Debunked: "Star of David is the Satanic Star of Remphan"
Proofs of the Star of David in the Old Testament.
1. Where in the old Testament does it mention the Star of David?
God commanded the israelites to utilize the imagery of pomegranates in Exodus 28:31-35, Jeremiah 52: 22-23, etc.
If you google "pomegranate crown" you will see it's a perfect 1:1 shape of the Star of David, 6 pointed star (Especially when it's in the blooming phase).
Jeremiah 52:22-23, I Kings 7, II Kings 25, II Chron 3, and 4 contain descriptions of the use of pomegranates in the adornment of the Temple. Solomon built the temple according to God's blueprints, given to him by his father David, we know in 1 Chronicles 28:11-19 David received all of the revelation from God of how to build and adorn the Temple which he passed on to his son.
In Exodus 28:31-35, God instructs to use embroidered pomegranates on the hem of the high priest’s garment.
This is a big deal, it cannot be ignored. God commanded them to use the imagery of pomegranates on even the most sacred places such as temples and high priest robes, hence they can use it both as 3D and 2D shapes.
- Do they have permission to use this specific star shape in the bible? Yes. ^
- Why would God command them to use this specific fruit for decor in the holliest places if it clearly grows in a "satanic" arrangement? (and can natural shapes in nature even be considered satanic?)
Jewish culture is obsessed with pomegranates because it's all over their scripture. It would be no surprise then that they would end up adopting the distinct star shape that clearly stands out in the fruit.
The pomegranate has been cultivated all over the Mediterranean region since ancient times, and was well known in the Biblical period. It is one of the Seven Species for which the Land of Israel is praised (Deuteronomy 8:8), and was one of the fruits brought back by the Twelve Spies (Numbers 13:23). Pomegranate designs are part of God’s instructions for the making of priestly garments. (Exodus 28:33–34; 39:24-26) as well as the ornaments atop two columns in the Beit Hamikdash, (The Temple) built by King Solomon, had hundreds of carved pomegranates (I Kings 7:13–22; Jeremiah 52:22-23; 2 Chronicles 3), as per his father David's blueprints for the temple that was commissioned by God (1 Chronicles 28:11-19).
A pomegranate was used as a symbol on Jewish coins from period of the Great Revolt and, in contemporary times, it was chosen to adorn the 1.20 shekel stamp (along with the shofar).
Pomegranates are also associated with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, one of Judaism's holiest days.
There is also an artifact of a pomegranate with a 6 pointed crown which was found, believed to be from Solomon's Temple. It was thought to be a fraud for some time, but later various experts have confirmed it's authenticity.
The pomegranate plays a historically prominent role in Jewish art and décor, appearing on pottery lamps, the sides of buildings, and burial fixtures, such as sarcophagi and ossuaries. They have also appeared on scrolls, as well as on the Shewbred Table and the Temple Menorah. More specifically, branches with three pomegranates, similar to the ones on the shekels, adorn the marble screen in the synagogue at Hamat Tiberias and decorate a ring found in Jerusalem.
Pomegranates were also a primary decoration used in the Capernaum temple, alongside the Ark of the Covenant, the Menorah, and the Stars of David. According to Mark 1:21-22 "One Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum".
Artifacts of pomegranates and Stars of David:
2. The Star of David directly from the name David
The Star of David can be derived from the name David itself, in a very straightforward way. It was likely his signature/seal/insignia.
In Hebrew, David is spelled Dalet-Vav-Dalet (3 letters)ד-ו-ד
And in ancient Hebrew the letter Dalet was a triangle.
Latin letter D and greek Delta are also derived from it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet
https://www.jerusalem-insiders-guide.com/ancient-hebrew-alphabet.html
The middle letter Vav literally means "hook"/"conjoin"/"connect"/"and"
The letter "ו" by itself directly translates as "and".
Hence the letters of King David’s name are literally Triangle-And-Triangle
This means that people who say the star of David is satanic are calling David's name satanic.
Seals/signatures of kings were used in the bible, for example in
Esther 8:8 NIV "Now write another decree in the king’s name in behalf of the Jews as seems best to you, and seal it with the king’s signet ring—for no document written in the king’s name and sealed with his ring can be revoked.”
If I had to guess what King David's signet was, then I would bet on the same symbol that has been associated with his name throughout the ages, which also happens to be his actual name.
But pagans use it in their occult witchcraft!
1. Yes, witches use all kinds of pointed star shapes and geometrics, most commonly the pentagram. All ancient cultures incorporated every simplistic geometric shape there is.
2. From a religious perspective, darkness can take overtake good things and use it for its own evil, this doesn't mean the original is evil.
Goats are cute farm animals, but because the baphomet uses them does it mean they're officially satanic?
LGBT makes use of rainbow symbolism, does that mean rainbows are officially gay?
No, it means they take it and use it for their own goals.
Anything can be used for evil or for good, and evil can most definitely hijack things that are good and use it for evil. Consider these examples:
In Catholicism they believe that St. Peter was crucified upside down, because he said he wasn't worthy of being crucified the same way his master was. This was around 60-70 AD, and this is why sometimes you see upside down crosses in Catholic art. But satanists and witches adopted it and flaunt it everywhere, does this mean that the original is also satanic?
Fun fact: the pentagram was once a Christian symbol representing the five wounds of Jesus, the five senses, and the five knightly virtues. In the past, the pentagram was commonly seen as a symbol for good and for protection against evil. It is found in christian cathedrals/temples/churches, such as Amiens Cathedral, Collégiale Notre-Dame church, etc.
Nazi Hakenkreuz took over the Hindu Swastika
Planet saturn?
Some people believe that the Star of David is derived from the planet saturn, because saturn has a vaguely rounded hexagon shape when you look at it from a telescope:
The idea being that the Star of David (called David's Shield in Hebrew rather than star) also has 6 points and so does the hexagon, hence the two must be related.
Since they didn't have telescopes the assumption is that they used black magic to connect to the planet spiritually, observed its rounded hexagonal shape, and then decided to create a star shape out of it using two equilateral triangles...
In the next section I will dive deep into what symbols were actually associated with Saturn and the rest of the pagan gods.
Star of Remphan, Acts 7:43 / Amos 5:26
Many have presented compelling arguments that in the original Greek or Hebrew, the reference in these verses is not to a 2D star shape but rather to a 3D statue or tent. I will extend the benefit of the doubt to the accuser and assume that it does indeed describe a 2D star shape as we are familiar with today.
I have taken a different approach and demonstrated in prior sections that not only do Jews have permission to use this particular shape by God himself, he even commanded them to use it on sacred places such as temples and high priest garments. This is because pomegranates naturally grow in this precise shape not just in their outline but also with the distinguished intercrossing lines. While there may be occasional anomalies, the majority of pomegranates, particularly in ancient times, bloomed with a 6 pointed star orientation, therefore it would be silly to command them to use this fruit in sacred places if it bore any resemblance to Molech/Remphan, even more silly would be to shun them for this after clearly giving them the green light to cherish this fruit and its distinct qualities.
And taking it a step further, it also happens to be the actual name of David in Paleo-Hebrew (ancient Hebrew), because his name spelled Dalet-Vav-Dalet directly corresponds to Triangle-And-Triangle. King David was called a righteous man by God, and according to the New Testament, Jesus will come back to sit on the throne of King David (Luke 1:32), and is from his lineage. Hence to argue that David's name is satanic is foolish, and all the Christians who have continuously disparaged this symbol, in my opinion have inadvertently bashed and insulted their savior.
With these two things in mind, any interpretation of Amos that concludes it is referring to the Star of David is far-fetched and hazardous. The verse does not specify the number of points on the star, leaving it entirely up to speculation.
Historical Analysis
The verses doesn't specify how many points the star has.
Remphan is said to be associated with the Roman + Babylonian god Saturn, Babylonian goddess Ishtar, Babylonian sun god, Ninurta, and others.
All of these have 8-pointed stars on their artifacts, alongside a moon, or they didn't include any stars at all.
For example, if you google "Shamash: Babylonian Sun god", you will find all the artifacts show 8-pointed stars.
If 1 fringe artifact included a 6-pointed star then it's inconsistent with the rest. I will investigate those anomalies in the next part.
If the Star of David is indeed a fundamental representation of pagan Saturn gods, then why do the early artifacts only feature 8-pointed stars? They had ample opportunity to include the 6-pointed star and didn't. The only time you might find it in other cultures is as decoration, and not as part of their religious idols.
Are there any 6 pointed stars on artifacts of pagan idols?
To steelman the other side, I will investigate these 3 mysterious images that are spammed all over google and in every video thumbnail:
First image
The first image is of an apartment building in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1861–1862, the architect I.V. Mayevsky, by order of the merchant T.A. Solovyov, built a four-story stone apartment building here.
The initial image is zoomed in and in grayscale which makes it appear more archaic than the actual.
It is most likely art of moses with horns rather than a pagan god, because depicting moses with 2 horns was common:
https://curiouschristian.blog/2019/08/12/the-horned-moses-in-medieval-art/
The Horned Moses in Medieval Art
A curious feature of medieval and renaissance depictions of Moses is that quite a few paintings and sculptures imagine him as horned. Indeed he looks a lot like a Pagan horned god in many of them. Many scholars believe this was due to a mistranslation in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Hebrew scriptures completed by St. Jerome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horns_of_Moses
Second image
This statue of Moloch was a movie prop created for the film 'Cabiria' (1914)
The original sculpture in the movie didn't even include the 6 pointed star.
In the movie, it had a star with 9 points.
Clip: https://youtu.be/DVtaTyA4V4s
The 6 pointed star was a later addition for when it was put in the National Museum of Cinema in Italy.
Also, the subsequent star doesn't quite resemble the Star of David, because it is squished into a different ratio, and lacks the intercrossing lines created by two equilateral triangles.
Third image
Yes this is indeed one of, if not the only, fringe artifacts that includes a 6 pointed star next to a pagan god.
The rest of the Mesopotamian artifacts from the same group had different numbered stars.
Whereas the Star of David is two equilateral triangles with intercrossing lines, this is more likely a planet with radiating rays coming out of it. The way the rays were drawn they even go slightly inwards, as opposed to the 2 equal triangles. The number of rays just so happens to be six, but there is no reason to think that it has any relation to the Star of David patterns, especially when we consider that among 50+ artifacts depicting the same pagan idols, none of them have the distinct 6 pointed star.
