Prophet

The Shawnee Prophet by R. David Edmund is a book to tell the story of Tenskwatawa’s life and the way he believed he was leading his people, the Shawnee. Edmund researched a lot about the Shawnee people and why the Shawnee Prophet was the leading figure. I think one of the main themes from this book is the importance of Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh to the Shawnee people. Tenskwatawa, formally known as Lalawethika was a drunk until he was in a coma and when he woke up he believed he seen a vision. And…

The Power of God Through Abinadi The story of Abinadi is one of the most intriguing lessons taught in the Book of Mormon. From teaching the priests about the ten commandments to being burned alive by the order of King Noah, Abinadi never denied the spirit nor the power of God. Throughout the few scriptures of Mosiah, we are taught detailed information from the Law of Moses, ten commandments, and Jesus Christ’s atonement and resurrection. Abinadi prophesied that Christ is both the Father and the…

However, is meaning the same joy that we find in our passage the same as the meaning in English? The English words joy and rejoice are the same word in Hebrew. The Hebrew word for joy and rejoice is simha, meaning to be in a state of happiness. As we can see there is a difference in meaning although minimal. For us the word joy is expressed in the action we compare it to, therefore, if the action is passed our joy is passed. However, for Isaiah joy or rejoice was the state that God promised that…

The Meaning Inside the Head (A Discussion on the themes of Macbeth's Soliloquy of Act, Scene 5.) The final act of Macbeth is an intense act that involves many different big events. First Lady Macbeth has gone completely crazy, and ends up killing herself from her mental illness. Macbeth finds this out, and also was informed about Malcolm and Macduff, with thousands of English military men were coming to end his life and take the throne back. In act 5, scene 5, Macbeth is starting to…

The Syro-Ephraimitic War occurred in the eighth century B.C.E. This was of heavy concern for Ahaz because it presented a clear and present danger to his kingdom from attack by Syria and Israel (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Isaiah’s advice for Ahaz was to pay no attention to these threats. “Instead, he counseled, “Take heed, be quiet, do not fear,” for the little tyrants threatening him would soon vanish” (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p. 216). Isaiah tells King Ahaz that he must ask God for a sign…

Isaiah Berlin was a Russo-British Jewish social and political theorist and a historian of ideas. He was born June 6, 1909 in Riga, Latvia. He was the son of a successful timber merchant and land owner. His family moved to St. Petersburg where he was an eyewitness to the Russian Revolution. His family then emigrated in 1921 to London where the family had business interests. As a young boy, Isaiah was known as Shaya and had his bar mitzah. In his high school years he attended St. Paul’s in London…

Throughout both the book The Shawnee Prophet and the movie, Last of the Mohicans, we see a few very similar themes displayed and some differences shown throughout each as well. As we read The Shawnee Prophet we see the racial conflict between the two opposing sides and how this causes struggles throughout the novel. Along with that, we see the westward movements of whites into the Natives territory. In both the movie and the novel, we see the way the Indians play the Whites in order to gain a…

Sunni and Shia. Split soon after the death of the prophet Muhammad over who should lead 3 the Muslim Community. They have co-existed for centuries and share many fundamental beliefs and practices. Shia claim the right to Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad, and his descendants to lead the Islamic Community. Sunni venerate all the prophets mention in the Koran, but particularly the prophet Muhammad as the final prophet. From Lebanon to Syria to Iraq and Pakistan,…

December 21, 2012 was said to be the end of our days because the Mayan calendar ended on that day. But we are now in February of 2016, three years after that date. So what happened? Why are we still here if the end of the world was supposed to happen a little over three years ago? There is no right answer to these questions, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and most people will base their decision on the religion that they are practicing. Jews believed that we have been living in the…

After researching material on Daniel 9:24-27, I will write an exegetical/expositional research paper detailing my own verse-by-verse, point-by-point interpretation of this important prophetic text. In this paper I will describe my own approach to Daniel’s Prophecy of Seventy Weeks. To support my thoughts, I also interact with the various approaches that have been suggested by individual commentators and broader eschatological/theological systems. Specifically, I will be sure to describe the…