Kingdom of Judah

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and…

I will be interpreting the article Mother-Child Narratives and the Kingdom of God: Authorial Use of Typology as an Interpretive Device in Samuel-Kings by Christopher Jero. In his article Jero uses three narratives, The Hannah Narrative, Solomons Judgement and the Elisha and the Shunnamite Woman to show how these mother child narratives reveal the history of Samuel-Kings. The Hannah narrative details a woman who longs for a son further representing Israel’s longing for a king. Solomon’s judgement…

Amos Time period: around 750 BC, during the reign of Jeroboam II, (786–746 BC) Location preached: northern Kingdom of Israel He was from judah. In his writing, he against the increased between the very wealthy and poor. The theme of his book is social justice and God's omnipotence. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. "Amos saw God as personally in control of all the world. Amos made clear that, contrary to the view within pagan religious…

The african elephant lies in the phylum chordata because it has tissues, and a coelom. Along with having these two attributes, it is bilaterally symmetrical and also possesses a dorsal,tubular nerve cord and a postanal tail. It lies in the class Mammalia because it possess hair which is made of keratin, the hair provides insulation. It is endothermic (the majority of the heat energy is used to maintain their high body temperature). It has a 4 chamber heart. They also have mammary glands that are…

Two new fossil representatives of plant bugs of the family Miridae that belong to the subfamily Psallopinae: Psallops eocenicus sP. nov. and Psallops bitterfeldi sP. nov. from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene) are described as new specimens. These representatives of Psallopinae are one of the oldest fossil bugs of the recent genus Psallops to be known to date. Keywords Heteroptera, Miridae, Psallopoinae, Psallops, new species, Eocene Baltic amber. Introduction The extinct Psallopinae are important for…

Narrative Essay What do you consider a challenge? Maybe hitting more home runs, running faster, beating your time running barrels, or maybe training an animal. I wanted to train a donkey. Training the donkey would be a challenge, but I had always wanted to make a career of training horses and other equines. This experience taught me to be patient and not give up. Christmas was just around the corner when I was given my donkey. I named him Solomon. He was given to me by my grandmother…

The common name of Taenia solium is known as the pork tapeworm. 3. Matured pork worms are only found in people. “[Larvae] are found in the muscles of the intermediate hosts and in the brain in the case of neurocysticercosis.” (Government of Canada) Also, the eggs are infectious to people. Taenia solium does have ovaries but no vaginal sphincter muscle, just a genital pore. 4. First, the eggs are laid in feces that get passed into the environment. It is very easy for eggs to survive a long time…

The lily is a flowering plant that belongs to the Liliaceae family. There are hundreds of different types of lilies that can be found mainly in the Northern hemisphere. Lilies mostly grow in temperate and tropical areas. There are certain types of lilies that are endangered because of habitat loss from the increased agriculture in urban development. Liles are prone to various bacterial, viral and fungal diseases. Lily flowers are dated as far back as 1580 B.C., images of lilies were an ancient…

Rock Wallaby Introduction: The Yellow Footed wallaby is the largest known species of wallabies. They are native to South Australia, Queensland and NSW. Rock Wallabies are known for their distinct colourful features; their yellow paws and feet, yellow tail with brown rings, covered in soft grey fur on his back and a white underbelly, sporting white stripe patterns on the flank, hips and cheeks. The average male weighs 11 kg and the average female weighs 6-7kg. In June 2011, the Yellow Footed…

Ishmael Beah’s Family connection Family has effected various lives in various manners. The term family effects a person named Ishmael Beah as described in his book. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a heart touching biography of an amazing young man, Ishmael Beah, during his years of growing up as a child of war in Sierra Leone. And according to his book A Long Way Gone family life, family relationships and family environment and changed him a lot. During his journey through the war…