The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

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Ugarit to Vulture

1561. Ugarit—Ancient Syrian Ras Shamras, home of early Asherah worship. The prophetic value of knowing this and other ancient cities has to do with a prophet’s awareness of ancient territorial strongholds for which old spirits revived in current generations will fight. See Sumer. 1562. Ur—A) Region of light; ancient Mesopotamian word that means “light.” B) Site of the moon god Sin. Center of strong spiritual power and supernatural activities. The then known world’s most potent priests were situated there, where a library of occultic activity streamed throughout the nations. See Ur of Chaldea. 1563. Ur of Chaldea—A) Abraham’s native city in the southern portion of Babylonia. B) Site of the worship of the moon god Nannar. See Genesis 11:28, 31; Nehemiah 9:7; Ezekiel 23:15. C) Chaldean became synonymous with magic, witchcraft, sorcery, and other proficient occultic activity that facilitated humans’ access to creation’s spiritual resources. D) The magi; through them magic was popularized and professionalized there. To be called a Chaldean meant to be an expert in supernatural activity. It is significant that the Lord God called Abram out of this region to become the father of His brand-new nation. Abram’s position as a Chaldean prophet (Genesis 20:7) in that land enabled the man to offer that type of service to the Most High God. It is this position that made Abram well aware of how the supernatural operated and what it took to connect and covenant with His spiritual agencies. Abram’s sacrifice and offerings of Genesis 15:1–21 were typical of Chaldean rituals and spiritual operation. They were commonplace officiations for humans who sought to unite with the divine. The act was discharged to forge a relationship where the latter took control of and vowed to perform stupendous feats on behalf of the former. Such priestly functions seem strange to today’s readers, but were actually routine deity-to-subject transactions in Abram’s day. In the same way that the New Testament church began with a prophet, Jesus being that Great Prophet who was to come that Moses predicted, so did natural Israel. It is often overlooked that Abraham began his life with the Lord as a