Yahweh

Reading Ehud became an example of the Israelites’ lead to exile. With the process of disobedience, the story is not surprising as I predicted that the Israelites would expose themselves to wrong influences, leading themselves to disregard God’s commandments and to live how they want to live. While it is true that humans have fallen short of sin, it never gives them or us the excuse to commit sins. Despite what God says to them, the Israelites have become an example of the disobedience of God’s…

Justice and Righteousness in Theological and Contemporary Perspectives in Amos by Alex Prindle God called Amos to prophesy not to his own southern kingdom, but actually to the northern kingdom of Israel, where he was often seen as an imposter. This was very difficult, the people of Israel were not pleased with someone coming into their land and directing them on what to do. Because of this attitude, the people mostly didn’t listen to Amos, and Amos was eventually fed up with the people’s…

Isaiah 43:14-19 God’s Redemption Power There are times when we dwell on our past trials and tribulations, when such occurs God wants us to move forward and focus on him. I know we all can testify to some degree in our lives of the many trials we have all have come through in life. If had not been for the Lord who was on our side where would we be. It was God’s grace and his mercy that overshadowed our problems and his presence that guided us to our victories. We could not come this far without…

While each vary in how they practice their beliefs, all of their religions come back to Abraham. Abraham was a disciple of their respective God(I Am/Yahweh/Allah/Etc), or as some of religions believe, a friend of their God. As one of God’s loyal followers, “Abraham was promised an ancestral transcendence through his descendants and a cultural transcendence through the nation that established itself in…

"My conscious won 't let me go shoot … some poor, hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger; they never lynched me.” Antagonistic, yet honest words from World Boxing Champion Muhammed Ali at his refusal to be enlisted in the U.S Army in 1967. Unlike the previous World Wars that were unquestioned as to America’s involvement; the Vietnam war, even from its onset is one that has held a contentious point of division among many in America…

religion of the country, will things get better for them?” If the answer is “yes,” then it seems that the persecution is solely on religious grounds” (Candelin). So, even if the intentions of the persecutors are not there because they personally hate the Yahweh, the God of is Israelites, I would side with this…

him as timeless, ageless, wise and righteous. Adam, likewise, lived for 930 years (Gen 5:5) in an age when most lived for centuries, each of these men had significant longevity. He lived in a time when men were universally corrupt, so much so that Yahweh (to be referred to henceforth herein as God) said He…

If we are a Christian and do what God commands of us to do, then why do bad things keep happening to us Christians? As Christians we ponder on questions like this. We question why God allows us to suffer. Looking back on scripture is how we get the answer to these difficult questions. Through the book of Job, we can begin to form an answer to the question of why we suffer still. What is being discussed by recounting the story of Job? In other words, what is the point of the book of Job? The…

In today 's culture, when we hear about the World Wars of the 20th Century, we hear about the lives that were lost in combat. We also hear about the infamous Holocaust, where more than 6 million Jews, among others, died during World War II. One such event, like the Holocaust, occurred during World War I. This event is known as “The Forgotten Genocide”, and it took place within the Ottoman Empire. It is estimated that during the early 20th Century, over 1.5 million Christian Armenians in that…

Section 2: Short Answer (5 pts. ea.) Please answer the questions below in 1 or 2 sentences. 1. What is the typological significance of the supper of the lamb in Exodus 12:8-11? The typological significance of the supper of the lamb is that of Christian sanctification. The character of the believer is to align with the character of God, and to “eat” of the lamb in its entirety means to establish a “complete” relationship with Christ, the Lamb of God. 2. How would you answer the apparent…