence that may further confirm that assault.
Final Thoughts
We thus arrive at the end of our Mount Ebal adventure.
Share what you have learned. Tell of the forceful narrative of the Curse Tablet.
Also, encourage those in authority to ensure the prompt excavation of Joshua’s Altar.
Then I hope the Curse Tablet can testify not to a possibility but to an inescapable reality.
What truths past and future might this reality focus?
Consider:
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
Philip found Nathanael and told him “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold–Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Romans 3:21
But now apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.1
What is the bottom line? It is this: Evidence clarifying such as above must not continue to lie at risk!
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