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Unveiling Sinai: Yahweh's Purpose on the Mountain of the Moon-God
By Derek Gilbert, SkyWatch TV Host
Moses met Yahweh at Horeb, the mountain of God. But which god? Elohim is a designation of place, not a proper name. Based on the name Sinai and its location in the middle of the Wilderness of Sin, it’s reasonable to conclude that in Moses’ day, this mountain was considered the abode of the moon-god.
Yahweh brought Moses to Mount Sinai during his sojourn with Jethro and the Midianites for a reason. And He brought the Israelites there right after springing them from Egypt for a reason. What could that reason be?
Evidence suggests that from the last days of Sumerian rule over Mesopotamia through the rise of Babylon, the moon-god, Sîn, was the most important deity of the Amorites. It wasn’t Marduk, although he was the patron god of Babylon, or the elder god, who went by different names across the Near East—Enlil in the east, Dagan along the Euphrates River (and, later, Dagon of the Philistines), and El in the west. All across Mesopotamia, Amorites served the moon-god, whether they hailed from Babylon, which preserved the traditions of Ur, the ancient city of the moon-god; the north, where Harran was a major moon-god cult center; or from Canaan, where the oldest city known to man, Jericho, bore the Amorite name for the moon-god, Yarikh.
Although God’s first supernatural showdown on the way out of Egypt targeted the king of the Canaanite pantheon, the storm-god Baal, it was to the mountain of the moon-god that Yahweh led Moses and the Israelites. Imagine what must have been going through the minds of the people when they realized where they were!
Yet that was where God led the Israelites immediately after their escape from Egypt. And it was there He called Moses to receive the Law.
Seventy Elders on Sinai: Humanity's Restoration to God's Divine Council
Then, God did something even more remarkable. He directed Moses to bring some guests up the mountain.
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. (Exodus 24:9–11, emphasis added)
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this brief passage. All of history is about God’s plan to restore humanity to His divine council. The council originally met in Eden on “the holy mountain of God.” We’ve been barred from the council because of the sin of Adam and Eve, but the sacrifice of the Messiah, Jesus, paid the price for our sins and bought back the right for us to enter the garden someday.
The point is this: The long war between God and the gods is for control of the holy mountain—the har môʿēd, the “mount of assembly” or “mount of the congregation.” There at Mount Sinai, Moses, Aaron, and the seventy elders of Israel became the first humans since Adam and Eve to see God face to face on His holy mountain!
This was a message aimed right at the rebel gods: “My people are free. And someday, they will take your place in My council.”
Remember—When God divided the nations after Babel, “He fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God”—angelic beings that He “allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven” as the gods of the nations. Remember, too, that the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 names seventy clans descended from Noah, representing all the people of the earth.
Seventy nations. Seventy elders of Israel. Coincidence? No way.
Jesus declared war on an ancient enemy at the very beginning of His ministry. He hinted at the identity of this entity through the locations of His baptism, the Transfiguration, and the Olivet Discourse. This enemy was cast down from the mountain of God. He’s deceived millions in sacrificing their children on his altars. And he returns from the bottomless pit at the end of the age—a prophecy encoded into the art and architecture of the United States Capitol. This entity may be more dangerous than Satan himself. Discover more in Derek and Sharon Gilbert’s The Gates of Hell.
From Glory to Rebellion: The Golden Calf and Israel's Betrayal at Sinai
By the way, there’s a chance you’re thinking that the story of dinner on Sinai must be a weird translation. Haven’t we been taught that it’s impossible for humans to see the face of God and live?
Yes, that’s in the Bible. Moses was in that story, too. That was different, and we’ll come to that episode in a moment. God did appear to humans in the form of the angel of Yahweh, or the Angel of the Lord. That was the pre-incarnate Christ.
Well, the moon-god didn’t just surrender. While Moses was up on the mountain for forty days, the people coerced Aaron into creating an idol—the golden calf.
“Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. (Exodus 32:1–6)
We should note that the Hebrew word rendered “play” here, tsachaq, is used in other contexts as a euphemism for sexual activity—for example, Genesis 39:14 and 17, the encounter between Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. This wasn’t a day of celebrating the holiness of God. This was a pagan party of carnal indulgence.
Aaron’s Excuse and the Golden Calf: A Moment of Weakness and Misplaced Worship
Now, it’s easy to empathize with Aaron to a point. It’s hard to stand up to pushy people, especially groups, and particularly when they’re motivated by the fear that they alone among the nations were without the protection of a national deity. But, come on—Aaron had personally witnessed Yahweh supernaturally smack around the two most popular gods in the Amorite pantheon. (Not that you or I would have done better in his place.)
The excuse Aaron gave to Moses when he came down from Sinai is comical:
Let not the anger of my lord burn hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. For they said to me, “Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” So I said to them, “Let any who have gold take it off.” So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf. (Exodus 32:22–24)
“Out came this calf”?! Most parents have heard better excuses from seven-year-olds.
Some scholars interpret the golden calf as evidence that Yahweh was a bull-god, or at least represented by a bull. To be fair, there are passages in Scripture that liken the power of God to a bull, which was a common theme among gods in the ancient Near East. But that’s not what this was about.
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The Golden Calf and God's Glory: Confronting Idolatry and Revealing Divine Majesty
Several years ago, Derek speculated that the golden calf represented the storm-god, Baal, who was sometimes described as a bull. But that wasn’t typical; Baal was usually depicted as a human in a smiting pose, with a mace in one hand and thunderbolts in the other. It’s more likely that the golden idol represented “the frisky calf of heaven,” patron god of shepherds and pastoralists, the god whose mountain the Israelites were camped in front of—the moon-god, Sîn.
God was not amused. His reaction was like His response after Babel: Yahweh told Moses that Israel had better repent, and they could forget about God traveling with them into the Promised Land because, as stubborn as they were, He’d probably smite them before they got there and start over with just Moses.
Well, the people mourned, like children caught doing something they shouldn’t. Based on future actions, the regret was more about being punished than about disappointing the Creator of the Universe. (Not that we would have done any better in their place.) Moses, while pleading for the people, asked Yahweh for a favor:
Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.” (Exodus 33:18–23, emphasis added)
Yahweh's Presence: From Mount Sinai to Armageddon—A Glimpse into Divine Glory and Judgment
Why the change since the meal on Mount Sinai? What about those verses that describe Yahweh talking things over with Moses “face to face”? These are hints of the Trinity in the Old Testament. The personal encounters of the patriarchs—remember, Abraham ate a meal with God and bargained with Him to try to save Sodom—was with a visible, physical presence, a form that concealed His true, overwhelming glory. In a sense, Moses asked for a peek behind the mask. That’s something Yahweh couldn’t do, not even for Moses.
In any case, God did send His “presence” (pānîm) with Israel to the Promised Land. This is a concept that’s hard to wrap our heads around. What’s the difference between Yahweh, His angel, and His presence? In some verses, none. Sometimes, the Angel of Yahweh is obviously Yahweh, because He takes credit for things that Yahweh did and promised.
His “presence,” however, is a little different. The clearest example may be in the priestly blessing that God taught Aaron:
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face [pānāy] to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance [pānāy] upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24–26)
It may be of interest that in Ezekiel 38:20, God promises that His presence will be on the battlefield during the war of Gog and Magog, which concludes with the Battle of Armageddon. We’ll dig into that in more depth later, but it’s safe to say that the one time you do not want the Lord to lift up His countenance upon you is when He’s leading the army you’re about to attack.
Armageddon won’t be the first time somebody’s made that bad choice. That’s exactly what happened about thirty-four hundred years ago in Canaan. And the forces lined up against the host of Yahweh were devotees of the moon-god.
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Derek P. Gilbert hosts the daily news analysis program Five in Ten for SkyWatchTV and co-hosts Unraveling Revelation and the long-running podcast P.I.D.(Peering Into Darkness) Radio with his wife, author and analyst Sharon K. Gilbert. He's the author of a number of groundbreaking books dealing with the everything from fallen angels to the modern UFO phenomenon. His latest is The Second Coming of Saturn, which connects the Roman god Saturn, the globalist Great Reset, and occult symbolism inside the United States Capitol.
Derek and Sharon have co-authored Giants, Gods & Dragons, a fresh take on end-times prophecy, and Veneration, which traces the origin of demons back to the Flood of Noah. Their forthcoming book, The Gates of Hell, will be published by Defender in the fall of 2024. Since 2014, the Gilberts have produced a weekly audio series of Bible studies, the Gilbert House Fellowship, available online at www.GilbertHouse.org.
77 Days to Take Back America: Igniting A Final Great Awakening | Seeking God’s Guidance – Praying for Leaders to Follow His Will | Day 44
Weeks 4-8: Divine Guidance and Governance (Inspired by Joshua)
Focus: Courage in Leadership and Unwavering Faith
Scripture:
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’" – Isaiah 30:21
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." – Proverbs 3:5-6
Reflection:
As we progress through Day 42 of our “77 Days to Take Back America: Igniting A Final Great Awakening” campaign, throughout his leadership, Joshua consistently sought God’s guidance. He knew that success came not from his own strength or wisdom but from aligning his decisions with God’s will. When Israel followed God’s direction, they experienced victory and blessings; when they strayed, challenges arose. This serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of seeking God’s guidance in all things.
Today, let us pray for our leaders to prioritize seeking God’s will in their decisions. May President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and their team listen for His voice and walk in His ways, trusting Him to lead the nation in righteousness. Let us also reflect on our own lives, asking for God’s direction in our decisions and trusting Him to guide us on the right path.
Prayer:
Lord, we thank You for being a God who guides and directs our paths. Today, we pray for President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and all leaders, asking that they seek Your will in every decision they make. May they listen for Your voice and follow Your direction, leading our nation in righteousness and truth.
Father, help us to trust in Your guidance in our own lives. Teach us to lean not on our own understanding but to submit our ways to You, knowing that You will lead us on the right path.
In the Mighty name of Jesus, I invoke the standing order of Almighty God to protect my family and our beloved country, America, from every attack, to propel us above every circumstance and crisis, and to prevent any weapon formed against us from prospering, so that we will not fall or fail but will be overcomers, more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. I command angels to surround us, to uphold and guard us in all our ways. Amen.
Wisdom for Awakening:
God’s guidance is always available to those who seek Him. Today, pause and listen for His direction, trusting that He will lead you on the right path.
Action for Awakening:
Spend time in prayer today, asking God for guidance in a specific area of your life. Write down what He places on your heart, and take a step of faith to follow His direction.
Blessing:
May the Lord bless you with clarity and wisdom as you seek His guidance. May He direct our leaders to follow His will, bringing righteousness and peace to our nation. May we all walk confidently in His ways, trusting in His perfect plan for our lives.
God bless!
Troy Anderson
Founder of Prophecy Investigators
Founder of the Inspire Literary Group
Bestselling author of The Trump Code, Revelation 911, Your Mission in God’s Army, The Military Guide to Disarming Deception, The Military Guide to Armageddon, Trumpocalypse, and The Babylon Code
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