Robert Moses

In order to understand the true meaning of the Bible, it is necessary for one understands the overall contextual story of the bible. The story of the Bible consists of God's promises to a man named Abraham, and the process through which God fulfills those three promises. The story begins when God made the universe. He created the Heavens and the Earth and then he filled the Earth with his creations. These included the sun and the stars, and the flora and the fauna, but most importantly, God…

The Bible is the instructions of God given to Christians and followers of Jesus Christ. The Bible is consisted of sixty-six books written by nearly forty authors. Through those authors, readers are taught there is four acts of the Bible; the creation, the fall, the redemption, and the restoration. The Bible records many covenants between human beings. The making of covenants often included signs as well. A covenant is a binding agreement or contract between God and his people. Most significant…

Power (noun) possession of control, authority, or influence over others. Napoleon is the unanimously elected leader of Animal Farm and uses his power for lots of bad rather than good. He uses the animal’s inability to read and their foolish minds to get away with unfair deeds against them. The system of checks and balances would help eliminate Napoleon’s abuse of power when he made deals and trades with the farmers, when he executed the animals, and when he slept on Jones’ bed. First, the…

1. What did the Lord say to Noah after he had done all that God had commanded him? a. Come into the ark you and all your household b. Preach unto this wicked and perverse generation c. Fill the ark with food and provisions and every living thing. Gen. 6:22 -7:1 a 2. Why did God tell Noah and his house to enter the ark? a. Because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation b. For the rain begins the end of all living beings here. c. For through…

In the first passage Jeremiah begins his lament by crying out to God for protection. Jeremiah knows that the words he speaks do not fall kindly on the people of Israel. Simply preaching in the name of the Lord could get Jeremiah killed. Jeremiah is the object of an assassination plot, so he prays to his God for protection. He shows that he has immense trust in the Lord and trusts God with his life. In the second passage, 15: 10-21, there is another plea to God. In both of these passages…

Judaism is considered to be the first monotheistic religion. It is one of the oldest religions existing today. Like many religions, Judaism began with a patriarch. Around 2,000 BC, Judaism was founded by a man named Abraham who was considered to be the ‘Father of the Jewish people’ whom lived in Mesopotamia. At the time, most people were polytheistic but the Jewish people believed in one God who they referred to as Yahweh. The Jews believed that God made a covenant with Abraham which…

Jacob’s wrestling match with the “man” is symbolic of a much larger theme and meaning throughout the story. The fact that Jacob fights well in the match, and seems to “draw” the man symbolizes that God respects him and that Jacob is very close to God. In the story, the “man” that Jacob fights is also revealed to have many forms. This is because Jacob asks the man for a blessing and the “man” changes his name, which is something that only the LORD can do. Furthermore, earlier in Genesis God…

In 722 B.C.E. Israel was taken over by the Assyrians, a group of people greatly influenced by the Mesopotamian culture of Babylon, but there were about forty thousand survivors. These survivors were sent into exile in Babylonia, which is a time commonly known as the Babylonian Captivity. After the Persians defeated the Babylonians, in 538 B.C.E., King Cyrus the Great allowed the exiled people to return to Jerusalem. At this time, the exiles started redefining their beliefs and practices. This…

Describe the structure of a covenant, and use God’s covenant with Moses as an example (Page 84, #2; 3 Marks) The covenant structure consists of the preamble, the historical prologue, the submission, the witness as well as the blessings and curses. The following traits is displayed in the covenant made by God and Moses at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19:3-8). A treaty usually begins with the name, titles and attributes of both parties making the agreement (the preamble). The relationship between the two…

public speaking Aaron was always ready to talk to a crowd. In fact Aaron was practically born for the spotlight. God used Aaron in big ways, one of them being that Aaron was the very first High Priest of Israel. (Mandel 1)Although he was brother to Moses, a much more famous and well known name, Aaron was a key person in God’s plan. We see the major impact Aaron’s life made on others through Aaron talking to Pharaoh and the people of Israel, talking to God on Mount Sinai, and making the golden…