You Can Throw A Prophet in a Pit, But It Won't Shut Him Up

Our Bible Class is going through the D. James Kennedy book, "Why I Believe". The second chapter is titled, "The Stones Cry Out". In reference to Luke 19:40, Kennedy asserts that archaeology is the voice that cries out in our day. While the followers of Christ remain somewhat quiet, the artifacts of history loudly speaks to the accuracy of the Biblical record and the Truth of His Written Word.

Then enters, stage right, a news story from World Net Daily. Yet another example of Biblical history being affirmed by the spade of the archaeologist ...

Old Testament 'proof': Royal seal discovered - Archaeologists unearth ancient relic from prince mentioned in Jeremiah

The WND story concerns a prince named Gedaliah who is mentioned in Jeremiah 38:1 as he served Judah's King Zedekiah in the final days before Jerusalem was conquered by Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. Gedaliah is part of the crowd that lowered Jeremiah by ropes into a miry pit in order to silence his prophecy against them. They figured that Jeremiah's words were a hindrance to the morale of the soldiers (another story there).
(photo by Dr. Eilat Mazar)

So again, a detail of the Bible is confirmed from the dirt of history, proving you can throw a prophet in a pit, but that won't shut him up. Jeremiah's warnings speaks to us again today with the discovery of a signet ring.

The ironies of Babylon continues to haunt us (see Jeremiah 27 for instance). The history of human marvel and decadence in Babylon is symbolic of the whole human condition, which the UN seeks to restore. Babylon is a great topic for comparing the Bible to the historical record, to current events, and to future prophecy. Do a little research on Babylon yourself. See how secular history and events compare to Biblical records and events. See what the United Nations has planned for Babylon.

The stones do cry out ... and praise God for the life and ministry of D. James Kennedy