Israelites

of Moses by Joshua. When Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he had several disagreements with God, and as such he could not enter the Promise Land. Among the disagreements included the time he broke the tablets of the Torah and God made him curve them again himself. Also, he was aging and his time of death was near. He, therefore, needed a successor who would lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. He gathered the Israelites and told them that due to his advanced age, he…

The Lord is Worthy of Obedience and Worship The new generation of Israelites is about to go into the promise land after wandering through the desert for forty years. The book of Deuteronomy, the second law, is a speech from Moses to the Israelites before they enter into the promise land. The book is divided up into three sections. The first part of Moses speech is highlighting the past experience of the Israelites, the second part is the book is God’s laws and commands, and the third section…

the agreement with God forfeited the promises God made to Israel. During the destruction of Jericho, Achan breaks the Israelites pact with God by pillaging from city, an act which God had commanded to Joshua must not occur. As a result God punishes Israel, forsaking the Israelite warriors in their battle against Ai. To make amends with God and win back God’s favor the Israelites renewed their covenant to God. After this renewal Israel is once again able to continue their conquest of Canaan…

In the prologue of the book of Judges there is a recurring cycle of apostasy, oppression, penitence, and deliverance. The judges were all endowed by God to lead His people, but they were not always leaders of ideal character. In chapter one the Israelites fail to keep the covenant with God. Despite God’s divine deliverance Israel continues to turn away from him. There are countless examples of the recurring cycle throughout the book of Judges. Each cycle begins with sin and rebellion then God…

people into the promised land?: a psycho theological answer” Jewish Bible Quarterly 39, no.4 (October 2011): 211-220. Anisfeld’s article is a, psycho-theological answer about Moses. He believes that the reason Moses was barred from leading the Israelites into the promise land was not that Moses committed sin however because he “failed to counteract the peoples slide into blasphemy”, about God. The traditional view is that Moses was disqualified due to punishment by God for sin. Since Anisfeld…

The children of Israel felt as if they were going to die in the wilderness, and questioned Moses’s ability to lead them out of bondage. The Israelites did not know that Moses was not alone during this journey. He as well as the Israelites were being directed and protected by the…

symmetrically into two main parts: the departure from Egypt (Ex 1-19) and the revelation of God (Ex 20-40). However, it can be divided or outlined into three categories and subcategories respectively as follow: II. Introduction: God delivered the Israelites from Egypt 1:1-15:2…

In the beginning was the genesis of creation, where had God moved by his spirit to create the Heavens, Earth, and mankind for a companionship with one of his own image. God wanted a relationship based on freewill for the product of true love. But the free will of mankind resulted in the fall from the grace of God. Because of God’s love, we can see the movement of God throughout history to reconcile the relationship between God and mankind back into right standing. The movement shows a trajectory…

tell Pharaoh to set his people free. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for over 400 years. Pharaoh refused to let God's people go until God sent ten plagues upon Egypt. Finally, he let the Israelites go. When God led the people out of Egypt, He didn?t lead them on the easiest road. He took them through the desert toward a big sea called the Red Sea. God took care of His people. Meanwhile, back in Egypt, when the king of Egypt realized that the Israelites were gone, he changed his mind and…

bloody symbol to their doors to protect them selves from God’s wraith. Before each of the plagues, Moses gave an offer to the Pharaoh to release the Hebrews to end the plagues,. The Pharaoh regents and freed them. Moses and the Hebrews and the Israelites left Egypt as they were chased by the Pharaoh’s man. When they were trapped between the army and the sea, Moses parted the sea. This allows his people to cross, but not the Pharaoh’s. This is one treason why he is important Bible figure: he was…