Land of Israel

Samson’s bringing about of Israel’s deliverance from the Philistines, depict the decline of Israel from faultless success and obedience. The episode “Homeland” of History Channel’s The Bible tells the astonishing story of Joshua and Samson, who are given divine power and mercy through the Lord to secure the Promise Land. Both Joshua and Samson receive a calling from the Lord through a messenger to secure the land because through the Lord both men are given the strength to conquer the most evil…

leader has done its time. When one great leader disappears, one will be born. When Moses died, he had already chosen his successor. “And Joshua the son of Nun was full of spirit of wisdom; for Moses has laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah commended Moses.” Deut 34: 9. This quote means that Joshua was the chosen one, before he died, Moses had given Joshua everything he needed to be a leader. Joshua received power from Moses and he was full…

In the book of Genesis and Exodus God makes covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses in return for obedience of his commands. God promised blessings that consisted of acquiring Promised Land, building a great nation and having children to fulfill his perfect plan. The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants are affirmed and re-affirmed on a continued basis but the promises take years to be executed. While Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses obey God’s commands, they are almost never enriched with…

and land he knew, to the land of Canaan. In order to convince Abraham to work with God, He created a covenant and promised to bless Abraham, create a nation out of him, and one day bless all of the ethnics of the world. God trusted God’s promises and through the righteousness of Abraham God blessed he and his wife Sarah with a son, Isaac. God continually presented His promises and time went on. Isaac later had twins, Esau and Jacob. God then decided to choose Jacob to receive the Promised Land,…

Egypt and because they were did not believe that God was going to keep his promise to them, they ended up in the wilderness for thirty-eight years. The book is broke down into first and second generations. Moses had twelve spies to go seek out the land Canaan, but when they came back the people did not believe, which resuted in the exodus event. When the second generation came along, Moses wanted to make sure that they believed in what God was trying to do for them. He emphasized the need for…

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, the leader Moses rallied the Hebrews and led them on the Exodus from Egypt, which was one of the most significant events of Jewish history. Moses molded his people under a set of ethical and societal laws, which they…

The biblical passages Exodus 23:23-33 and Deuteronomy 20:10-20 illustrates God’s plan for the Israelites. These two passages share an overall purpose of emphasizing what is to be done with the non-Israelites who inhabit the land of Canaan (Exod 23:33 and Deut 10:20). This paper will discuss the various similarities and differences between these two passages by exploring how God is depicted and the immerging themes that are present throughout both these passages. To begin with, the language…

In Exodus 33:12-16, a new side of Moses is visible where he is actively accepting his duty to be the mediator between God and His people. There is also a shift in Moses’ and God’s interaction. Moses begins taking more control of the conversation by professing his thoughts on the Israelites and how they should be lead. This shift extends to the fact that Moses is not just God’s hand picked spokesman to the people, but is now his faithful companion. In the beginning of this excerpt, Moses…

Discerning a call from God is a difficult thing. A call may start as a small nudge or as a persistent feeling in the back of one’s mind. This feeling might become strong, passionate or even overwhelming, but a person cannot live by feelings alone. People live by their feelings much of the time. We are emotional beings but feelings are not a reliable indicator of our path. A person living by feelings alone is like a boat on the water without a rudder or a compass. That boat has no ability to be…

bible and Indigenous hermeneutics. In this first treatment, the Biblical narrative from Exodus is used to justify the conquest and genocide of non-Christians throughout history. Stating that just as the Israelites took the land of Canaan, so should the conquerors take other land, said to be theirs by the Pope. The second treatment is rejection, tells the response of the Indigenous people of South America. These people rejected the Bible, associating it with exploitation, tribute, and cruelty; an…