Moses

The Sabbath is a day of rest and worship for the Lord that falls on the seventh day of a seven day cycle. As the details within the commandment explain, the rest day started from the very beginning when God finished His creation in six days and rested on the seventh day (King James Version, Gen. 2.1-3). Rest is a recognition of God: ceasing usual labour to recognize Him as sovereign (Massee 58). For Israel, the Sabbath had special significance; as it was a law, both civil and religious (Massee…

"The Road to Mecca", is a book written by Muhammad Asad. He is an Austrian Jewish who converted to Islam by the end of the 1920's. The Road to Mecca was not only a description for the author's trip to Mecca, but an intellectual, historical, political and novel book that describes the author's feeling of Islam and the Muslim World. Muhammad Asad was a journalist, traveler, philosopher, historian, diplomat, thinker, scholar and a great believer in the religion he decided to convert to. In this…

In the “Tale of Sinuhe,” the protagonist, Sinuhe, is a servant of the god-king, who rules with divine jurisdiction. Sinuhe’s self perception is defined by his sub-ordinal relationship to the pharaoh. At the start of the tale, Sinuhe describes himself to the readers as “a follower who followed his lord” (Sinuhe, 27). Here, Sinuhe is identifying himself as someone who is ruled by another’s will rather than his own. When Sinuhe learns of the death of his lord, his identity and purpose are…

Many people like to read the Book of Joel in today’s time. The prophet that wrote the Book of Joel was the prophet Joel. The Book of Joel was written between 835 and 400 B.C. The prophet Joel wrote to the Jews during this time period (Allen). The audience the prophet Joel wrote to was the Jews. Joel was talking to the Jews in the Babylonian Exile. At the time Joel lived the Exile was going on. The Book of Joel in the Bible stressed four main points. Joel wanted to warn the people of Judah, that…

Genesis is a book that should be divided in two. The sections, though not equal in length, are 1-11 and 12-50. It should come as no surprise to know that Genesis 1-11 and 12-50 go together. One must know what happened in 1-11 to truly understand 12-50. Genesis 1-11 provides the framework from which the rest of the Bible should be read. Genesis opens with the God creating and structuring all things. The pinnacle of creation is mankind. The creator looks on his creation and recognizes that all…

Abraham and Jacob are alike in many ways. Both men are looked upon with favor by God. Both men had families, are portrayed as heroes in the Book of Genesis, and have entered into covenants with God. God promised them that they would be fruitful and multiply implying that they would have many descendants. In the Book of Genesis there are verses where God says their descendants will be like “the dust ” of the earth, or as the “number of stars in the sky”. When Abram was 99 years old the Lord…

2 Kings 18-25 – The story of 2 Kings continues with the introduction of King Hezekiah of Judah, who is like a breath of fresh air when compared to his predecessors. This is because he does what is right in the eyes of God and tries his best to obey His commandments. YHWH also alters the rhythm of the story a little because He takes a more active role in Judah’s history. When Judah is threatened by foreign invaders, YHWH acts as the defender of His people and does not allow the enemy to…

The flood stories of Noah and Utanapishtim have many similarities throughout the stories. Noah was a man who found great favor in God's eyes. The entire population of mankind had become evil and wicked and God decided to bring a flood to the earth to destroy everyone but Noah and his family. God told Noah to prepare an ark big enough to hold one male and one female from every kind of animal and creature. When it started raining, Noah brought his wife and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth and…

Winstanley only references the Diggers that had “begun to dig Upon George Hill in Surrey.” Later in his defense of the Diggers against Ranterism, he makes reference to “we that are called Diggers,” an inclusive phrase with no geographic limiter. One of the most revealing documents, though, about the development of this network is the manifesto of the Digger community in Iver, Buckinghamshire. The community of Iver Diggers were aware that other Diggers had “begun mannuring the Commons in…

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…