Jephthah

However, that did not change Hamlet one bit as he kept up the whole crazy act as he teased Polonius, calling him as a big baby and “Jephthah, judge of Israel", a Biblical figure who sacrifice his own daughter. However, that didn’t seem to have lasted that long as the players made their entry, and with that, changed Hamlet’s behavior to actual excitement. In fact, he had actually requested…

1) The Biblical story The book of Judges and Samson Introduction The story of Samson is written in the book of Judges. Judges is a book in the Bible that happened to occur after the death of Joshua. Because the people of Israel were disobeying God, God punished them. But then again, the people cry out for help and ask God for forgiveness. So, God up rose different leaders or judges to rescue them again. The judges that God elected were flawed individuals which demonstrated God’s work through…

Reading Ehud became an example of the Israelites’ lead to exile. With the process of disobedience, the story is not surprising as I predicted that the Israelites would expose themselves to wrong influences, leading themselves to disregard God’s commandments and to live how they want to live. While it is true that humans have fallen short of sin, it never gives them or us the excuse to commit sins. Despite what God says to them, the Israelites have become an example of the disobedience of God’s…

Child Sacrifice: An Adopted Mentality In the Hebrew Bible, there exists only two documentations regarding child sacrifice and these two accounts together illustrate some of the beliefs and ethics of the writes who narrated them. During the time period that the bible is situated in, offering the life of your firstborn to the gods was a common practice found in the literature of the larger civilizations surrounding Israel. Although we cannot infer normality of child sacrifice among the…