Levite

Others are figures who try do harm to the sheep. The thief and robbers are symbols of the Pharisees, the hireling denote the priest and Levites, and Satan’s representation is the wolf. As the Good Shepherd, Jesus is proclaiming the sheep are His. Under Jesus’ protection, no one can destroy or take them from Him. While others would abandon the believer during times of trouble, Christ…

The Old Jewish Prague is the second oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe. You can see gravestones from various historical periods there: long black Gothic ones, marble stones from the 16 th century, typical Renaissance decoration, mighty Baroque gravestones, and some of the Rococo ones. This cemetery was founded in the April 23, 1439 and is the oldest existing graveyard from the 15th century. This Jewish element has been the foundation of the medieval Prague and has a unique look to it since the…

expresses concern for the new boundaries been set through religion and civilization. One of the concerns is the violence associated with modernity. One of the interlocutors at the meeting to discuss the way forward with Mr. Wright’s highhandedness in their village summarizes colonial violence thus “Yes, we are talking about the white man’s road. But when the roof and walls of a house fall in, ceiling is not left standing. The white man, the new religion, the soldiers, the new road – they are all…

Well known American Baptist minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr., optimizes the call to action for his fellow community to resist the unjust laws of the time in his speech, I’ve Been to the Mountain Top. When this speech was delivered, the act of discrimination was worsening, calling for a reform by the colored community. At that point many small victories had been made but Martin Luther King was not satisfied. In this speech, Martin Luther King emphasizes the issue of injustice and the…

Jewish religion was based on the ancient Israelite religion. The Jews were different from other people during that era because they only believed in one God. They worshipped their God like everyone else with sacrificial offerings of animals at their temple. The Jews only had one temple in Jerusalem, which had only two rooms. One room was for sacrifices, and the other room was always empty because there was no idol to representing God of Israel. All Jews believed they were chosen by the one God…

Judaism vs. Hinduism Judaism and Hinduism are much more similar up close than they appear at a distance. Now after some looking into them both I realize just how alike they really are. After you have read about the comparison between them, you will realize how much these two really have in common. The two religions I chose to compare are Judaism and Hinduism. Judaism is a Middle Eastern religion that originated in Israel. Hinduism is a religion that originated in India. Both of these religions…

If anyone does a generic search of the words “Muslim Immigration” through Google you will come up with more than twelve million different sources on this issue. Likewise, if anyone does a search on the “Syrian Refugee Crisis” you will get well over seventeen million different sources. This search gives a small glimpse into how large this issue is. This is why many people are interested in how the United States is going to respond. There are many different views on what should be done given the…

parable of the Good Samaritan. The story of the Good Samaritan is found in The Holy Bible in the Gospel of Luke 10:25-37. In the passage, a man traveling to Jerusalem is robbed and left for dead on the side of the road. Two people, a priest and a Levite, pass him and give him no aid. The third person, a Samaritan, who is considered an outsider, stops and bandages the man and takes him to an inn to be cared for. Jesus then asks "Who was the injured man 's neighbor?" Of course, the man 's neighbor…

“The well the princes dug, the nobility dug it with a rod.” From the looks of it, this Bible verse seems to have nothing to do with the Dead Sea Scrolls sect. On further examination, this verse characterizes the theology and community life of the Qumran. Through two important Jewish Sectarian works, the Damascus Document and the Rule of the Community, researchers can analyze the complicated and peculiar rules and regulations that held these sects together. The Damascus Document and the Rule of…

Israelites become scared and go into hiding. Samuel does not come as he promised and Saul is anxious. ♣ What is Saul’s sin in this chapter? ϖ Saul’s sin in this chapter that he does not wait for Samuel and burns the offering of well-being. Saul was not a Levite and was not authorized to make an offering. ♣ On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being least serious and 10 being most serious) how would you rate the seriousness of Saul’s sin and why? ϖ I would…