Moses Montefiore

Throughout history two terms, Messiah and Son of God, have been used by different people to indicate differing expectations as to who the savior of Israel was going to be. The term messiah is from the Hebrew word mashiach, meaning anointed. In the Greek, the word cristos translates into Christ, and it too means anointed. By identifying Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God, Mark is conveying to his first-century audience that Jesus was a suffering Messiah and the Son of God who encompassed…

Isaac became the second of the Patriarch's, spelled Yitshaq in ancient Hebrew, as the only son of Abraham and Sarah and according to the Old Testament becomes the first newborn boy to be circumcised at just eight days old. In order to test Abraham's faith, God requests that Abraham builds an altar for the purpose of sacrificing his young son Isaac. As requested, Abraham constructs the altar, ties his son to the altar, prepares to sacrifice Isaac when an angel tells Abraham to release his son and…

title and role of prophet. The role of prophet here is one who speaks for God, but is a concept the bible borrows from other places. Originally God wanted to speak directly to his people (Exodus 1:19) but per Israel’s request he spoke to them through Moses. The people understood figures that spoke for the king in order to inform them of his word. There would have been figures like this in Egypt taking on a leadership role and communicating to the propel the will of the king. As referenced above,…

God established three unconditional covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant provides the blessings of God completely depending on the grace of God, constituting what He will, is and going to do throughout history. This is God’s primary purposes for humanity accomplishing His plans forever. The Mosaic Covenant covers the Laws of God which is conditional obeying the voice of God and given to the Israelites those believing in God’s promise’s given to Abraham describing how the people should be conducting…

during my life from my mom and dad and I have learned and became a better person from them. Another important thing my Torah portion talks about is the covenant the Jews made with god. It is relevant because a covenant is a promise, and in Ki Tavo Moses is making sure everyone knows that they made a promise that set out rules that they have to follow. I think from that we can learn that promises aren't something to joke about and that they are something that you should follow just like a rule.…

Alright! Now that we're discussing a section of the Old Testament, it is easier to dissect the texts and get into exegesis! (Although I remember doing this passage in orientation) There appear to be four qualities that the Kӑsdīm (Chaldeans) were looking for, among the Hebrew captives, to work in the King's palace: Physical attractiveness Application of Knowledge (Prudence and wisdom) Knowledge/teachability Strength/aptitude Most translations do not translate the last quality as strength,…

Ezra is a scribe and a priest, and when he arrived in Judea, he found the Temple rebuilt but the people's spirit lives in ruin. The Israelites had intermarried with the people from surrounding nations and had begun to follow their Gods instead of remaining faithful to the Lord. In his mind, Ezra considered intermarriage to be a sin, he sincerely expressed shame on it. Ezra feared the consequences that being married to a pagan would incline his people (the chosen people of God, the Holy seed)…

In the book of Judges it is evident that Israel’s constant disobedience in the eyes of God has led them in a downward spiral in history. As Israel goes deeper into rebellion and chaos, the cycle of rebellion remains and the judges themselves deteriorate. In the prologue of the book of Judges there is a recurring cycle of apostasy, oppression, penitence, and deliverance. The judges were all endowed by God to lead His people, but they were not always leaders of ideal character. In chapter one the…

The text of Micah 3:1-12 is a speech that was given by Micah. To me, in this speech he seems to be very displeased with the leaders of Jacob. In a way they are described as cannibals in the way they are treating the people. He continues to tell how the leaders of the people love evil and hate the good. I feel like as if they knew their job and at the beginning was truly doing the work for the Lord, but then got distracted. Because we are human, I feel like they got distracted by earthly things…

The book of Hebrews focuses on Christ’s superiority and exhorts Christians to be mature and stay strong in their faith. Although scholars have not come to an agreement as to who the author of Hebrews is, most do agree upon who the general audience is. The audience that this passage was directed towards was a “community” that had failed to mature in their faith and understanding of Christ. Hebrews 5:11-6:12 serves as one of several warning sections in the book where the author confronts his…