![]() Numerous magic bowls have been discovered which were designed to ward off menacing demons. In both portraits, flames are rising from the back of the dragon. Similar to this depiction is a Mesopotamian shell-plaque portraying a contest between a god and a dragon-beast with seven fire breathing serpent heads. Four of the heads lie limp and defeated, the other three remain resilient and combative. depicts several heroic figures fighting a seven-headed dragon. ![]() First, what or who is the Serpent, Leviathan? And second, what or who is the Dragon that lives in the sea? A search into the Ancient Near Eastern background of these figures, the Serpent and Dragon, greatly illuminates the Isaianic passage.Ī Mesopotamian seal cylinder from Tell Asmar dating to the twenty-fourth century B.C. This interesting verse from Isaiah’s mini apocalypse (Isa 24–27) has puzzled commentators for centuries: “On that day the LORD with his cruel and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.” (Is. ![]()
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