Song of Solomon

future lineage. The divine adoption that God puts forth as foreseeing the future not only affects David but affects his people making it interrelated; the people have no idea there will be an heir but once it is evident that it was God’s choice in Solomon, David’s future child, reigning then there is a stronger belief in God by the people as well. The people must trust in God’s choice that he wanted David to have a son to continue his bloodline whether people favored David as king, or not. This…

The name “Zechariah” means “the Lord (Jehovah) remembers.” In the Old Testament this name is used over twenty-nine times. Zechariah was a postexilic prophet during the restoration from Babylon. He was born in Babylon from a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem with some 50,000 other exiles. Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel he was both prophet and priest. Jewish tradition credits him with being one of the Great Synagogue, a body which is thought to have gathered and preserved the sacred writings…

Thus, what happens when we die? I think that the answer to this question is the key to answer the question, what is the purpose of life. Kreeft states five reasons as to why Ecclesiastes (Solomon) believes that everything under the sun is vain. These five things are; the sameness and indifference of all things, death as the certain and final end of life, time as a cycle of endless repetition, evil as the perennial and unsolvable problem,…

O Come, O Come Immanuel “O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel” These words float through the speakers of the radio, church and department store this Advent season. They speak to the desire in the hearts of Christians who wait for Jesus to come again. However, these words hold deeper meaning than the birth and second coming of Christ. The prophesy of the Immanuel…

mere boy, according to Jewish legend, barely 12 years old his name is Solomon. Solomon's mother Bathsheba approaches the frail king's bedside and she said unto him “my lord you swore to your servant by the lord your God saying your son Solomon shall succeed me as king and shall sit on my throne.” (first king 1:17). David has many sons that wants to inherit the throne, but he fulfill Bathsheba's wishes and the David announce Solomon as the KIng of Israel. This announcement created a rage even…

& McEntire, 2012). It is believed by several scholars that the Instruction of Amenemope influenced the book of Provides due to the Egyptian wife of Solomon. The knowledge of the Amenemope by Solomon’s chief wife could have played an important role in the development of Israelite wisdom. There are others who would argue the wisdom God blessed Solomon with actually influenced the Egyptians as they wrote the Instruction of Amenemope (Got Questions, n.d.). Additionally, others have argued the…

Reflection Paper on the Book of Solomon The Book of Solomon is also known as the Book of Wisdom, is included among the have no part of the Hebrew Bible. This book is not recognized as a canonical book according to the Jews. In comparison with all the other wisdom books, the Book of Solomon takes a different turn; it does refer to Solomon as a wise king, either is there any information about author. The social context is dominate and it is composed in the Greek. The Book of Solomon is believed…

Meri Brown is one of Kody Brown's four wives on the hit TLC show Sister Wives. You would think this means it is obvious that she supports polygamy, but something was just revealed that has everyone wondering a bit about Meri and what is going on with her. All About the Tea actually shared that Meri Brown has been found supporting a charity that actually helps women who are trying to escape polygamy and move on. This was a few years ago, but a lot of people didn't know about it. Meri has always…

Although 2nd Kings and 2nd Chronicles both relay the accounts of how Manasseh sinned against God, several key differences portray an alternate meaning for a separate audience and purpose. 2nd Kings 21:10 and 2nd Chronicles 33:9 both share with the audience how Manasseh’s wickedness surpassed all the Amorites who had ruled before him, and his role in making Judah sin with his idols. After this point, both divert in opposite directions with Chronicles adding how Manasseh was deported to Babylon,…

In the beginning was the genesis of creation, where had God moved by his spirit to create the Heavens, Earth, and mankind for a companionship with one of his own image. God wanted a relationship based on freewill for the product of true love. But the free will of mankind resulted in the fall from the grace of God. Because of God’s love, we can see the movement of God throughout history to reconcile the relationship between God and mankind back into right standing. The movement shows a trajectory…