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source of the prophets’ call and NT exhortations is overlooked and dismissed for being legalistic. That said the purpose of this paper is to investigate and present the Biblical view of social justice for those who did not belong to the community of Israel established in Deuteronomy, and its implications for contemporary application in the church. By focusing on the “resident alien” or “sojourner” in Deuteronomy, with particular emphasis on the so called Deuteronomic Law Code , we can have a…

politics. Furthermore, the preamble clearly identifies the political side of Hamas. In fact, Hamas got the easiest and most reasonable way of mixing religion and politics. Islam clearly encourages the destruction of Israel and the force that the Palestinians are against happens to be Israel. Leaders…

Charlottesville. White nationalists caused terror when they hollered vulgar taunts and anti-semitic expressions outside the Beth Israel Synagogue. According to the article “Fear, Resolve and More Security at Charlottesville's Temple”, the temple has been under attack by white nationalists who are against the Jewish religion. “Writing for the website of the Union of Reform Judaism, Beth Israel President Alan Zimmerman said Nazi websites had called for the temple to be burned” (Finley). As a…

When Paul says All Israel will be saved, he is talking about the new Israel founded under Jesus Christ. All Israel refers to both, Israelite and Gentiles. When God first revealed himself to Abraham he said “Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: You’ll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I’m making you the father of many nations.” but Abraham's Descendents is did not spread the word of god to other nations but…

differentiation among political parties in a system” (Dalton 2008, p. 900). According to this definition, a high level of polarization would mean a high degree of differentiation among the parties, and a low level a low degree. In my research, I have found that Israel provides a particularly…

of believers, is called a “virgin” in the New Testament — never a widow. Israel, however, distinct from The Church, is often pictured as a widow in scripture. (see Lam. 1:1; Isaiah 54:4; cf. 2 Cor. 11:2). Contextually, the period leading up to the time of Christ’s return is called the time of Jacob’s (Israel’s) trouble (Jer. 30:7). The war that starts this troubling time will be an assembly of Muslim nations that attack Israel. At that time, the nation…

continuous nightmare’ and that Egyptian diplomats were ‘…in a state of confusion, uncertainty and doubt.’ While Nasser himself knew that the inflated propaganda that had been released on Arab media channels were exaggerations aimed at threatening Israel, he had not expected Egyptian forces to lose so quickly, and so entirely. Egyptian diplomats hence had to provide both the Arab and international world with an explanation for the devastating losses incurred – for how Goliath was slain and…

14th of May 1948. “The effect of the United Nations (UN) Resolution 181 in November 1947 was to provoke a period of civil war in Palestine.” (Pg. 313 Key Features of Modern History Third Edition). The War of Independence began almost at the instant Israel was created, the war included the armies of five Arab countries Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and Israel’s army. The Arab army crossed the borders to destroy the new state right after its birth. Fighting only lasted until June…

Holocaust, gave a new argument for the Jews to have their own land. “The origins of the problems can be found in imperialism, poverty, government corruption, political repression, and religious fanaticism.” Many Arab countries in the Middle East see Israel as outsiders, in 1968 a bomb in a Jerusalem market killing 14, 1969 a bomb at Hebrew University injuring 28, in 1970 a Swissair plane blown…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…