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the old testament contains veiled polytheism that is fairly obvious in the Psalms and Proverbs(so does the NT in places for that matter)
so really it will help you understand Monotheism and why it is what it is by comparison (the Living God)
in Egypt Amun is the singular "deity" that gives life to all the others, so really it is all Amun. By the same definition YHWH is the source of all living and the dead so those things which are made, are really from him and no other
the difference between Egypts and Jewish understandings boils down mainly to who they get their rules from Pharaoh vs Moses transcends most peoples understandings...and the sad part is the Pharoah described isnt the egyptian one we think of...but the muslim one...take that as you will
in time you'll see what I'm saying to you.
watch this vid
Pharaoh as a Muslim.
Sounds like something they’d teach in Islam
the funny thing is I think you see Egyptian Religion the same way I look at Islam
but there’s two problems or issues with that.
1. If you’re Christian why would you even need Egyptian religions to answer any questions, fulfill any holes you perceive in Christianity
seems like the whole point of the Bible is to avoid “going back” to Egypt. Which can mean many things depending how you apply it but you’re literally GOING BACK IN TIME to study ancient Egyptian religion
2. Egypt of the Bible is a dead religion/culture and people. It’s not relevant today. And even less understood (we don’t even know how pyramids were built) seeing how we can’t even agree on the race of the people
Islam, on the contrary, is a modern and functioning religion which has had and continues to have a major impact on the world. And it’s teachings today are directly against Jesus of the Bible
So the question is why are you even interested in Egypt, Pharaohs and their God?
If you’re Christian, I’m more interested in what you think about Islam, Muhammad and Allah
And the Old Testament contains a lot of things that’s wrong and people doing things against Gods will/law. It’s basically a history book of regular people that shows most of them were polytheist or struggled with it as that was the norm. Those who would be defined as or known as gods chosen/holy people were so because they were the only monotheists. We know them now as Israel.
Think about it, if monotheism didn’t last (and Jesus never existed) nobody today would know or care who the Israelites or Jews were/are.
Where are the ancient Cananite people today and where’s their Bible/temple? Who believes in their God today?
As for the people seen in the Old Testament, its not important that they often messed up and worshiped false gods but what matters is the consistent message God is sending to “his” people throughout the Bible: 1 God