Exile and the Kingdom

Arjuna also travels to the world of the god Indra and on his way he fights against the god Shiva who assumes the form of a mountain man. Once in Indra’s heaven, Arjuna spends ten years and he learns to dance. The background of Arjuna’s adventures relates to an episode in which two sets of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, are competing for the throne. Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers, loses his right to rule during a dice game. Tha Kauravas challenge Yudhisthira to…

the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything, including Mesopotamia, he understood there was a time to be nice and a time to be harsh. He was the great king and a political genius. He conquered the Babylonian empires and allowed the exile of Judea to go home if they stayed loyal him which they…

good wife and yet her reward was ultimately a death sentence. To further elaborate on this injustice Medea not only left her home country but murdered her own brother to be with Jason. Essentially Medea gave up everything for Jason only to be left in exile with her two children. However, Jason forgot what Medea was capable…

leader; specifically, a transitional leader. His kingdom is built on broken promises, lack of trust, and control. His only goal is to become more powerful, so he uses his own people to make him stronger. Scar is obsessed with keeping total power for himself and has no desire to help make others grow into great leaders. Sadly, this destroys organizations, which is shown after Pride Lands deteriorates because of Scar’s lack of concern for his kingdom and for his people. Scar can learn a lot…

Relationship between each of the four main covenants The following paper will show the relationship between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenant by defining each as presented in context, and then explaining and validating how each covenant relates to each other. Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant is a covenant made between God and Abraham. In looking at the context, the promises of the covenant were outlined first in Gen 12:1-3, and later the covenant was confirmed in Gen 15.…

treasures to the king of Babylon. In his arrogance, he views the treasure as his possessions, not gifts from God. King Hezekiah’s display of wealth feeds the envy of the Babylonian king, who will attack and bring the treasure and the people of Judah into exile. Righteousness and fearful of the Lord do not deify King Hezekiah who is a finite human being. The Immanuel figure promised by God is more than a human being, but God…

God punished them. He banished them to exile gen 3:23 . God got Noah to build the boat Noah was a righteous man gen 6:9-10. The hope of the world was in Noah because God saved him and his family and the animals in the ark. This is a picture of the hope that comes…

family empire. While some empires accepted Maria’s reign, she faced resistance from European powers who had previously agreed to her father’s Pragmatic Sanction. Frederick II also did not approve. His army invaded Silesia and claimed it for his own kingdom. Bavaria and France followed along with their own invasion of the Habsburg territories. This eight year conflict created the War of the Austrian Succession. Finally,…

Hallowed Affliction The author of a medieval lay takes on the challenge of convincing an audience to open their minds to the mystical and suspend disbelief. The medieval lay, a poetic work usually put to music, often asks people to actively take away the themes, criticisms, and messages from magical and mythical stories. In its written form, the lay retains its song-like quality and utilizes a plethora of poetic devices in order to convey its meaning. Sir Orfeo, written by an unknown author,…

Since the house of Yahweh is in Jerusalem where Rehoboam reigns, Jeroboam fears his people will turn to join Rehoboam’s kingdom. So, he makes two golden calves and sets them in Bethel and Dan marking the borders of the northern kingdom of Israel saying “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (1 Kings 12:28). This seems like an almost clever response by…