Hebrews

H uman beings have evolved from lesser advanced life forms, for hundreds of thousands of years or longer; however, human’s rapid progression in intelligence appears to have increased suddenly in just the past ten thousand years. During this period, the belief in a monotheism heritage (the belief in one God) became cultivated from a Divine source. Recently, through discoveries concerning human’s DNA, scientists have found a complex genetic coding system believed to be an exquisite ‘language’…

main focus of this book, is the angelic view. The angelic view postulates that the sons of God were angels, although as previously mentioned they are not necessarily limited to just angels, more on that later. The phrase “sons of God” comes from the Hebrew words “beney elohim” or “beney ha-elohim”. “Beney” simply means “sons”. So what is an elohim? Elohim is often associated as one of the names of God, for instance, “In the beginning God (elohim) created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen 1:1).…

Chapter 1, the lone segment of Section I, introduces a gymnasium scene in which Alma, Janine, Dolores, Moira, June, and other Handmaids-in-training sleep in a barracks arrangement beneath flannel sheets and army blankets and contemplate their yearnings for freedom. Like girls at a restrictive camp, they reach out to their sisters to learn their names and to touch hands. The women, doubly protected by Aunts, armed with electric cattle prods and whistles, and Angels, or guards, outside the…

Passover, a remembrance of how Moses liberated the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. Moses is the most highly regarded human in the Torah, as Jesus is in the New Testament (Deslippe 2011). By celebrating Passover, Christians recognize the miracles and revelations through other figures in the Bible. Likewise, Shavuot, the Jewish celebration of the giving of the Torah by Moses, can help Christians recognize the Old Covenant between God, Moses, and the Hebrews. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by…

_____________________________________________ Fallen Lucifer’s measure of the stature of wickedness is progressive. The seed stage or beginning point of Fallen Lucifer’s stature of wickedness is his satanic nature. The name Satan in Hebrew means an opponent, adversary, or resister of the truth. Lucifer was originally created to be the ratifying seal of God’s truth, but when he fell into sin, he chose to oppose it and thus, became God’s archenemy. He opposes the truth with the same standing…

lasts for eight days and eight nights beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev; Kislev corresponds with late November-late December on the secular calendar. The holiday is also often called the Festival of lights (History 2015).The Hebrew meaning for “hanukkah” is dedication. It commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple, or the Second Temple, in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. Though by Jewish law Hanukah is not the most…

Growing up I was not taught the value of hard work. I thought dumb luck and chance were all you could rely on to make ends meet. My parents inherited their livelihood and lived like it was guaranteed. This worked for them until my grandmother cut my father off. Attempting to maintain their standard of living without an income quickly led to bankruptcy, which led to divorce. My mother received full custody of my two sisters and myself, and we ceased all contact with my father’s side of the family…

As David Gelernter, author of Judaism: A Way of Being, once professed, “If we were forced to choose just one, there would be no way to deny that Judaism is the most important intellectual development in human history." Although most Christians have the same fundamental core values (even though there are variances between the numerous denominations, including Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism), Judaism and Christianity have significant differences between the two…

simple wearing pants in the summer because the only summer camp that was available at late notice was an orthodox summer camp and it (would) not be a sign of disrespectful for me to show anything above my ankles. It should have been easy, going to Hebrew School every Tuesday and Sunday to learn about people whose thoughts and values I should-should have shared, but could not bring myself to agree with some of the basic tenets of Judaism. I did not know how to reconcile the fact that Judaism did…

Psalms 8 was a very straightforward piece and fairly easy to shuffle through. This directly influenced my reaction and decision to do this piece. I figured that it would be a simple piece to rewrite, plus it was short enough that this would be a doable task. My initial reaction to this chapter was a sense of impression. I wasn’t expecting all the things the author was able to pull in with only nine verses. They traveled from babies, to space, the heavens, and to humans and animals. They were…