Israelites

out for the interests of others, even when doing so involves great personal cost. This being the case, it is necessary that some motivation for doing acts of justice and righteousness be established. Prior to the giving of the Mosaic Law, the Israelites were themselves recipients of God’s own acts of justice and righteousness working on their behalf in redemptive history. The declaration of the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai begins, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land…

There was loud crying throughout Egypt because in every house someone had died. 31 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron during the night. He said, “You and the Israelites must leave my people at once. God, worship the LORD as you asked. 32 Take your flocks and herds, too, as you asked. Just go! And bless me, too!” Many scholars think that Joshua was 45 when Moses led Israel out of Egypt, but there is nothing in…

the conclusion that the Hebrews originated from outside of Canaan. Records of victory against the Israelites as well as the life and fall of David and Solomon’s Kingdom verifies that the Israelites were a powerful nation, but not consistently. Finally, studies about the Hebrew religion and history confirm that they were only polytheistic for a short time. Studies about Canaan prove that the Israelites originated from outside Canaan. Canaan was both the name of one of Noah’s…

given for the fall of the Northern Kingdom can all be founded on the Israelites’ disobedience of Yahweh. The people had “sinned against the Lord their God” by “[worshipping] other gods and [walking] in the customs of the nations whom the Lord drove out before [them]” (2 Kings 17:7-8). In addition, they built high places for themselves in all of their cities. By doing these “wicked things, provoking the Lord to anger”, the Israelites were showing their blatant disregard of Yahweh’s commands. (2…

throughout Moab, the Israelites finally made it to their promise land. There were many battles to be fought to gain control over their land. They would regroup for more assaults on fortresses and cities. They established cities and made a land for themselves. But with the land came invaders and outside influences on the Israelites. During the land of Canaan, while the Hebrews were establishing a nation, they had to fight off the influences of the foreigner’s religion and culture. The Israelites…

Canaanites had been established known as the Israelite. The Israelite leader, Moses, a Hebrew, born into the tribe of Levi raised by the pharaoh’s daughter as if he were an Egyptian prince was known as a solitary leader educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action (Gordon-Bennett, 2018). Therefore, he was set apart from his people, even in his childhood, God was preparing Moses to lead His children, the Israelites, into the Promised Land. In about 1250 BCE,…

“Mentoring Model of Moses and Joshua” The transition from Moses’ to Joshua’s leadership frames one of the amazing examples of mentoring in the Bible. As a result, there are six steps in the mentoring model of Moses and Joshua. The first step in this mentoring relationship of Moses and Joshua, they were carefully chosen (Selected) by God. Knowing each would be the best or most suitable for their shared also individual task or position. And yet, when called by God for position or task,…

highlight selected events, chosen by the writer, of the Israelites journey to possess their Promised Land. The common theme, woven into this narrative, is the dynamics and tensions exhibited between this descendant of Abraham and their God. The exploration of this idea, in the second facet of the Book of Numbers, shall take into account relationships between; Israelites and God, Israelites and Moses and Aaron and lastly between the Israelites and people in opposition to their occupying Canaan.…

With the compilation of the Hebrew Bible and the creation of the belief of Yahweh, Israel’s history is key. Yahweh, the only god of the Israelites changed the culture and social structure of the people, and the Hebrew Bible tells through the eyes of male scribes about the time and traditions. As a center for trade, Israel was well connected to other societies and empires which spread the influence…

This is expressed as seeing God as a god of history who comes into being through the Israelites with their enslavement in Egypt to liberation, and the events connecting these two . These events were not fortuitous or because of human endeavors, but the divine plan of YHWH in history. Exodus continues to deny any notion of a non-effective…