The Religion of Judah (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Religion of JudahDavid and Solomon established in the thought of the Hebrew people Jehovah as the national Deity. In his name successful wars of conquest had been waged. All the chief sanctuaries were his. In remote districts some local Canaanitish Baal might still be honored. But in general Jehovah reigned supreme in the religious thought and practice of the Hebrew people. Other nations had their deities, and the reality of these gods was conceded by the prevalent thought of Israel in this period. The primitive worship of Jehovah, the worship of the wilderness, is largely a matter of conjecture. It involved animal sacri fice, perhaps at stated periods but certainly at times of confusion and crisis. The sacred places, where sacrifices might be offered, were few and unadorned. This primitive worship was very similar to the religious beliefs and prac tices of the Bedouin of to-day.Upon entrance into Canaan this primitive worship was greatly modified by the religious life of the Canaanites. The religion of the nomad gave place to the religion of the settled agriculturist. The common worship became largely a borrowing from the Canaanites. The three great annual festivals (exodus 23. 14 - 17) entered into the wor ship of Jehovah from the customs of the Canaanites. The sanctuaries of the Hebrews in Palestine had been sacred places long before their settlement in the land. The mazzebah, or stone column, and the asherah, or wooden pillar - essentials at a Canaanitish altar - became familiar elements in the sacrificial feasts of the Hebrews.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.