Black Hebrew Israelites

Introduction Before the introduction of Elijah in the book of 1st Kings, we are given a synoptic account of the condition of the Israel’s king, an account which stands in blinding contrast to the instructions of the Lord for a king over Israel: “Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all who were before him [When he has taken the throne of his kingdom, he shall have a copy of this law written for him in the presence of the levitical priests…so that he may learn to fear the…

the Canaanites, the deliverance of Israel, and the collapse of Society. After Joshua led his people into the promised land he had reminded them to be faithful to God, so that others might know him through them. However, after Joshua’s death many Israelites didn’t keep Moses law or Joshua’s command, and they decided to follow the Canaanite religion. At the beginning of Judges, Joshua had passed away and the people are wondering who is going to lead them in the battle against the Canaanites.…

that point, as indicated by Quill, it was carried on secretly by a committed gathering of supporters, including a few individuals from the imperial family, until a century later, one of the august adherents of Aton, Moses, who may have been mostly Hebrew, related to the predicament of the subjugated group and drove them to flexibility on a forty years visit through Sinai.…

told all the midwives of the Hebrew women to destroy any boys that were delivered. The midwives valued their salvation, because they did not want to look bad in the eyes of God. They would spare the life of the baby boys against Pharaoh’s…

the period of Moses and Joshua the Israelites had struggled with other tribes by moving about throughout the region. With this move about the Israelites, became accustomed to others, similar pattern of life, they learned to be independent and to feel free to come and go through nations to nations, and feeling strong without obeying laws. The attraction were that these tribes were urban with many agricultural goods (White, 1993). The other tribes that the Israelites took liken to was Canaanites…

When Moses was called to lead his people out of slavery, he received very clear cut and explicit instructions. How did he respond? Exodus 3:11 says, “But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’” God responded to Moses by working several miracles through him and yet Moses replies in Exodus 4:13, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone…

out for the interests of others, even when doing so involves great personal cost. This being the case, it is necessary that some motivation for doing acts of justice and righteousness be established. Prior to the giving of the Mosaic Law, the Israelites were themselves recipients of God’s own acts of justice and righteousness working on their behalf in redemptive history. The declaration of the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai begins, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land…

The story of Israel’s conquest of Canaan can, like many of the other stories of the Hebrew Bible, can be explained as reflections of the religious, political, and societal beliefs of their composers and editors. As a historical piece, the account of Israel’s conquest of Canaan fails to match the current archeological understanding of the Canaanite settlements mentioned in The Book of Joshau. The inaccuracies fail to reflect an accurate historical model, but they suggest that the Book of Joshua…

The Bible narrative story I chose was Joshua 2:1-24. The Bible story is about a woman named Rahab. The Bible story begins when Joshua secretly sends two spies to go to the land of Jericho. When the two spies got to Jericho they entered a house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. However, the king of Jericho was told about the two spies from Israel that entered the house of the prostitute named Rahab. The king was angry and mad. Then, the king of Jericho sent a message to Rahab and said…

The authors in the Hebrew…