Abraham Joshua Heschel

This is significant because Hagar was also quite other than crying. Her silence indicated her being in the embrace of God, which Hagar could not understand nor realize. That embrace of God was showing its “effect” through the voice of angel. Genesis 21:17 mentions the angels saying to her “do not be afraid,” which indicates she knew God existed but was wondering if God had left her and Ismael to die? She might have felt rejected and hurt and such circumstances. The article by Aquinas mentions…

The story of Abraham starts in Genesis where all narratives about Abraham provides an interesting picture of the interaction between Divine word and human faith and obedience. Initially the Lord makes a conditional covenant obedience of which is enriched with a series of promises (Genesis 12:1-3). Abraham and his family embraces the book from chapter 11 to chapter 50 of Genesis, while only two chapters are devoted to the whole history of creation. What was there in Abraham's life that…

Abraham originally Abram is the first of the three patriarchs of Judaism, the other two are Isaac and Jacob. Abraham was born in Ur his father name was Terah and he was ninth in descent from Noah Abraham had two brothers Nahor, and Haran. Abraham married Sarai whose named was later charged to Sarah. Terah, Abraham, Sarah, and Lot who was Abraham’s nephew left Ur to go into the land of Canaan, but they came to Haran and lived there until Terah died. After Terah died God called Abraham and told…

Community in the Islamic faith is deeply integrated into the religion. For Islam you must follow the five pillars of Islam, in which each pillar is a compulsory act. These five pillars of Islam revolve around ummah. Ummah is an Arabic word that means community. The pillars are the salat, sawm, zakat, hajj, and the shahada. Salat, the first pillar is for the prayers, in this religion prayers are performed 5 times a day. There are specific times that one must pray while praying everyone in the…

Introduction: Fasting is one of the five Pillars of Faith. Fasting in Arabic means sawm. The word sawm means, “to abstain”. Fasting is abstaining from everything forbidden during fasting from the break of dawn to sunset. Drinking, eating and are prohibited during this time. Before a person starts their fast they must have the intention do so, if not Allah does not accept the fast. The intention does not need to be said verbally, but must be with the sincerity of heart and mind.…

Scott Hahn may have written A Father Who Keeps His Promises, however, that does not mean that it was his only book. Scott, aside from having written a number of books, has also been a professor of theology and Scripture at Franciscan University of Steubenville since 1990. Not only is he a teacher and author but he is an excellent speaker. Scott has proved himself to be a very credible source through all that he has done. The main theme of this book is about God’s love for his family. He would do…

God makes three promises to Abraham: the promise of land, the promise of descendants and the promise of blessing and redemption. Unlike the Edenic Covenant, there are no explicit conditions attached to the covenant and there is no “if” clause suggesting its fulfillment is dependent on man. However, although it is an unconditional covenant, in comparison to the Edenic Covenant, we see that Abraham is very obedient and faithful to God. For this reason, it is impossible…

speaking to Isaac referred to Abraham as his servant when he said "I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you, and multiply your descendants, For the sake of My servant Abraham" (Genesis 26:24). The Hebrew word “ebed” used here is servant. The same word “ebed” is used for Moses in several locations including Exodus 14:31, Numbers 11:11, Numbers 12:7, and Deuteronomy 34:5. Similar usages are found in 2 Kings 18:12 and Joshua 1:1-2. In all of the texts…

How did you derive your worldview? Was your worldview inherited and/or adopted or was it deliberately chosen through reflection and analysis? Or was it a combination of both adoption and volition? What were the strongest forces in shaping your worldview? Rabbi Mark Goldfarb grew up in a Jewish home and went to temple services, participating in the various activities, youth groups, and holidays that they celebrated. After going through a difficult time in his life, his beliefs solidified and…

Israelite audience. Abraham is a man in power with land, cattle, and servants. He is preforming acts of hospitality and serving, what the reader understands to be, The Lord. This shows Abraham as an upright man. The text offers some insight into the culture of the time. Hospitality is regarding highly in the culture. This can be seen in Abraham and Sarah’s response to the strangers. The culture also was dominated by men and women’s roles are assumed by the author. While Abraham is among…