Moses

In the first chapter of Micah we read, “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;I will destroy all her images. (Micah 1:6-7)” We see that God is promising judgment against Samaria and Jerusalem because of their sinful ways. Hays talks about how there were certain people who were, “…defrauding people of…

1. Who was Jeremiah and during what time did he minister (Jeremiah 1:3)? Jeremiah was called by God to be a prophet to Judah. Jeremiah was from a priestly family from the small town of Anathoth near Jerusalem. The prophet received the word of the Lord in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign. It has been reported that he received his call from God to be a prophet before he was born. This prophet continued his work until Jerusalem and the cities people were exiled. 2. What other kings did…

When observing the Hebrew Scriptures, one major theme prevalent in the Book of Genesis is deception. Throughout Genesis, many of the Lord’s prophets or “chosen people,” lie, trick, and deceive people into getting what they want. Whenever the Lord’s prophets deceive people, they are committing an act of sin. As the Ninth Commandment clearly states, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). Therefore, it would make sense for the Lord to punish the prophets. However,…

Form: The author, first, calls upon God by His vocative name of Elohim. Second, he makes his complaint known about how the other nations have taken precedence over the Israelites or “the heathen are come into thine inheritance” (KJV). Third, he makes pleas to Yahweh to change their disasters in v. 5-6. Fourth, the author pleas for Yahweh to act on their behalf in v. 9-10. Finally, he ends by giving praise and trust in God to take care of His people in v.13. v.1— “God, the heathen are come into…

In this video a team attempts to rebuild the flood boat of Noah, utilizing inscriptions from ancient clay tablets. From the book of genius of the bible, God asked Noah to build a boat. It is stated that this was a platform for ultimate disasters. But they questioned where did the idea come from, Based on antique tablet, far older than the bible it retailing a story far different than that of Noah’s. The idea is that of a basket boat, to recreate this vessel they travelled to marsh lands of…

12) Sending a great man into a famine filled country seems wrong. I know that he has this glorious plan for later. I am just bothered that he had to pretend his wife was his sister, not ok. You sent this man here to do all these great things and mean come on. 13) There was plagues to get rid of a bad Pharaoh? Than boom Abram is rich as can be. Just raise your eyes and look this is all yours and your babies. 14) Something that was confusing in the bible was when 20 names of kings are listed. I…

When reading books from the Old Testaments it is easy to want to skip over them. They are full of turmoil and judgement. But when taking a closer look there are some major themes that emerge. Even today these themes are noticeable. We see the themes of Idolatry, social injustices, and religious ritualism. It is easy to assume that these are all issues from the bible times only, but they are very present in today’s society. Israel struggled to worship God, if they couldn't see him how…

When Paul says All Israel will be saved, he is talking about the new Israel founded under Jesus Christ. All Israel refers to both, Israelite and Gentiles. When God first revealed himself to Abraham he said “Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: You’ll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I’m making you the father of many nations.” but Abraham's Descendents is did not spread the word of god to other nations but…

As a spokesman for God, one of the prophet’s primary duties were to speak God’s message to the people. Isaiah and Daniel both would come into influencing different nations and teaching the people about God. Isaiah would impact Israel, becomes a politician, and would even go to die for his beliefs. Daniel would be captured by the Babylon army, and would later be thrown in a lion’s den for refusing to pray to another god. Isaiah and Daniel would influence nations, see visions, and being willing to…

Judges 17 opens with a story of the questionable nature of Micah’s ethics as the author immediately introduces Micah as the one whom stole his mother’s silver. For that matter, all characters in the story have morality issues. “The narrator presents only undesirable characters, whose words and deeds complement each other.” Micah steals the silver, his mother allows the returned silver to be formed into an idol, and the Levite accepts Micah’s worship practices of the LORD and idols. The…