Theodore Judah

America was highly dependent on raw materials. Railroads made the commodity of raw materials move faster than ever before since this was a booming industry it obviously had the attention of the government. Railroads during this era were able to unite the country and made more development of the country such as the west more possible. The development of the railroad system was so important that it became an important event in American history the opening of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 was such an historic event that it was even compared to the Suez Canal in Egypt. A man that not only took charge of the transcontinental line, but also made his dreams possible of having a railroad across the Sierra Nevada this man was Theodore Dehone Judah of Central Pacific. During the time when the Central Pacific railroad was opened in June of 1861 the Central Pacific railroad could have almost collapsed but because of public funding it did not fail. President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act on July 1, 1862; this act gave the Central Pacific to expand west from the Missouri river. Another interesting fact is that the Union Pacific already had 100$ million and also had a federal charter. As the government was supposed to give them there loan amount and let them start working the government seemed to be behind this and pushed it “so eager was the federal government to unite the country by rail that the act of 1862 contained essential and generous loan provisions”…

bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Gen 12: 2-3) this is the basis of the Abrahamic covenant, the first covenant made to Israel. This covenant laid the groundwork for Israel’s history. It could be said that the Abrahamic covenant was the highway on which the Messiah would come and the millennial kingdom as well. Through this…

Promise Land. From of old, God has been speaking of the Promise Land. However, when the Israelites enter the earthly Promise Land it is not heavenly Promise Land that one truly seeks for. Sin and suffering are still part of the human experience in the earthly Promise Land, as it does not exist in perfection. Similarly, King Hezekiah is the human Immanuel, but not the divine. Who is the first Immanuel figure King Hezekiah? Before answering this question, it is important to understand the…

writing” (201). Because of this, the placement of this book is recognized in two separate times. According to Mickal, the Hebrew Bible places the book of Joel with the Minor Prophets, after Ezekiel & Hosea but before Amos, while the English and Greek Bible places it after Daniel and Hosea, but before Amos (2004). According to James L. Crenshaw, the prophet is addressing the kingdom of Judah (2008). This chapter focuses on the importance for the elderly to illustrate Judah’s past to the younger…

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,…

The book of Nehemiah was authored by Ezra between 445 and 420 B.C. It records the events of the Jews returning to Jerusalem and rebuilding the wall that once stood strong and protected them from their enemies. Nehemiah started out as the king of Persia’s cup bearer and was eventually commissioned as a governor. Before entering into the leadership of Nehemiah the Jewish people had been exiled for over seventy years, Jerusalem had been completely destroyed, and the temple had been burned in 586…

restored physically and spiritually. Chapter 37 is when Ezekiel is said to walk the valley of dry bones. This is a representation of Israel. God is restoring Israel even though it is dead with life and bringing hope and promise. The bones represent the entire nation of Israel, even though God has cast judgement he also promises to restore Israel and provide them with their homeland. Ezekiel 37: 1-14 is when mankind will have the opportunity to have salvation during the resurrection to God’s…

in Bethlehem, Judah (Castel, 1985, p.87). He grew up the youngest of eight sons of Jesse, and has been linked with the Ammonite royal family (Rogerson, 1999, p.78; 2 Samuel, 10: 1-2; 17:25-7). As a teenager David joined the entourage of Israeli King Saul as a minstrel and harpsichord player. It was during this time period that he first gained notoriety when he defeated the ominous giant Goliath armed with a mere slingshot. In 1 Samuel 18:20-30 it states that with a dowry of 200 Philistine…

KING AHAB Introduction This essay is a description of King Ahab through biblical and extra biblical evidence and the extent to which these sources inform our understating of the bible. The biblical sources will include: Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Spirit Filled Bible, NKJV and Biblegate.com. The extra biblical sources used will be 1 & 2 Kings. NIVAC (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996) and The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopaedia of the Bible. An artist impression of King Ahab BIBLICA TEXT Ahab the son of…

The three key crisis of Israel that the prophetic literature reacts to are the Assyrian, Babylonia, and the Restoration Crisis. The Assyrian Crisis: The fall of the Northern Kingdom. This era consisted of the following factors that involve Assyria’s expansion into the region of Israel and Judah. This increase led to a complex series of alliances between the various kingdoms involved, as well as fighting-Syria Ephraimitic war. The war was Assyria attempts to expand, Syria and Israel allies for…