The connotations that the English “soul” commonly carries in the minds of most persons are not in agreement with the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek words as used by the inspired Bible writers.
The original-language terms (Heb., ne'phesh [נפׁש]; Gr., psy·khe' [ψυχή]) as used in the Scriptures...
OK, so the people that wrote the OT thought the soul could die. They identified the soul with the living body.
Again, so what?
We know we can die. If that's all they are saying, it is a triviality.
You're not getting it. The soul could die. That is to say life ends. It could be old age, it could be a mauling by a grizzly bear, it could be any death. It doesn't have to be God.
Leviticus 17:11 “For the soul of the flesh is in the blood, and I myself have put it upon the altar for you to...
OK, Genesis 19 seems to link Lot living to Lot's soul living, so seems to make the equivalence between the two.
Numbers 23 seems to just talk about the person dying and nothing about the soul.
Joshua 2 doesn't mention souls, only death.
Judges 5 doesn't mention souls, only death.
Judges 16...
Let's see what kind of difficulties you may encounter with these verses.
Genesis 19:19-20; Numbers 23:10; Joshua2:13-14; Judges 5:18; Judges 16:16, Judges 16:30; 1 Kings 20:31-32; Psalms 22:29; Ezekiel 18:20; Matthew 2:20; Matthew 26:38; Mark 3:4; Hebrews 10:39; James 5:20