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Podcast: Unraveling Revelation
Episode: Belial: the Worthless Counselor
Description: THE HEBREW phrase that literally means “sons of Belial” is usually translated into English as “worthless fellows.” We’ve encountered Belial in the Book of Nahum as we continue our look at his prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh.While scholars disagree as to whether Belial was the name of an entity in the Old Testament, it was definitely used as such during the Second Temple period, including in the New Testament (2 Cor. 6:15). The Hebrew word beliyya’al occurs twice in Nahum, once in the phrase “worthless counselor” (Nah. 1:11), a contrast to Isaiah’s prophecy of Messia...