105: Faithlines—Joseph’s Mantle 4

105: Faithlines—Joseph’s Mantle 4

Back two episodes ago, we learned how the spirit that influenced Joseph to dispossess the Egyptians—the Canaanite war-goddess Anat—was trounced by Deborah and Barak. Together they opposed the Canaanite king Jabin and his general Sisera and, through a manoeuvre worthy...
100: Faithlines—Elijah’s Mantle 3

100: Faithlines—Elijah’s Mantle 3

When I first read that Jonah was the anonymous fast runner from the company of the sons of the prophets who was commissioned by Elisha to anoint the rough-and-ready military commander Jehu as king of Israel, I thought, ‘Cute tradition. Runner, eh? Yeah, but how could...