Hosea

The prophets depicted in the Hebrew Bible are said to have played a pivotal role in the history of the people of ancient Palestine. This is evidenced by approximately 30 percent of the Hebrew Bible is comprised of purported orations of or writings about the prophets (Stanley, 410, 425). The role of the prophets was to serve as intermediaries between deities and the people of ancient Palestine (Stanley, 416). This was important as one of the mechanism for the people to understand and connect…

Many Christians focus majority of studies into the New Testament. New Testament catches many attentions because it describes the birth of the church. As people focus more on the New Testament, Old Testament is shunned away to the degree where most think Old Testament is not important to read. Christians have debated whether Old Testament is needed to be read. Many sound arguments from both sides have been posed over these years. Even so, Old Testament is vital literature needed for Christians.…

people's rights since joining congress in 1987.After the March on Washington, in 1964, the Civil Rights Act became a law. However, this did not make it easier for African Americans to vote in the South. To bring attention to this struggle, Lewis and Hosea Williams led a march from Selma, Alabama, on March 7,…

WORSHIP is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. Everybody can WORSHIP anything, you can also WORSHIP the lord. WORSHIP focuses on reading the bible, it can help you with all your problems. WORSHIP has different religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and New Age. Some religious people may have a problem with WORSHIPPING God. Many questions has been asked; The Lord we WORSHIP, is he really real? Webster’s Third New International Dictionary defines the…

behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Or we can look at Hosea who gives God’s warning when he writes, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). No matter which Scripture passage we turn to, there is always an answer for why we apply ourselves to the pursuit of knowledge and we must always “Study to shew thyself approved unto God,…

The year was 1965. The Civil Rights Movement was in full force. SNCC and the SCLC were organizing a march to Montgomery Alabama from Selma. Led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams, thousands of nonviolent protesters began on March 7th. They were then met by a blockade of state troopers and local police. These nonviolent, peaceful protesters were ordered to disperse, but clinging to their ideologies, they could not do that. Then, shortly after, the police fired tear gas, and beat the protesters with…

The downfall of Judah was a complex and lengthy political ordeal documented over several books of the Old Testament. Two prophets who give their own detailed reasoning for this downfall are Ezekiel and Jeremiah. Both prophets lived during a tumultuous transitionary period of Judah’s history during which Babylon began a systematic deportation and exile of Judah’s citizens. Where the prophets differ, however, is in their message to the elite of Judah in its waning days and their eventual exile.…

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.- Martin Luther King Jr.This quote means that you should always try to reach your goals even if you don’t know the outcome.Martin always did different actions without knowing what was going to happen next. Martin was an important figure in American History because he was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights movement.In 1968,Martin was giving a speech in Memphis, Tennessee, called "I’ve been to…

reaped what he had sown. The Bible says that you reap what you sow. Over and over, many places and ways. 1. Job says that those who plough evil and sow trouble reap the same. 2. Moses says “be sure, your sins will find you out.” 3. Hosea says that those who sow the wind will reap the whirlwind.…

I chose to write about Matthew and John because they are the first and last of the Gospels. I am also the most interested in these two books since one is a synoptic Gospel and the other is not. Matthew and John are both Gospels. However, Matthew is a synoptic gospel and John is not. John is different than all the other Gospels and is not considered a synoptic Gospel because it does not contain the birth of Jesus. This is one of the main differences between Matthew and John. Despite that…