Hosea

The preacher Hosea Ballou once said “there is no possible excuse for a guarded lie. Enthusiastic and impulsive people will sometimes falsify thoughtlessly, but equivocation is a malice prepense.” William Shakespeare’s Macbeth evolves the ideas of deception and lying through the voices of characters dealing with their own morality. His use of equivocation not only shows how people lie, but their intentions while doing it as well. People’s greed for power will often make them do immoral things. At…

The Judaic religion is one of the most ancient in the world. Judaism is rooted in the ancient near-eastern region of Canaan and originated nearly four thousand years ago. Judaism has about 14,000,000 followers. Judaism started with an important man named Abraham. Abraham is sometimes called the father of monotheism, God promised Abraham to give him many descendants. Another important man in the Judaica religion was Moses. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, received the Ten Commandments, and…

Book of the Dead - Egyptian religious collection: The Book of the Dead is an ancient book originated from Egypt that is filled with spells that help the souls enter their afterlife. The title translates to The Book of Coming Forth By Day and referred to as “the Ancient Egyptian Bible.” Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. "Book of the Dead." Encyclopedia of the Literature of Empire. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2009. Bloom's Literature, Facts On File, Inc.…

Moving to another state was a huge leap into the unknown for me. I knew that going to California could provide me with great opportunities to fulfill my dreams, so I took everyone’s doubts toward me and committed. Upon the day I was admitted to San Diego State University I was ecstatic. Upon the day I was admitted to San Diego State University, I was joyous, but for the wrong reasons. I was happier about proving all of my doubters wrong than I was about making a big accomplishment and attending…

(who has many names like Angel, Amanda, and Tirzah) is a harlot in a brothel named Pair-a-Dice. She goes through many obstacles throughout her life. She was not always a harlot though, that is what I am going to tell you. Sarah meets a loving Michael Hosea who with the help of God changes her life. In the beginning of the novel, Alex Stafford, the father of Sarah is visiting Sarah’s mother Mae. Alex is telling Mae that the choice she made not to abort the child, (Sarah) which was…

The scarifies, the stories, and everything else in the Old Testament is a picture of the coming of Christ. In Hosea, the story of the prostitute is a picture of God pursuing us in our sinfulness. The picture of David killing Goliath is a picture of Jesus coming and destroying all the enemies of God. In the story of Abraham and Isaac, he refers to how God will provide…

The Mariner’s Story of Salvation Lord of the Flies. Pride and Prejudice. Of Mice and Men. These works are all categorized as renowned, classic literature, but what about Strangers from Within, First Impressions, and Something that Happened? These titles may not be as familiar as the preceding ones; however, the truth is that they are simply alternative names for them. In the case of these novels, the author had two excellent book titles to choose from. One may or may not agree with each writer’s…

Introduction Defining the Gospel is a challenging task when considering every aspect involved. On the surface, it appears that the Gospel is the story of Jesus: His birth, death, and resurrection. When looking deeper at the story of the Gospel, though, it is so much more. The story of the Gospel is not solely contained within the books Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Rather, the Gospel is everything from Genesis to Revelation, because ultimately, everything points to Christ. God has been telling…

Selma is a 2014 multi-genre film directed by Ava DuVernay and is written by Paul Webb. This historical film is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by a Minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement, James Bevel, Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Selma is an historical film that by far in my opinion a great film, and very dramatic one too. Selma, is far the best historical film. After the segregation ended, Dr. Martin Luther King had…

Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Second, the prophets experienced the process of getting back on track first hand. Examples of this are Daniel in the lion’s den, Jonah in the belly of the whale and Hosea marrying a harlot. Second, they witness it. Examples are the wrath of God witnessed by Nahum (which the name Nahum happens to mean comfort (Attridge, 2006),), and Amos. Third, the prophet saw signs in their own day of problems that, if left…