of the New Testament. In most prophetic literature the judgment of God upon Israel appears to be related more or less to their fidelity to the Mosaic covenant. The post-exilic community sought to reform this behavior behind leaders like Ezra and Nehemiah. By the time of events recorded in the New Testament the Jews are depicted as very zealous for the ways of YHWH and the Mosaic covenant. It appears that Jesus‟ condemnation of his people is basically a way of telling them “You can‟t win for…
In a time of monsters, myths, and mighty men, warriors needed to stay true to their friends and leaders. Men like Beowulf and Hrothgar knew that loyalty to God would make their people prosper. Nehemiah 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: (The Holy Bible). By showing loyalty to their leader, the men acted out their view of Christ’s loyalty to them. But why did the Danes…
separate people. Even at the time of the return to the land, Ezra emphasized separation from non-Jews, even husbands and wife (perhaps the story of Phineas is a Scribal story to enforce a then contemporary Jewish purity). The books of Ezra and Nehemiah boast of cleansing themselves from everything foreign, yet these books with their commands to kill, commit ethnic cleansing, institutionalize segregation, and to hate and fear other races and religion are a part of our Scripture…
17:14). With just those few short points, and including the plethora of other times that the Old Testament stated that Moses was the writer of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua such as in Judges, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Daniel, it becomes clear how significant Moses was and how much of salvation he represented as the author of the beginning of it…
him to become Prime Minister of Israel leading the country to a victorious establishment of a state. Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1922. Throughout Rabin’s childhood he was raised in a Zionist household by his parents, Rosa and Nehemiah Rabin who were Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants. As a child, he excelled in school and had a promising future. As a teenager, Rabin joined the Palmach which was the “underground” army and the commanding force of the Yishuv and was a soldier for 27…
black boy who was good at quail hunting and dreamed of being a cowboy. Joshua’s mom, Kissee, was a slave before the war and worked for a man named Mr. Muhlen. Joshua was a drag in the trail and he wrote a journal for his mom daily. Joshua’s dad, Nehemiah, was born free and was in the Union Army. He taught Joshua how to shoot, read, and write. Mr. Muhlen was the owner of the ranch and believed it was a good idea for Joshua to go on the trail, even as a black…
Summary Those who are for arming teachers believe that having armed staff members within schools will prevent school shooters from targeting the establishments (Gunter). Those against the idea state that it could cause more problems, especially for black and latino children, due to racial bias (Scott). Those for the idea of arming teachers also mention that it could prevent casualties at schools in areas where it will take the police a longer time to arrive (Gunter). Those against arming…
Entertainment now-a-days has gone crazy. “A nationally representative study found that the average American 8-to-18 years old [plays] video games for 13.2 hours per week.”1 An “average American worker spends nearly $1,100/year on coffee.”2 This is just two of the many statistics that show how much entertainment we as Americans enjoy. We can also find places in the Bible were they had times of entertainment. In Mark 6:21, we find Herod celebrating his birthday. “And when a convenient day was…
SYNOPTIC GOSPELS Study on the Gospel of Luke “Luke 19:1-10” Submitted by Finny Achankunju Submitted to Pr. Parimal Christian Jameson School of Theology A Study on Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus - “The Tax Collector” The passage for today’s thought is from Luke 19: 1 to 10 Background – Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is one of four Gospels in the Holy Bible and is the third book presented in the New Testament. The author of this Gospel, Luke, was an associate of the Apostle Paul and…
resulting in a total period of 490 years (seventy times seven)” . The 70 weeks are divided into three periods: 7 weeks (49 years) since King of Persia issued a decree in the month of Nisan (April) 445 BC (Nehemiah 2: 1, 5-8), to restore and build Jerusalem. Chapters 4-6 of the book of Nehemiah illustrate how the prophecy of re-establishing the plaza and walls would be fulfilled, even in troublesome times. There are a number of imperative essentials about the first section of this prediction.…