Robert Moses

The Book of Ruth is often times treated as a book of history for Christians since its setting is around the time of the Book of Judges and gives linage to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, in the Old Testament. But the fundamental meaning of the Book of Ruth is to show a contrast between itself and the book of Judges. In the Book of Judges, the love of God and holding obedience to God’s covenant are taking a backseat to the Hebrews own wants, needs and struggles. But the book of Ruth restores that…

chose to write about Moses is because of his Impact in the Jewish community. In all honesty, he is so great that he expands way beyond Judaism, and reaches into many other religions also. As a child Moses had probably one of the worst child hood stories I have ever heard but still he doesn’t loose faith in his God. Some may argue that he may have been chosen at birth to carry out the word of God. “One traditional story tells that when he was a child, sitting on Pharaoh's knee, Moses took the…

Narrative ethics is the idea that a person is within a story that he or she should follow (Wilkens, 2011). Christian narrative ethics hold this same idea; however, it follows the story of God and Christianity. The narrative of Christianity is the point of ethics and therefore, cannot be separated. Stanley Hauweras believes strongly in Christian ethics as the main narrative ethics. He claims that ethics cannot be separated from the theology and points to new ideas as proof. Precis Hauerwas…

Anastasia Jakub Mr. Snader Old Testament Bible April 6 2017 In this essay I will be explaining what the Ten Commandments meant to the Israelites when they first received them, how we interpret the Ten Commandments today, I will also be giving several examples of how we interpret them today. The Ten Commandments were ten beneficial laws that were given to show us how to create a better life and please God. God gave to the israelites to help them live a better life and please God…

Why God not gods? The great prophets of the Old Testament are particular lucid and ironical in exposing the intrinsic illogicality of idolatry. And everybody, reasonable or exaggerate from the Hebrew to the Greek Iconoclasts, and from the Moslem Caliphs to the English Roundheads , has always applied, rightly or wrongly, what I may call this a joke of the Old Testament; that mere idolatry is idiotic in itself. Why is idolatry wrong? Above all, why is idolatry funny? The Hebrew Prophet saw the…

The book of Hebrews is a letter written by an anonymous author offering guidance in God’s ways. Similar to the letter’s of Paul, such as that to the Galatians where he offered explanation to God’s ways, therefore delineating their flaws, this letter serves to delineate not only guidance but also to point out flaws and the results of inequity. As distinction can be made between these to letters as the letter to the Galatians is directed to group of people residing in one same city; in the…

honor it must have been to be chosen by God to lead God's chosen people out of bondage, and into the Promised Land. Moses must have been very brave, and commanding in order to carry out such an enourmeous task as that. What a priveledge! If God were not the Great and powerful Being that He is. He would have needed someone very brave and commanding, but since He is; He chose Moses. Moses; a middle-aged shephard, slow in speech, and a runaway from Egypt because of a murder he commited in his…

monotheism, meaning they believed in one god and this god was known as Yahweh. They also did not believe in life after death, so they did everything they could do to live a good life while they were still alive. The Torah is a guidebook that was given to Moses by Yahweh, so that he and his people would have instructions on how to live a good life. The Hebrews started monotheism, and Yahweh was the one god they believed in. The Torah’s lessons can be seen on paintings called Frescos located…

Septuagint The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism. The word that should be highlighted in this statement is history. For something to have historical significance to a religion like Judaism, it must be important in the religion’s past and should relate to human affairs. The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism because it is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, resulting in the understanding and sharing…

The announcement that particularly strikes me the most what Ex 2: 24 “So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” This particular passage strikes me the most because God didn’t forget his people, hearing their cries for help to set them free from bondage. God could have easily ignored their groaning, but remember his promise with those before the Israelites he took notice of them. This passage implies that God was for the poor because it was the…