Chosen people

King Saul began his reign as an obedient nagid king, leading the people in covenant faithfulness toward God. He soon changed to a melek king, seeking his own glory and power. This change brought civil strife, division, and death upon God's people, instead of the shalom Israel was to experience. Because of this, Saul and his dynasty were rejected by God. Saul’s background and early life reflect that he had the potential to be a nagid king. Saul complied with the rules a king must obey. Saul was…

society changes, people want the latest fashion in clothes, technology, and status. They want enormous houses, stylish clothes, newest electronics, and fancy businesses; this could result in jealousy and vanity. In modern culture, people refuse to give to people; instead, they buy and buy for themselves. It is similar to Ebenezer Scrooge or the Grinch on Christmas; they value their own personal desires either to have abundance of wealth or to take away the joy of Christmas from people in…

eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. God clearly shows his divine power to all of mankind by the works of his mighty hands. Examples of special revelation is God's Living Word, The Bible, and Jesus' time as a man. In the time of the pagans, Special Revelation was mostly limited to God's chosen people, The Israelites. Although special revelation was not available to most pagans God made…

event in all of history, the Holocaust shook people’s understanding of faith and religion down to the core. In the movie God on Trial, A barrack full of Jewish prisoners decide to place God on trial for breaking the covenant he made with the Jewish people in the Old Testament. They are charging him with murder, collaboration, breach of contract, and more murder. To decide whether in fact God was guilty or not, the men discussed various opinions defending their stance on the matter. An argument…

activity of God? In Isaiah 1:18-20 God sees the sins of the people of Israel and they are scarlet colour, but He promises to make them white as snow I 'd the will only obey Him. He will even feed them. However God tells Israel if they don 't listen to Him, they will be devoured by their enemies. God was revealing the need for Israel to rely upon Him. He was demonstrating that they need to depend on Him or be vanquished by their enemies. Many people fail to see that they rely upon others or…

The many people who refused to accept the invitation, carried on with their day. However the second round of guests that were invited, all showed up, and enjoyed their time. The king gave them food, they partied, and got to know each other better. In real life, Christ was speaking to everyone. Mostly to the people that He calls out to. For example, if God calls out to someone to be an apostle and they refuse or…

justifying her actions by god. An example of her superiority is when the grandmother tells John Wesley to respect his native state. She states, “In my time… children were more respectful of their native states and their parents and everything else. People did right then” (O 'Connor 139). The grandmother is very quick to make judgments on others and give opinions but never criticizes herself. Also when the Misfit begins to shoot the family, never once does the Grandmother plead to save her…

who will face destruction, are the people who practice idolatry, meaningless rituals, slavery, and exploitation. God warns the wicked, through prophets, to turn from their dreadful ways or they will face Gods wrath. Isaiah 13:9 lays this out pretty well, “See, the day of the Lord is coming—a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.” God will judge all nations, including Israel (Amos 1:3-2:16). For the people who remained pure, through…

group of people that god identified as his own. He simply referred to them as, “his choosen people”. They were the descendants of a man named israel, grandson of the patriach abraham. If we closely examine the way god treated these people, we will get a crystal clear picture of some of the governing principles of our father’s world, and how god longs to treat us, if we would only accept his invitation to live in his world. If you become familiar with the sojurn of this peculiar group of…

Entry #10 – Chosen Place, Timeless People: Although Bourne Island, where the story is set, is a fictional place its location is quite a strategic one for colonialism. The island looks west to Africa and the slaves who perished on route to the New World. The island was completely under colonial rule so that if long trips have to be made the island could be used as a stopover point. There are two classes of people on the island, the colonizers and the colonized people. It has been suggested, by…