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BOLIVAR \u2013 After the death of Moses, the Lord God called Joshua to lead His people across the Jordan River and to conquer the city of Jericho. Then, because they hadn\u2019t completely obeyed the Lord\u2019s commands, the Israelites met a humiliating defeat at the city of Ai.<\/span><\/p>\n

But after facing God\u2019s discipline and finding God\u2019s mercy, Joshua once again set the stage to take the city of Ai. Joshua\u2019s troops stationed themselves north of Ai, looking across a valley at the city. He placed other troops to the west, toward the city of Bethel, where they would wait in ambush.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can see all that geography right there,\u201d Southwest Baptist University trustee Durwin Kicker, pastor of First Baptist Church, Marshfield, told The Pathway<\/i>. He referred to the geography surrounding the ancient city, Khirbet el-Maqatir \u2013 which some archaeologists have identified as the biblical city of Ai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2015, Kicker has spent part of his summer in Israel, digging among the ruins of Khirbet el-Maqatir, and he returns to dig at the ancient city of Shiloh this summer. Reflecting on the story from Joshua 8 about the Israelites\u2019 conquest of Ai, Kicker described how the landscape surrounding Khirbet el-Maqatir corresponds with the biblical account.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt fits perfectly,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kicker was among other trustees who toured SBU\u2019s temporary biblical archaeology exhibit highlighting this archaeological site during their meeting last month. The exhibit, \u201cKhirbet el-Maqatir \u2013 A Journey through Biblical History,\u201d is on display at SBU through Dec. 8 in the Joyce Sells Heritage Center of the Harriet K. Hutchens Library on the Bolivar campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibit features approximately 50 artifacts from ancient Israel, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria \u2013 ranging in age from 2000 B.C. to the time of Christ. Artifacts on display include pottery vessels, amphora, scarabs, seal impressions, oil lamps, slingstones and city gate door sockets, representing several biblical periods from the time of Abraham to Joshua\u2019s conquest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bing Bayer, professor of theology, Old Testament and Hebrew at SBU, told trustees how some of the artifacts confirmed the reliability of the Bible \u2013 like one unique artifact speaking about the royal lineage of King David.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAgain and again, archaeology turns up evidence that says, \u2018Yes. You can trust the Bible,\u2019\u201d Bayer told The Pathway<\/i>. To those who still dispute some facts in the Bible, he replies, \u201cWait and See.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After all, archaeologists have excavated only five percent of Israel\u2019s ancient territory, he explained. And archaeology has a track-record of confirming Scripture: At one time, for example, some people doubted the existence of the ancient Hittite people group because it had only been mentioned in the Bible. But then archaeology turned up considerable evidence about the Hittites. \u201cAnd today you can get a Ph.D. in Hittitology,\u201d Bayer said. Once again, skeptics questioned the existence of Assyrian Emperor Sargon II, mentioned in Isaiah 20, until archaeologists discovered his palace. \u201cNow,\u201d Bayer said, \u201cwe know more about him than many other Assyrian kings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only does archaeology \u2013 and particularly SBU\u2019s archaeology exhibit \u2013 confirm the trustworthiness of the Bible, but it also \u201cilluminates\u201d the cultural and historical background of the Bible, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

SBU\u2019s exhibit is open Mondays-Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on holidays, as well as March 24 and March 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis exhibit has significantly impacted the faith and understanding of the biblical world over the past four years, and I expect it to be a huge inspiration to the people of Missouri as well,\u201d said Scott Stripling, who serves as provost at The Bible Seminary in Katy, Texas, and as the director of excavations for the Associates for Biblical Research at Khirbet el-Maqatir and Shiloh, Israel. \u201cVisitors can expect to experience an illumination of the biblical text that will positively affect how they read the Bible and see the world around them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the exhibit, contact Dr. Bing Bayer, professor of theology, Old Testament and Hebrew, at (417) 328-1765 or bbayer@SBUniv.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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