The Ancient Hebrews Worshipped an Imaginery Volcano God

I'm not doing too well, am I? Yeah, I'm not.Pro writes 'God is on the top of a mountain (only volcano gods are commonly known to reside or stand on the top of mountains)'The Greek gods lived on Mount Olympus. That's a mountain. They weren't all volcano gods [1].Pro writes 'There is only one thing in that text that might not fit a volcano, the gentle whistling air.'That's the entire point, though, isn't it? You've got a description that is very volcanic, there's mighty wind, earthquakes, and flames, yet God isn't in any of them. Instead, he's in a gentle whispering wind.You'd expect a volcanic God to be in the volcanic activity now, wouldn't you? But he's not.Pro writes 'Did you know that they can make horn sounds, otherwise called 'trumpet blasts', when they erupt due to the pressure and the rising magma in the magma tube leading up to the crater?'While we're on the topic of things that I didn't know, I didn't know that a 'trumpet blast' sounds like a whistling of gentle air.Pro writes 'Besides, to dismiss the idea just because of one part when all the others fit volcano gods perfectly is not logical.'I've seen no evidence in favor of a volcano God except volcanoesque verses, which as I said in Round 2 do not necessarily make YHWH a volcano. If there is a verse that's irreconcilable with this volcano theory, then it stands to reason that YHWH wasn't a volcano God.Pro writes 'What kind of god could be said to be a god of mountains? How could a mountain be described as a 'mount of god'?'It didn't say that he was a god of mountains. How could a mountain be described as a mount of god? Why, in the very same way that an altar might be described as 'the altar of God' (Psalms). No one takes this to the conclusion that YHWH was was an altar.Pro writes 'Also, why is it that god should appear on a mountain top? Why is it that his 'mountain of fire' is mentioned so often? Why is he called 'My Rock', 'the stone of Israel', 'the Most High', etc.?'It's a good, understandable metaphor. A rock is solid. A stone is solid. You can trust a rock to not just, like, fall apart.Pro writes 'They imagined there was a man inside the volcano who maybe came and went, much the same as the Mayans believed their volcano gods could be enticed down upon their manmade pyramids, built to emulate volcanoes.'Well, of course they must have. Except...'Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?' - 1 Kings 8:27'who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:' - Psalms 67:34The word used [2], 'שָׁמַיִם', meaning 'heavens', can mean either the abode of God or (literally) the sky. This is also why he is 'The Most High'. The first verse in particular doesn't really sound like a volcano dweller, if nothing can contain him.Pro writes 'The ark in some way incorporated lava'That's pretty hilarious. What, do you think they just waltzed out there, scooped up some lava, and chucked it in the Ark?Regardless, you have not responded as to how a volcano could dwell among anyone.Worship of Volcanic ActivityPro writes 'However, the parts were all considered divine, which explains why only Moses could enter the Holy of Holies, and Aran on occassion.'Because the volcano was definitely in the Holy of Holies.Pro writes 'Deut 6:4 is, to me, meaningless in this debate.'If every blast of volcanic activity was god, there would be multiple gods. Worship of a Volcano ItselfPro writes 'I find this quite staggering as this statement suggests you do not believe in the existence, past of present, of volcano god worship.'Not really. I refer you to my original argument. I merely don't think you've shown that YHWH was a volcano, just because volcanic terminology was employed.I also find the idea of a volcano causing a great flood somewhat amusing. I really should have brought that to bear as an argument for me.Pro writes 'So, volcanoes are integral to the Yahweh story from the very beginning.'I don't recall Mount Ararat being viewed as anything more than a mountain.Pro writes 'Volcanoes most certainly can create life'False.Pro writes 'They are known as creators by other volcano religions.'Really. While I hardly am an expert on volcano mythology, out of the only two deities I could find quickly, Vulcan and Pele, neither of them were seen as creators of the world.Pro writes 'Don't Hindus also believe their gods created the whole world?'I don't think their god was a volcano, though. And that's the issue.Pro writes 'Imaginery gods can be amended and upgraded by priests who want to keep their jobs, and that is precisely what happened to Yahweh...he become omnipresent'I don't think he was ever seen as being the volcano and always has been omnipresent, as I pointed out with 1 Kings.Pro writes 'is a red flag for the Hebrews witnessing volcanic activity but not knowing what it was.'How so? If I call something a volcano, and someone else calls it a mountain that spews fire and smoke, are you going to say that the second person is ignorant of what volcanic activity is? When I say 'volcano', I don't think of much more than a lava-filled mountain, personally.In Conclusion:It is more likely than not that YHWH was not a volcano god, especially having considered the first book of Kings.Sources:1. http://en.wikipedia.org...2. http://www.blueletterbible.org...