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4701 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 December 28, 1888, page 792 paragraph 7
… with Baal and Dagon, the Asiatic conceptions of Deity. It then says:-
4702 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 December 28, 1888, page 794 paragraph 48
… Canaanitish Baal, which means “lord.” Pharaoh knew many lords and gods, and one above all, the sun-god, which was known as “ the lord;” he knew Ra, and Osiris, and Isis, and …
4703 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 December 28, 1888, page 800 paragraph 4
… to Baal-peor and ate the sacrifices of the dead, it means that they ate the sacrifices offered to dead heroes, whom the idols of the heathen were made to honor …
4704 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 11, 1889, page 151 paragraph 51
As to the nature of sun-worship, it will perhaps be sufficient to quote what the “Encyclopedia Britannica” says of Baal:-
4705 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 11, 1889, page 151 paragraph 52
“The Baal of the Syrians, Phoenicians, and heathen Hebrews is a much less elevated conception than the Babylonian Bel. He is properly the sun-god Baal Shamem …
4706 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 18, 1889, page 167 paragraph 10
… unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these …
4707 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 September 9, 1889, page 472 paragraph 52
… , by showing his lack of power? Who will say, Yes? Not one. Baal-worship would them no good, and they might better worship nothing. There was no power in Baal to reward …
4708 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 December 9, 1889, page 632 paragraph 70
… for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings …
4709 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 August 18, 1890, page 450 paragraph 36
… of Baal, and that of Elijah. 1 Kings 18:26-29, 36, 37. Consider the reverent calmness of the prayer of Christ at the tomb of Lazarus. John 11:41, 42. When we pray, we are …
4710 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 August 25, 1890, page 450 paragraph 48
… of Baal, when the verdict of the jury was unanimous in favor of God. See 1 Kings 18:19-39. And so God’s dealings with men, especially as they appear in the judgment …
4711 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 23, 1896, page 51 paragraph 43
… of Baal leaped and cut themselves ( 1 Kings 18:26-28 ), is work; but true prayer is not. A man comes to me and says that he is starving. Afterwards he is asked if anything …
4712 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 July 30, 1896, page 468 paragraph 5
… acknowledged Baal. “Even so at this present moment there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” The grace of God appears to all men, and is extended …
4713 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 14.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… was Baal, the sun, considered as the giver of light and life, the most active agent in all the operations of nature. But as he sometimes revealed himself as a destroyer …
4714 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 15.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… ,” concerning Baal, which the reader has already learned was one of the names under which the sun was worshiped, gives the secret of the abominations of sun-worship …
4715 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 15.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
“The Baal of the Syrians, Phoenicians, and heathen Hebrews is a much less elevated conception than the Babylonian Bel. He is properly the sun-god Baal-Shamem …
4716 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 16.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
Concerning Astarte, or Ashtoreth, the female counterpart of Baal, Prof. George Rawlinson says:—
4717 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 21.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… of Baal. At Tyre, Gaza, and Carthage human sacrifices were offered to him. Among the Chaldeans the sun was worshiped under the title of Tammuz; and that the Arabians …
4718 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 26.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… of Baal, the sun-god. “And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor; and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.” Numbers 25:3. Concerning Baal-peor see the …
4719 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 27.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… to Baal, nor kissed him. 1 Kings 16:30-33; 19:18. Ahaziah, his son, followed in his steps. 1 Kings 22:51-53. See also 2 Kings 16:2-4; 17:6-18 .
4720 Sunday: The Origin of its Observance in the Christian Church, p. 28.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.... And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the …