The passage then tells of how in Samuel’s adulthood he made his sons judges over Israel and Saul king of Israel. God kept…
There were four different groups which were the following: the spiritual leaders, the warriors and fighters, the farmers, and the craftsmen. Jamshid had as a ruler everything well organized…
The newly converted Christians needed a strong leader that they could trust and make hard decisions. Joshua stepped up and made the…
In the novel, Storms over Genesis by William Jennings portrays numerous theories that appeal to all types of theorist based on the Bible. The novel analyzes the Bible’s content as well as ideas from the bible. It also relates the Bible to present day society and events. Throughout the analyzation of the book, I have learned a tremendous amount about the Bible and the theories within its bindings.…
God makes a promise or covenant to his people, the people rebel and defy God, God punishes them with death and separation, then God brings allows for reconciliation and give his people another…
As the final book of the Old Testament concludes, the statement of God’s justice and the promise of his return through the coming Messiah is clear in the ears of the Israelites. Four hundred years of silence develops, ending with a related message from God’s next prophet, John the Baptist,…
This essay focuses on the first three kings of Israel and why Israel wanted a king. The other questions it will address is why was Saul chosen and later rejected, what made David a better king than Saul, and what happened during Solomon’s rain that led to the division of Israel after his death. First is why did Israel feel they needed a king. Up until this time they had the prophets and the Judges that God had raised up to lead and protect them.…
Word was spreading about Jesus. This was long before the days of television and movies. It was even before common people had books. People spread news by talking to other people. Those who had seen the miracles of Jesus told others.…
Essay: Interpretation of Text – Week Four Divine Presence Amid Violence Lynn Wilson Reading the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is very challenging due to stories that are deeply enmeshed in violence. This violence completely contradicts my modern day interpretation of the compassionate Christ that I learned about while singing, Jesus, Loves Me.…
This passage claims that God gave his people 80 years of peace, but when Ehud died the people returned to evil. God decided to discipline them out of love and let King Jabin of Canaan rule Israel for 20 years. In verses four and five of chapter four in the book of Judges the passage introduces Deborah, who is a courageous women, to give the Israelites judgment. She is sent to summon Barak to remind him of God’s command to travel to Mount Tarbor with 10,000 men to fight Sisera. Barak seems powerless and afraid and acts as a coward.…
In the Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, several characters demonstrate their leadership by establishing separate groups of children. Between all groups, the main characters, Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon all highlight their strengths and exposes the weaknesses of their specific leadership style. With these contrasting leadership styles, a struggle for power emerges. Ralph, who is an authentic leader, focuses on creating a democratic body. Whereas Jack, who is an autocratic leader, wants ultimate control over the people.…
Paulina 1 The Crucible Essay Assignment Me. Moorhouse English 11 Period 1 Imagine being accused of something in which you are innocent and that it is also something adulterated. This happened to a group of people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem around the year 1632. The people of this group were Puritans, who were people whose lives were devoted to the laws of God, so the Seven Deadly Sins were present to them.…
The biblical book of 1 Samuel lays out the foundation of some of ancient Israelis most famous and influential kings, describing in detail the rise of king David, and the reign of his predecessor Saul. However, while presented as Israeli history, the tales of Samuel possess a clear bias in favor of King David, as the text attempts to exonerate him of any wrongdoing during his rise to king. 1 Samuel 25, a small excerpt from this larger kingship narrative, possesses important social and literal conflicts, as it broaches the notions of honor and shame, two principles of upmost importance in ancient Israeli society. The narrative tells of David’s positive challenge to a rich land owner, Nabal, requesting an offer of hospitality in exchange for his…
What is biblical leadership? What should a biblical leader be like? These are questions any student of God’s Word should ask if they want to discover what the Bible has to say about biblical leadership. This paper will attempt to show from the Bible what biblical leadership ought to look like primarily in a church atmosphere. While doing, so the terms “good shepherd” and “biblical leader” will be used synonymously.…
Introduction into this book and videos covers how we need to set long term goals, but before doing so we need to ask ourselves some questions. Before we can set those goals we should seek to know Christ. This can be done by reading the four gospels and seeing what Jesus did, what we can learn from him, and how does it relate to us? Jesus’ last commandment was to go and make disciples, and while principles never change, our methods have to change in order to reach the current generation, and each beyond. As we get into the chapters we learn that men are God’s method and while they may seem unlearned or ignorant by man’s standards, God uses those willing to learn and raises them into leadership.…