Ark of the Covenant

A important to remember about Christianity is it’s roots. Christianity did not suddenly appear out of nowhere and it was not given to the world whole in its entirety. The church was born from the jewish religion, more specifically second Temple Judaism, but the two religions diverged in the first century after Jesus of Nazareth. Christianity shares its History, texts, traditions, rituals, and many other aspects with Judaism. Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, because of this there are…

The Lord is Worthy of Obedience and Worship The new generation of Israelites is about to go into the promise land after wandering through the desert for forty years. The book of Deuteronomy, the second law, is a speech from Moses to the Israelites before they enter into the promise land. The book is divided up into three sections. The first part of Moses speech is highlighting the past experience of the Israelites, the second part is the book is God’s laws and commands, and the third section…

look at things in the Bible in the proper context in order to make the proper application to ourselves today. The things in the Old Testament were written for our learning (Rm. 15:4) but we don’t need to practice everything that those under the old covenant practiced (1 Cor. 10:6, 11). The first occurrence of dancing in the Old Testament comes in the book of Exodus. The children of Israel had been delivered from Egyptian bondage by the mighty hand of Jehovah, and the Egyptians were destroyed in…

The plague holds a unique place in history and has a tremendous influence on the development of modern civilizations. Scholars even speculated that the Roman Empire may have fallen since soldiers returning from the battle of the Persian Gulf were carriers of the plague. For quite some time, the plague has been a symbol of disaster for people living in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Not only that but since the cause of it is unknown, outbreaks contributed to massive panics where every it appeared.…

According to “Yom Kippur” (1996-2011) website after entering the temple the high priest would perform a series of rituals to include the sprinkling of blood from sacrificial animals on the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the Ten Commandment tablets. By accomplishing this ceremony the priest made amends and additionally asked for God’s forgiveness on behalf the people of Israel. The destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. drew to an end this tradition and an adaptation of this ritual…

run into is the Cherubim. These angels are referred to as, “creatures who sometimes served a divine chariot on which God rode, and at other times guarded the entrance to the Garden of Eden”. These angels are the ones that stand guard over the Ark of the Covenant, to create a throne for God and his glory. Another specific type of angel named is the Guardian angel. These angels watch over and protect and are common, “in visions or in apocalyptic literature, thus appearing in Daniel, Ezekiel, and…

The analysis of expectations on David from the different perspectives ---Zeju Li In general view, King is the divine representation of God. His power is unimpeachable and his majesty shall be glorified. However, King is not perfect: He can commit mistakes, he can indulge himself in wine and debauchery, and he can bereave property of his people as well. But people will not be inclined to withdraw his majesty and gift that men endow for the purpose of seeking protection of their life,…

sure that I worship regularly. There are also other ways to worship as well besides singing (Psalm 100:1-2) and praise and thanksgiving (Ephesians 5:20). They include: dancing such as when King David was offering sacrifices to God when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem. 1 Samuel 6:12-14. Observing annual feast days such as the feast of Passover (Matthew 26:17) using our spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1) and being a living sacrifice. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters…

evil and corruption. The journey is acted out as a test of faith to follow God and believe in his orders. The tone that God uses to convince Noah into building an ark of cypress was calm and informative. The concept here lines out as a regret and making humanity correct with the help of a man who God had stated “I will remember My covenant, between Me and you and living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a Flood to destroy all flesh” (37) that Noah was his solution to the…

Rose's Showdown in the Sonoran Desert “Showdown in the Sonoran Desert,” written by Ananda Rose is one of the famous books, which examines the ethical question of how to treat the illegal immigrants of the United States. There are several books in the market, which discussed illegal Latino immigration into the United States. However, the book outweighs the other books with its standpoint of faith. The book discusses about the issue of immigration in the Sonoran desert, which lies in the Tuscan…