Moses

I, Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvest, is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the mother of Persephone. At birth, my father swallowed me and my siblings to prevent one of us from overthrowing his place on the throne. He vomited us one by one when my mother fed him a rock he thought to be Zeus, whom in the future became the king of the gods. Thus I was born. Each year I make the crops grow and offered to me from the annual harvest is the first loaf of bread. I mostly go by Demeter though…

In the book of Kings, the contest at Mt. Carmel was one of the greatest turning points in the Kingdom of Israel. The contest was brought up by Yahweh’s only prophet left, Elijah, and it called for the Prophets of Baal and the people to call upon their God to set fire to a bull, and the successful God would be the true God. Also, that God would make it rain again after a three year drought on the land. But in order to understand the text better, one must first know its literary, historical,…

Zac Sechler God defies the laws of Physics many times in the bible. One of the first examples is during the 10 plagues. The 7th plague (Exodus 9:13-35), which was a massive hailstorm. This hail needed a lot of momentum to destroy buildings. The bible said, “Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every man and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.” A lot of…

The three monotheistic religion branched off of each other therefore, most of the events they encounter in their holy book are the same such as the binding of Isaac. The Hebrew Bible scripture has gaps that the reader has to interpret however, the New Testament and the Qur’an scripture fill in the gap with their own interpretation of the events. The method used to display these events in their scriptures are different whereas the Hebrew bible shapes their scripture with conversations or quotes,…

Jeremiah was a priest by birth; he was from priestly household of Hilkiah at Anathoth (Jer. 1:1 NKJV). The meaning of his name was uncertain, it may mean “may Yahweh lift up”, “throw”, or “establish” (Bible Dictionary, 2003: 882). He was ordained by God to be a prophet before his birth (v.5 NKJV), he was humanly reluctant but he was divinely empowered by God (vv.8, 9 NKJV) and commissioned to predict destruction and restoration (v. 10 NKJV) (Believer’s Bible Commentary, 1985:999). Even though he…

6-8 in the book of Deuteronomy is based on God and his words to the people. The people of Israel were enslaved in Egypt, until God freed them and led them into a different land, the Promised Land. After freeing his people, he preaches to them the commandments that he expects them to follow. He lists all of the rules he wants them to abide by such as to remain loyal to God and do not test him. In Deuteronomy 6:20-25, God also tells his people to tell their children of the story how God freed them…

Throughout the story, “A House for Us,” the author Etidal Osman uses the balcony in the to symbolize the separation of the children, the sea which, is an effective symbol. Rami lived in Bethlehem where he believed the lord’s house was. His house there was then destroyed by Israel. He had to move away from the lord’s house and what he considered as his home. The narrator on the other hand, does not believe that the lord has a house. Once the narrator has said that he regrets it because he…

How the Ten Commandments Compare to Ancient Law Codes Throughout history, Cultures have lived by some form of moral code values that was orally passed down through generations. There is an amazing similarity between the codes and the Mosaic Law, which has been compared with numerous legal codes such as 1. The Ur-Nammu code of 2050 B.C., 2. The Code Bilalama of 1925 B.C., 3. The Code of Hammurabi of 1700 B.C., 4. The Assyrian Ancient Law Code of 1350 B.C. (Wood). According to Chabad.org, the…

The two Books of Samuel are part of a series of books (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings) in the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament. These books describe the development and rise of kingship in Israel. In the bible, Samuel plays a critical role because he assists in bringing together the period of the Judges and the monarchy as he guides Israel to kingship. The Greek translation of the book, the Septuagint, was the first version to divide the Books of Samuel into two different parts. We can’t…

This week’s Torah portion is the first torah portion in the whole torah. It’s very exciting. I probably don’t need to summarize that much because you all are likely very familiar with this portion. God take 6 days to create the universe, night and day, earth and all its inhabitants, and man and woman. These miracles of creation begin the Torah with a sense of optimism and curiosity. What will this new planet be like? What will this Adam and Eve do? What does it mean to be fruitful and multiply?…