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Introduction There is a constant theme of the presence of God in the Old Testament in which God attempts to show His people (the Israelites) His law and how to live by them. Idolatry, one of the largest problems amongst the Israelites in the old testament and many of the letters of Paul to the churches in the new testament are proof that this is an ongoing issue Them Exodus is the second book of the Old Testament through which God’s fulfilment of promises to past generations are communicated…

The background to Exodus is the presence of God as the people of Israel journey toward the promise land. There are many signs to the people of God’s presence. The setting is at Mt. Sinai, as the Lord meets with Moses to reveal the covenantal law for the Israelites (Harrelson, 2013, p. 85). Thunder, lightning, darkness, and fire are signs to the Israelites that God is close. God would save Israel from Egypt to bring them into a new relationship with himself (Varughese, 2006, p. 83). The Gospel…

illegitimate child of Hester Prynne, was depicted as awkward and difficult. Even with these not directly being sins, the continuation of these characteristics in a child can lead to disobedience and disrespect. Which in the bible is addressed in the Ten Commandments, in presenting children with the reward of a longer life in turn for respect and obedience towards their parents. But with her being a child that had not yet reached the age of accountability her sins were reflective of her…

God announced his will for the aspects of Israelite life’s. The God who has the power over history refuses to only be seen as religion, but instead wants to claim rule over his creation . The inquisition of law now comes into play in the form of the Ten Commandments. As these commandments came from God himself, they are therefore God’s law, they order the world as judged as right by God. This is seen as an act of graciousness in the way of Israel not needing to guess how to follow God and his…

According to one of the Ten Principles of Economics, a country’s standard of living depends on its capacity to produce goods and services. Of course, there are a variety of variables involved in this process but some of them are of critical importance to increase the level of productivity of a nation. One of these critical variables is education, education can be interpreted as in investment on human capital. Education will provide better and more prepared workers. These workers will represent a…

Hester Prynne and John Proctor are two characters that are from very well know pieces of literature. Hester is from The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Proctor from The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. Even though these two characters are from different stories they have more in common than the reader may realize. Hester and Proctor have both committed the sin of adultery. Hester had a child out of wedlock and Proctor had an affair with his servant, Abigail. Through both of…

The depiction of events, personalities and situations within an individual’s envisaged society or political regime can be proved throughout a vast amount of texts within the period of war, controversial leadership and society. Brave New World is a dystopian science fiction novel that not only explores the impact of a unique type totalitarianism on the individual but also reflects the ambivalence towards our paradoxical twofold heritage of technology and primitivism through politically…

The Third Commandment: Thou shalt always remember your multiple audiences. • The Second Commandment: Though shalt ways follow up and follow through. • The First Commandment: Though shalt always treat people with respect and dignity (Bies, 2012). The ten commandments of Forbes are great examples of how all employees would like to be treated and should be treated throughout their working career. An employee wants to be know that they are respected and that there is hope for the future as changes…

Both the pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Vladimir Putin use fear and propaganda to stay in power. Animal Farm is an allegory meant to represent the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917. The book is about animals who overtake their farm to run it themselves. They eventually fall under the leadership of a pig named Napoleon who often deceives the animals in order to maintain power. The book highlights the ignorance of the animals who end up just as they were in the beginning of the…

What is the basis of or the act of being justified? In other words, why do we need it? The purpose for the need of justification is important and is what should spur anyone into wanting to completely surrender their life to Christ. The reason that people need justification is so that they can have freedom from their human nature, which is the need to want to sin all of the time. Whether a person actually wants to sin or not is not the point, the point is that no matter what a person says they…