God Is Not Great

son Isaac who God had promised them. Through Isaac, Abraham is promised that the nations will be born. However, in this verse we see a significant moment in Abraham’s life where he is asked to sacrifice this promised son. He moves in obedience and does not falter in obeying God. He prepares Isaac and takes him up the mountain. As Abraham prepares to sacrifice his promised son we see God’s divine intervention. This verse is a powerful and clear narrative of the faithfulness of God, His ability…

There are great civilizations, or nations, or even empires, but Egypt was clearly the best ancient civilization. The agriculture was good due to the fertile soil, and that was because of the Nile River. The Nile was the only reason the Egypt was one nation because it unified both Upper and Lower Egypt. Egypt accomplished many architectural feats like the pyramids, which are still there today. They also had some pretty big and evolved temples. Egypt is still a country and still around today.…

ashes,” observing the lives and lies of those around him (Fitzgerald 23). In the absence of God in the “ashes” (23), Eckleburg rises up to take His place as the new moral authority; however, his morals are not based solely upon religion and faith, but rather the booming capitalist economy (Bracken 1). F. Scott Fitzgerald carefully and purposefully wove the ascension of the eyes of T. J. Eckleburg into The Great Gatsby, forcing the characters to feel the weight of Eckleburg’s gaze in their lives.…

togetherness and life. The Yggdrasil tree has three great roots: the first one being where the gods and light elves in the heavens. The second great root is where the dark elves and giants roam the middle planes. And the last great root, in the cold underground lies the dead. The tree connects all three cosmos and is a…

ready to talk to a crowd. In fact Aaron was practically born for the spotlight. God used Aaron in big ways, one of them being that Aaron was the very first High Priest of Israel. (Mandel 1)Although he was brother to Moses, a much more famous and well known name, Aaron was a key person in God’s plan. We see the major impact Aaron’s life made on others through Aaron talking to Pharaoh and the people of Israel, talking to God on Mount Sinai, and making the golden calf for the people to worship. …

One of the uttermost predominant men I've ever known informed me that God gives the biggest challenges to his strongest soldiers; Today I found out I live as one. While writing this, God gave me a colossal of a challenge; Charles Hill, a minister, leader, but, ultimately, my great grandfather, was one of greatest Christian Servant Scholars to ever live, and while writing this he passed away. Immediately I wanted to quit, I didn't feel like writing an essay, and if I'm being honest it was the…

sky god Zeus, and it was written that Zeus was Heracles’ great-great-great-grandfather as well as his father. Jesus is also the son of a god and is essentially his own grandfather. Revelation 22:16 says that Jesus is both the root and offspring of David which makes him his own grandchild. Another similarity between the two is that they both came back to life after their death. When Heracles died, the gods made him the immortal gatekeeper of Olympus and a minor god for his service to the gods.…

personal responsibilities to God, and proper treatment of others. They are living examples of love's possibilities." ~ Jon Barnes Treatment I have learned to ignore what people say and focus of what they have done, what they are doing, and what they will possibly do, based on their character and obvious treatment of others. People who exercise their faith in practicing self improvement will change a little each day, showing great subtle progress. The eyes of God can see and measure this…

View of Alexander the Great and His Relative Divinity Throughout the book ‘The Life of Alexander’, which is written by Plutarch, the idea of Alexander the Great seeing himself or being perceived as a god is addressed several times. After reading the book I believe that while Alexander did not think of himself as a god by birth, he believed that he had been gifted the qualities of a god, which could be taken away by the gods just as easily as they were given. Alexander the Great may have not…

Meaning of the Passage Biblical scholars and children alike are well aware of the great covenant made between Abraham and God and the impact it had upon later generations. However, while Abraham was faithful, he would not live to see the fulfillment of God’s promises. Jacob, the son of the promised Isaac, will be the one that begins to see fulfillment of the promise of Abraham as a “great nation” with “seed as the stars of the heaven.” Thus, Genesis 28 begins with Jacob’s pledge to take a…