Temple in Jerusalem

Jeremiah was a priest by birth; he was from priestly household of Hilkiah at Anathoth (Jer. 1:1 NKJV). The meaning of his name was uncertain, it may mean “may Yahweh lift up”, “throw”, or “establish” (Bible Dictionary, 2003: 882). He was ordained by God to be a prophet before his birth (v.5 NKJV), he was humanly reluctant but he was divinely empowered by God (vv.8, 9 NKJV) and commissioned to predict destruction and restoration (v. 10 NKJV) (Believer’s Bible Commentary, 1985:999). Even though he…

INTRODUCTION The book of Daniel contains many prophecies of both the future of the nation of Israel and of the Second Advent of Christ. In order to fully understand the significance of the events recorded; the date of the book must be determined. While the liberal theologians believe that Daniel was written in the second century B.C. most conservative scholars hold to a sixth century B.C. date of writing. This dating is imperative due to the copious references in Daniel to Antiochus Epiphanes,…

Motivation Traditional theories of personality are structural accounts of behavior and behaviorists look at past and present behaviors and do not refer to internal structures to account for behavior (Phelps, 2015). Strategies, plans, goals, values, and other constructs, are considered characteristic adaptations that are mainly associated with motivational aspects (McAdams & Olson, 2010). According to many personality psychologists, people are self-regulating and organize their lives around…

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…

invasion of Jerusalem by the Crusaders on June 6, 1009, led to the crowning of Baldwin I and Baldwin II. Cooperation between Byzantines and Franks led to the redecoration of the interior during 1165 till 1169. This event had been recorded by the Greek inscription on the north transept of the Church of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity also survived destruction during the Mamluk as well as Ottoman periods. The marble in the church was burglarized by Ottomans. It now can be found at the…

"It acquired its name from the giant bronze statue that Nero had commissioned of himself to resemble the Colossus at Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." The Romans used different materials in building this amphitheatre. They made concrete by mixing volcanic materials with stone, sand and limestone. Other materials used were marble, travertine, tuff, tile, bricks, cement and lime. These materials were “very durable, as is shown by the present condition of the blocks in the…

simple “crime”. The crime was when Jesus stood up for his beliefs and decided to do the right thing and drive out the merchants and all of their sacrifices out of the Temple. Jesus stated in Matthew 21:13, “My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers”. According to Linder when Jesus came through Jerusalem it was during the time of the celebration of Passover. During this time of high tension it did not take much to provoke the Roman officials. When it came…

Ezra is a scribe and a priest, and when he arrived in Judea, he found the Temple rebuilt but the people's spirit lives in ruin. The Israelites had intermarried with the people from surrounding nations and had begun to follow their Gods instead of remaining faithful to the Lord. In his mind, Ezra considered intermarriage to be a sin, he sincerely expressed shame on it. Ezra feared the consequences that being married to a pagan would incline his people (the chosen people of God, the Holy seed)…

Overall Roman gods were better behaved and more dignified than those of the Greeks. Romans also believed in other cultures (local gods) surrounding their territory. The Senate decided to introduce statues to honor their gods, in addition, build a temple, The Pantheon. Emperors were as well recognized as a god so therefore they also worshiped the emperors. Having a polytheistic belief, Romans established a rule of tolerating different religious practices. Jews in the Roman Empire was…

1st century Palestine was a special time for the Jewish faith, after the death of Jesus, and as much as they didn't like it Christianity was on the rise. However this wasn't the only thing, Judaism at this time was spawning all new sub-genres of faith. They split into four groups: The Pharisees, The Sadducees, The Zealots, and The Essenes. They all believed in YHWH, but they had different ideas and ways of how to praise him. The Pharisees, which translates to separated ones in Hebrew, are known…