Israelites

Torah, is to align the Documentary Hypothesis with other critical theories, not to reject it. As we know, the Documentary Hypothesis, which has been considered synonymous with Julius Wellhausen’s reconstruction of the evolutionary growth of ancient Israelite religion, has been subject to significant critique in the last several decades. By joining in that critique, Schwartz endeavors to rectify a misunderstanding on the Documentary theory, and, as a result of that, employs…

In the process of completing an exegesis; for Bible study or in the process of preparing a sermon for Sunday services, the same steps are followed to insure the correct meaning of the themes and issues that of the selected verses are conveyed. The importance of giving the correct authority level and application to a selection verses, the failure to do this properly could change the meaning of scripture. The Study of James and Hosea; through the process of exegesis, the themes, issues, the…

line with God’s wishes. I know that God is just and that he cannot simply let sin go without consequences for those who commit the sin, but does that justify the amount of murder that Jehu carries out? This reading also made me feel sorry for the Israelites of this time period specifically because it was a time in which violence and suffering could have been considered as the norm for everyday life. Even Jezebel did not so much as flinch when she stared her own death in the face (but she may…

What is the significance of the Day of Atonement? First off what does Atonement mean? According to the ESV fire Bible atonement translated from hebrew is kippurim coming from the verb kaphar meaning “to cover over". With that said what is covered up? Sin. This was God’s chosen people group, weak and still having a hard time keeping out of a sin problem, and God is perfect and can’t stand to look down seeing sin. God’s desires to hide sin from his sight, so he set up a bunch of…

The reading of the Old Testament is necessary because it establishes a standard for living. The Old Testament also establishes Israel as God’s chosen people and establishes the boundaries of the land that belongs to Israel therefore ending all doubt on whether Israel should give up their land. As well, the Old Testament establishes a sacrificial system for atonement of sin which prepares the way for Jesus in the New Testament. Without the reading of the Old Testament customs from the New…

Abstract This article will include a discussion on the archaeological evidence for the existence of King David and the size of his kingdom. According to Merrill F. Unger, Archaeology and the Reign of David, as a result of an effective and compelling investigation, the discovery of the enormous borders of the City of David was questionable. However, sections of the Jebusite city wall and ramparts were thought to have included the acclaimed “Great Western Gate.” The Western Gate is an ancient…

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point” (C. S. Lewis). The New Oxford American Dictionary defines courage as “the ability to do something that frightens one” (Courage, def. 1). Courage is the opposite of cowardice; it is moral strength to push through and stand against difficult times, fear, and danger. A person draws his strength from the one in whom he trusts, whether it is himself or God. The worldly source of courage shown in Beowulf…

The Ten Commandments passed down by God through Moses to the Israelites were basically moral rules that the followers of the God of Israel were instructed to obey. Unlike Hammurabi’s code, the punishments for violating the law were the same for everyone and were believed to affect their standing in the afterlife. Both…

Difficulties in the Middle East can be dated back to the Old Testament and Abraham and Sarai’s and their lack of faith to give them a child. The first conflicts between European’s and the Middle East first started with the Crusades trying to overthrow the Middle East between 1095 and 1250. At the end of World War II and the world found out about the 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…

(Naha, 2007), while the Bible Moses calls him “LORD”. This difference initially aroused from the fear of saying God’s name derived from the Second Commandment. In order not to say the actual name, YHWH, and to not lift the LORD’s name in vain, the Israelites called him Adonai. So later, as the Catholic Answers Staff explains, the name, “‘Jehovah’ appeared when Christian scholars took the consonants of “Yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “Adonai.” This resulted in the sound ‘Yahowah’”.…