Nehemiah

I. Circumcision The word circumcision is a medical term meaning to remove the foreskin of (a male). Circumcision is also the removal of part of the clitoris for (females). However, Circumcise first appears in the Old Testament in Genesis 17:11; God told Abram that he will be circumcised in the flesh as a way to show his covenant with the Lord. In the Old Testament circumcision was done with a sharp flint stone. It wasn’t just for the Israelites, but it also was for the foreigners and servants.…

Cranberry juice & Cinnamon rolls Cranberry juice is just juice. Cinnamon rolls are just a delicious breakfast food, to some people. For me, it’s a walk up the stairs, smelling the icing melt inside the oven,wearing strawberry shortcake pajamas, and listening to Roger Rabbit playing in the distance. Walking upstairs with my small feet stomping on the cold hardwood floors. Watching my grandma take the cinnamon rolls out of the oven and putting them in a baby blue plate, she puts them on the…

place, or even an event. So in the Bible, designations attached to names of people tell more about who they are, what they do, and perhaps why they do what they do. Thus, the “labels are attached indicating work or worth such as Elijah the Tishbite, Nehemiah the king’s cupbearer, John the Baptist, James the Lord’s brother and Luke the beloved…

The sermons delivered by Johnathon Edwards, and Mark Sterling differ in many areas, that is a given. Mr. Sterling could do the same sermon as Edwards and it would still be different. One my ask, "How are they different if the sermon is the exact same word for word"? Well, there are quite a few ways it would be different, for example, the time period, the audience, the place at which it is given, and more important how the sermon is delivered. Speeches, and sermons are remembered more by how they…

men and was presided over by the High Priest. Both Pharisees and Sadducees served on the Sanhedrin. This court can only be traced back to about 200 B.C.; yet, it likely had its beginning as the Jerusalem city council during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah; about 430 B.C.. The Sanhedrin, with the approval of the Roman government, had all authority over the Jews, including the death sentence; however, only the Roman government could execute capital punishment. The Sanhedrin met daily except on…

Edward Wagner and his colleagues introduced the chronic care model to propose a more comprehensive model to improve the current health care system at the time; with the increase of chronic conditions exceeding acute and infectious diseases as the major causes of death in the US, and the overall costs these conditions have placed on the system. In a nutshell, “this model applies equally to the prevention as to the treatment of chronic disease, both of which require helping patients to change the…

A Bat Mitzvah is the celebration of a Jewish girl’s coming of age. When a girl reaches the age of 12, it is expected that they become a ‘daughter of the commandment’. This means that they become responsible for observing the commandments and to know right from wrong. As a Jewish Girl, it is important to reflect on the most influential women in the Tanak and seek guidance from their actions and decisions. The focus of this article is one woman from the Tanak who displays virtues that are…

the kings of Judah who reigned from 792 B.C. until 687 B.C (Hays, 2010, p. 96). Isaiah gave the Israelites hope when he prophesied for them to return back to Babylon. The prophecy sustained faith and hope to the Israelites, especially Ezra and Nehemiah (Radmacher,…

than your ancestors” (Deuteronomy 30:5). “But if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name” (Nehemiah 1:9). On the basis of scripture, the period of the three Patriarchs have been placed in the early second millennium BC, and the first Kingdom of Israel was established…

Nehemiah Walls Oct. 14, 2016 History 395 The Arising of Feminist China through Communism Traditional versus unconventional, which school of thought would win in China, and why would one even take this thought into consideration? To understand the personal plights and woman to continue in the advancements of society as a whole and Chinese communist understood that reality. In contrast, the Nationalist of China only focused of the unification and expelling of foreign influences from China and…