Nineveh

Starting from the Garden of Eden, and continuing throughout our existence, God has repeatedly revealed to mankind His expectations, and the consequences of trespass against Him. He has clearly given rules to follow, and laws to abide by; First to Adam and Eve, then to every generation that has followed. He has also continually given us a clear and defined way out of sin, and back into a relationship with Him. In Leviticus, God “…established laws for proper covenant worship and for ritual…

Christ’s life as Jesus also slept through a fierce storm that his disciples thought would sink their boat (Luke 8:22-25). Lessons: A. No one can outwit or manipulate God to one’s own human purposes. Jonah’s attempt to guarantee his own desired end for Nineveh by disobeying God resulted in the exact opposite outcome which Jonah anticipated. WHAT IS PLANNED FOR EVIL, GOD TURNS AROUND FOR GOOD. B. Jonah’s disobedience was not at all an act of rebellion against God. Jonah fully expected to die…

Describing progressive sanctification and the three steps of change can be challenging no matter who the audience is. Place an adolescent girl recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction into your audience and the challenge has been increased exponentially. Yet, one must remember as fervently as we work to spread the Gospel in a way for all to understand, it is still the work of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 12:3b, ESV). Today’s audience is Jaime, a Native American 16 year old girl from…

The Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy in the New Testament Ever since the beginning of Christianity, there has been the age-old debate between some Christian scholars concerning the interpretation of the Old Testament (OT) prophecy in the New Testament (NT), and whether or not such interpretation is valid. Perhaps, such disagreement might be the reason for the various sects of Christianity and why some of the Jewish faith still holds true to the OT belief system. Notwithstanding, one fact…

three kings are Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal. These three kings ruled over the Assyrian empire for the last 80 or so years of its existence. At the peak of the Assyrian empire, its influence stretched all the way from the capital city of Nineveh, to northern Egypt. The world had never before seen such a large and powerful empire and such a skilled and experienced…

Mission Command: Visualize Pablo A. Picacio Master Leader Course Mission Command: Visualize General Petraeus used the concept of visualization of mission command during the seizure of Mosul as the 101st Airborne Division entered Mosul, Iraq. Visualization is the mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach; by which the force will achieve that end state (pg. 1-4) The end state of General Petraeus…

While the comparison of Old Testament theology may seem somewhat contradictory or unrelated to many fields of study, with careful consideration for the essence of the Old Testament, one may come to find that the study of the Old Testament can be enhanced by his or her field or that his or her field may be enhanced by studying the Old Testament. The field of psychology in comparison to the Old Testament can be considered in this way too because the Old Testament provides examples as well as is…

Babylonians) The prophet Nahum prophesied that Assyria would be destroyed (630 BC) Babylon, one of the cities ruled by the Assyrians rebelled (625 BC) During 612 BC, the Assyrians were destroyed The Babylonians and the Medes from what is now Iran destroyed Nineveh the capital of the Assyrian Empire. So the Assyrian Empire came to an end. However the Babylonians then began to conquer the peoples previously ruled by the Assyrians. The Babylonians created their own empire to replace the Assyrian…

the gods the first king being Tukulti-Ninurta I in c. 1225 . Sennacherib abandoned his father’s new city of Dur-Sharrukin and moved the capital to Nineveh, which he handsomely restored. The famous Hanging Gardens, which traditionally have been attributed to Babylon, are now thought by some scholars to have actually been Sennacherib’s creation at Nineveh. His reign was marked largely by his campaigns against Babylon and the revolts against Assyrian rule led by a tribal chief named…

Footsteps of an army of soldiers march outside your door. Most people have ran from the town in fear of ISIS taking over. Any hope of escape vanishes when realization of having no escape hits. There is nothing to do except hide; hide and wait for some hope of an opportunity to leave the town. Christians in the Middle East are being tortured, crucified, and raped for believing in Jesus Christ. They are living martyrs for the Lord. ISIS is a radical muslim group who persecutes anyone who does not…