Moses Montefiore

The Hebraic worldview is exemplified throughout the narratives of the prophets. By examining the actions and values of the Hebrew people, we can see the progression of their worldview and how it changed over time. The Hebrew worldview is commonly divided into three aspects: Pre-Exilic, Exilic, and Post-Exilic. Each frame for worldview is based upon whether it was before, during, or after Babylonian rule. The Pre-Exilic worldview began with King Saul and continued until Israel was controlled by…

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 Exodus, second book of the Pentateuch, is the book of liberation and of the Covenant. Exodus comes from the Greek language and “means, a going out, a departure, a procession.” The original Hebrew title comes from the first words at the beginning of the book, “w'ëLeh sh'môt that means (And these are the names),” which refers to those who initially entered Egypt, seventy in total (Ex 1:5 NRSV), with Jacob and under the protection of Joseph. The Exodus is divided symmetrically into two main…

In the ancient near east, in the time of the Judah and Jerusalem when the Israelites had gone farther from God by each generation and believed that they lived in God’s blessed cities. God provided messengers of His will for the Israelites. Giving them understanding of what will happen and why God was going to allow the destruction of their lives and their communities. These messengers were hand pick by God and were blessed by the word of the Lord coming to dwell within side of them. These…

Throughout the book of Judges, the Israelites went through many hard times. They created this cycle that they could not get rid of. The Israelites had many “judges” to help them get onto the right track with God but it never really worked out. After each “judge” would die then they would just go back into the sin they had started. I believe the Hebrews were very disappointed reading the book of Judges seeing how their ancestors acted instead of putting their trust in God. The book of Judges…

Exodus 4:18-26 is a passage that deals with a transitional point for Moses and his family as they return to Egypt, after God tells Moses it is safe to return. Before giving in depth explanation of this passage let’s focus in on the importance of circumcision in relation to God and Israel and this passage as Moses transition point into a spiritual maturity by defining both focal points. Circumcision is the covenant to Abraham and his descendants; a promise of numerous and eminent descendants. A…

about her power, jealous of other possessions, conspiracy against Zipporah all these qualities make Miriam unsuccessful as a leader. For instance, Zora Neale Hurston describes Miriam character in her childhood when she was unable to look after Baby Moses who was inside the basket and instead of watching the basket she fell asleep. In addition, Miriam forgot to search for the basket as she was fascinated to watch the princess and spoke to herself, “Royalty is a wonderful thing. It sure is a fine…

of Numbers was known to be written by Moses around the time of 1450-1410 B.C. During this time some of the key personalities were known as Moses, Aaron, Joshua, Miriam, Elazar, Korah, Caleb, and Balaam. Also, in this book, we are going to see how Israel traveled on their journey to enter the promise land. In this book also shows us how Israel prepared the entry of the promise land. It wasn’t long and they had sinned and were punished for their sin. Moses was going to do what it takes to…

Greater Prophets: Have you ever been threatened to be thrown into a fire because of your faith? Or thrown in a lions den? There was a prophet named Daniel who went through both of these things and more. During Daniel’s time, the Jews were under Babylon whose leader was King Nebuchadnezzar. It also takes place when Babylon was seiged by Persia. Daniel was given the task of relaying the Lord’s messages to the people and trusted the Lord in spite of the danger of his own life. This…

teachings of the leaders of their faith, and found it at variance with their limited understanding, they arose to perpetrate such unseemly acts.... Consider Moses! Armed with the rod of celestial dominion, adorned with the white hand of Divine knowledge, and proceeding from the Paran of the love of God, and wielding the serpent of power and everlasting majesty, He shone forth from the Sinai of light upon the world. He summoned all the peoples and kindreds of the earth to the kingdom of eternity,…