A good friend of mine did ancient history in university and always has fascinating stories to tell as he "connects the dots" of ancient civilisations. I recently went to an exhibition at my son's school and they were sharing about the gods of the Egyptians and Greeks. My learned history friend will tell you that you need to go back further in time and realize that people knew the living God as Balaam did. Numbers 22:12, And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” Balaam was being hired by Balak, the king of the Moabites, to curse the people of Israel. Balak had great fear because of the reputation from their defeat of the Amorites. But Balaam is observed to be an obedient servant of God and he gets visitations from God, even his donkey. Balaam's donkey speaks to him and he encounters the angel. Amazing! Father, yet again there is evidence of ancient civilisations knowing God. Instead, over time, they s...