Black Hebrew Israelites

Introduction The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the bible and was written in the 15th century BC by Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. The word Genesis in Hebrew is Bereshith, translating to ‘in the beginning’. The book of Genesis was written as a narrative to record the history of the beginning. These books were written for Abraham 's descendants so that they would know why they were going to the Promised Land. The people needed to know where they and the world came from, how…

Hosea, son of Beeri, was a prophet who was the first minor prophet presented in the bible.(Collegeville 36) Being named Hosea, which means "salvation", he lived during the final days of the Northern Kingdom in the middle of the eighth century, BCE, at a time of much turmoil and political uprising.(Collegeville 36) For example, there were six kings who reigned for 25 years.(bible) For 38 years, Hosea was an active prophet, from the year 750 BCE to 722 BCE, the end of the Northern Kingdom.(bible)…

Discuss the major hindrances in the lives of Moses and Joshua and compare them to your own life and experiences. Moses and Joshua had major hindrances when God called on them to led the Israelites to the Promise land and compare the two prophets to my very own life experiences. Studying Moses and Joshua led God’s people to the promise Land had major difficulties. First, Moses began his life as an adopted son to the Egyptian court. But when she hid him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and…

Introduction Many of us know or understand the overwhelming emotions that take over when we get to the opposite side of a difficult situation. It can be something as small as the relief of finding a lost possession or the feeling of accomplishment in overcoming a fear. We can imagine the joy of a baby’s birth after hours of hard labor or the victory one feels after getting positive reception on a project for work or school. In these moments, in the midst of our joy, it can be easy to forget the…

because it is the rememberance of the israelites' freedom from the Egyptians. “Israelites were forced into slavery by the Pharoh and God gave Moses the power to give plagues to convince the Pharoah to free the Israelites. The last plague God sent out to scare the Pharoh enough free the Israelites was that the Angel of Death would kill all of the firstborn children, both livestock and human. So the Angel of Death would know which houses had Israelites in them, they were told by God to…

The Israelites, upon their exodus from Egypt, were chosen by God because of their weakened physical state. They had no identity, home, or religious bodies to look towards. Because of this, God believed the Israelites would be the perfect fit to start a new religion as they would be in need of an identity and a figure to put their faith into. However, Jindrich…

Welcome to our Shabbat morning service and to my Bar Mitzvah! I would like to thank everyone for attending my Bar Mitzvah, especially my family who came here from all over, including Hawaii and the East coast. Becoming a Bar Mitzvah only happens once in a lifetime and I’m glad you (point at a person), and you (point at a person), and all of you (point all around) could be here to celebrate with me! My Torah portion is called Ki Tavo and comes from the book of Deuteronomy. It is from chapter 26…

As I drive to work I touch the chain around my neck. Hanging from the chain is a diamond heart my husband gave me. This necklace is special, and probably the best piece of jewelry I own. My husband took great care in selecting this gift. He wanted me to like it – and I did! Reconciling the man who chose this thoughtful gift to the person moving out of our home is impossible. I touch the necklace again; somehow it makes me feel closer to him. The seat belt is annoying, and when I pull on the…

In the prologue of the book of Judges there is a recurring cycle of apostasy, oppression, penitence, and deliverance. The judges were all endowed by God to lead His people, but they were not always leaders of ideal character. In chapter one the Israelites fail to keep the covenant with God. Despite God’s divine deliverance Israel continues to turn away from him. There are countless examples of the recurring cycle throughout the book of Judges. Each cycle begins with sin and rebellion then God…

After reading chapter VI to chapter XII of Child’s story of the Bible, I found some sentences strange but interesting. For example, in chapter VI, Joseph was robbed and cast into a pit by his brothers, then without being known by any other brothers of Joseph, Judah went to save Joseph, but he found nobody there. He was so sad that he cried out “The child is not”. He might mean that his brother was not there any longer, while in our modern English, we may think it refers to that Joseph is dead.…