David Copperfield

Samuel was Israel’s spiritual advisor a prophet sent by God. There was no king over Israel at the time of Samuel (the priest). The Israelites wanted to be like the other nations with a ruler to govern, guide them, to protect and fight their battles. Samuel sons was not worthy to rule the Israelites, they were drunkards, dishonest, and a no nonsense type of judgement. (“1 Samuel 8:5 5 and said unto him, behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like…

After reading the book Ruth in the Bible, I was surprised at how similar the stories really were. In both stories, Boaz is extremely kind and good to Ruth, even if she was a foreigner. I was very happy to find this similarity because this point stuck out strongly to me when reading Ruth and Boaz. There were two different parts of the story that, in my opinion, were not similar. There is no proof of these two points being different however, for the author of Ruth and Boaz has written down nothing…

From Zero to… Hero? How Orwell Writes to Define His Fate Psychologically speaking, people are likely to root for the underdog. Though the reason for this trend is unclear- perhaps it hearkens back to countless stories in the bible. Whatever the reason may be for this pattern, it has been observed in many forms- sports teams and politics in particular. In fact, a study published in The American Political Science Review focused on this trend of rooting for the underdog, and determined that in a…

The Psalms of Solomon are a series of 18 pseudonymous Jewish poems written in Greek and Syriac (It is assumed they were translated from Hebrew). These psalms explore various topics ranging from military attacks to halakik disputes. It is assumed that these psalms were written in the first century BCE. Psalm 1 introduces the theme of warfare, and transcends from a ‘women’s’ (Jerusalem) prayer for deliverance from foreign invaders, to God’s justification in attacking the inhabitants of Jerusalem…

go before the elder and revoke his right to marry Ruth. They go through the ‘tradition’ a little different than normal but in the end Boaz gets to marry Ruth. It says in Ruth 4:4, that God blesses Ruth with a son named Obed, and through Obed came David. One thing to remember is in Deuteronomy 25:6, it says that the first child born in a levirate marriage is to be the child Ruth’s first husband. Which means that Obed is really Ruth’s second son, because he is considered the son of Boaz. Some…

When Saul was rejected from being the King of Israel by God because of his disobedience, Samuel followed God’s command to anoint a new king for Israel from the sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite. Samuel made the judgement of the future king based on his appearance and statue, and thought that Eliab, the eldest son of Jesse, would be the king. However, God told Samuel that God did not see as the man sees. Here comes the proverb from 1 Samuel 16:7 “man looks into the eyes, but LORD looks into the…

were eventually united under King Saul. He helped solve conflicts between the tribes that were caused by them being separated. Israel was the first ever united kingdom. King Saul’s reign was unsuccessful, but then soon came King David. Jerusalem was united under King David. He united all tribes of Israel under complete monarchy. David’s son had a son named Solomon. He built a giant temple for the Hebrew’s God, Yahweh, and many beautiful palaces. Israel was split in two after Solomon’s death, and…

The stories of Samson and Ruth offer an interesting contrast in regards to who was more faithful to Torah. Ruth, who is suffering greatly after losing her husband converts to Judaism, “…your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die…” (Ruth 1:16). Boaz recognized that Ruth had surrendered to God when he says, “I have been fully informed of all that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the…

Boaz shared his prayer shawl to cover Ruth as a symbol of protection. Even in this age some grooms still share their prayer shawl during their wedding. Ruth gave birth to a son name, Obed. Obed later become the father of Jesse and grandfather of David. They all makeup the family tress of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible Claims Ruth to be the Virtuous Woman of the Old…

The first king over Israel was a great man by the name of Saul. Saul, was chosen by God to become the leader over all of Israel. Samuel the son of Hannah anointed Saul to be king. Little did Samuel know of all the problems Saul would have, and how it would shape Israel into a great nation. To be able to discuss the consequences of Saul's actions, we first need to know a little bit about Saul and the history of Israel up until this point. Israel as a nation had not had a king up until Saul. The…