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Title: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 27, 2009, 06:38:02 PM
We all know of the card four horns. (Zechariah 1:21)

But what are the four nations that raised said horns?

1 Assyria
2 Babylon
3 Syria
4 No earthly Idea, Egypt? maybe? But, I don't think egypt ever attacked judeah....
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: DaClock on February 27, 2009, 06:41:35 PM
America?
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 27, 2009, 06:46:40 PM
We never raised our horns (of war) against Isreal have we?
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Arch Angel on February 27, 2009, 06:56:16 PM
random stab in the dark I'd guess Philistia but I'm not really positive and I also am not currently reading the verse, if I get more time later I'll study it to see if I can find out for sure xD
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 27, 2009, 06:58:04 PM
I guessed the philistines but I don't remember any time they won and took over...
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: JSB23 on February 27, 2009, 07:04:27 PM
Considering it's a book of prophecy I'd say the Greeks or the Romans
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: thestrongangel on February 27, 2009, 07:10:57 PM
Considering it's a book of prophecy I'd say the Greeks or the Romans
You can't guess based on civilizations that have been in the bible just because they've been in the bible. :P
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 27, 2009, 07:17:25 PM
Considering it's a book of prophecy I'd say the Greeks or the Romans
To my knowledge the greeks never conquered them either. Romans did that could be it.
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheMarti on February 27, 2009, 10:57:45 PM
There seems to be a little conflict about this, but the answer is most likely Rome, because of the conquering order.

~Marti
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Soundman2 on February 27, 2009, 11:13:38 PM
We never raised our horns (of war) against Isreal have we?
nope
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Colin Michael on February 27, 2009, 11:56:07 PM
We all know of the card four horns. (Zechariah 1:21)

But what are the four nations that raised said horns?

1 Assyria
2 Babylon
3 Syria
4 No earthly Idea, Egypt? maybe? But, I don't think egypt ever attacked judeah....
I think it was probably Egypy, Joash was slain fighting against the Egyptians.
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: thestrongangel on February 28, 2009, 08:17:26 AM
We all know of the card four horns. (Zechariah 1:21)

But what are the four nations that raised said horns?

1 Assyria
2 Babylon
3 Syria
4 No earthly Idea, Egypt? maybe? But, I don't think egypt ever attacked judeah....
I think it was probably Egypy, Joash was slain fighting against the Egyptians.

Verse please?
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Colin Michael on February 28, 2009, 01:02:58 PM
We all know of the card four horns. (Zechariah 1:21)

But what are the four nations that raised said horns?

1 Assyria
2 Babylon
3 Syria
4 No earthly Idea, Egypt? maybe? But, I don't think egypt ever attacked judeah....
I think it was probably Egypy, Joash was slain fighting against the Egyptians.

Verse please?
I don't know verse; look it up on Bible Gateway or something.
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 28, 2009, 01:04:54 PM
Zechariah 1:18-21 ;)

    *  18.
    * Then I looked up--and there before me were four horns!

    * 19.
    * I asked the angel who was speaking to me, "What are these?" He answered me, "These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem."

    * 20.
    * Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

    * 21.
    * I asked, "What are these coming to do?" He answered, "These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head, but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter its people."
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: thestrongangel on February 28, 2009, 01:07:47 PM
We all know of the card four horns. (Zechariah 1:21)

But what are the four nations that raised said horns?

1 Assyria
2 Babylon
3 Syria
4 No earthly Idea, Egypt? maybe? But, I don't think egypt ever attacked judeah....
I think it was probably Egypy, Joash was slain fighting against the Egyptians.

Verse please?
I don't know verse; look it up on Bible Gateway or something.
Isn't that apocrophyl or extra-biblical? Or maybe by a Historian?
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on February 28, 2009, 02:04:42 PM
Actually Could it be Persia? (I am reminded of the story of haman)
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Sean on February 28, 2009, 02:08:28 PM
I think Persia is a good choice.  Egypt also.

Israel was ruled by two kingdoms from the crumbled rule of the Greeks (Alexander the Great) in the inter testamental period.  One being Syria (Antiochus Epiphanes) and the other being Egyptian (Ptolemy if memory serves).
Title: Re: All you smart bible peoples!
Post by: Colin Michael on February 28, 2009, 03:48:02 PM
Actually Could it be Persia? (I am reminded of the story of haman)
Well, technically, the Babylonians were conquered by the medes/persians.
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