Exile and the Kingdom

the restoration from Babylon. He was born in Babylon from a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem with some 50,000 other exiles. Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel he was both prophet and priest. Jewish tradition credits him with being one of the Great Synagogue, a body which is thought to have gathered and preserved the sacred writings and traditions of the Jews after the exile. (Feinberg 273) His ministry, like that of Haggai, was to encourage the returned remnant to rebuild the Temple, and to…

researching the history behind the stories such as the conquest of Canaan, the establishment of the United Monarchy, the separation of the United Monarch into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah, the Babylonian Exile along with the creation and development of the Hebrew culture following their return of the Judeans to the Kingdom of…

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685)[c] was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. Although the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II King on 5 February 1649, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, and the country was a de facto republic, led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II…

adventure comes when his uncle, Scar, kills his father in a stampede and blames the king’s death on him. Because of his shame, Simba exiles himself from his home in the Pride Lands and thus begins his adventure. This event also establishes Scar as Simba’s shadow figure. In the end, Simba will have to overcome his devious uncle to fulfill his journey. After his exile, Simba meets his two sidekicks, a meerkat and warthog named Timon and Pumba, respectively. Timon and Pumba introduce Simba to the…

to the Persian throne, he took a number of the previous king's wives as his property. One of them was Atossa, daughter of Cyrus I” (abc-clio). Atossa wanted her son, Xerxes, to become king. To get her son to be king she enlisted the help of Greek exile Demaratus to convince the king that his elder sons, that he had before he became king, were not his children. That the had a different father. This seemed to work since Xerxes became next in line for king. Darius, in 490 B.C., tried to invade…

The impact of the Babylonian Exile occurred when Cyrus of Persia entered Babylon on October 30th, 539 B.C. Due to his entrance in Babylon, the Jewish captives were released to go home and rebuild their community and lives. The city that was being rebuilt by the Jews was nothing too spectacular and most of the returners were citizens of another nation. The nation tended to lack multiple national boundaries which resulted in making the social boundaries stronger. They acquired more of a…

One of them said that all the women in the empire would hear that "The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not." Then these women would despise their husbands, which would cause many problems in the kingdom. Therefore it would be prudent to depose Vashti.[2] Many beautiful maidens were then brought before the king in order that he might choose a successor to the unruly Vashti. The King chose Esther, an orphan daughter of a Benjaminite named…

differ, especially based on each person and each of their different situations. It is hard to predict the outcome when you fight this dragon. The fight could result in victory, or, in failure. It will all depend on how you guard your kingdom. “Or eke that that kingdom henceforward should choose; Yet him midst of the folk with friend-lore he held, All kindly with honour till older he waxed And wielded the Weder-Geats.…

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a very important and vital part in the history of the world. This trade route was so significant that it lasted for three centuries, beginning in 1550 AD and going until 1850 AD. The slave trade was the exchange of African slaves for certain products such as tobacco, gold, and many other different objects that were crucial in the countries that were affiliated. This slave trade changed certain things about the world in many ways, and everyone was greatly…

chosen to lead Israel. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, we are able to be reconnected with God in heaven while on earth. God’s kingdom on earth will be restored when Jesus makes His second return. He will punish those who rebelled against Him and send them with Satan to the depths of hell, and reward those who followed His will with eternity in Heaven. Therefore, God will create His kingdom on earth as it is in…