Yahweh

In chapter 18 Abraham is tending to business when suddenly the LORD (Yahweh) appears to him. Verse two says, “behold three men were standing opposite him”. Angels, including pre-incarnate appearances of Christ, often appear to look like men. Usually it’s taught that the angels take on the “appearance” of men. But there is…

There are a lot of correlations between the movie we just watched “The Chosen”, and the history of Judaism. The notion of a chosen people descended from Noah to Abraham, Moses, and David. Some examples of that are henotheism, Changing Abram’s name to Abraham, circumcision, and the Promise of Progeny. With Moses it was the covenant of law and love. David with being the “son” of God, and him being the first Messiah. The Jewish had 613 commandments while the Gentiles have 10. Being chosen means you…

Introduction The story of Hannah, found in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10, is often used as a sermon topic on Mother’s Day. While this extraordinary woman of the Scriptures personifies ideal motherhood, her prayer for a son and subsequent psalm of thanksgiving is indeed a splendid model today for a person’s petitions and response. In the Old Testament, Hannah’s prayer is the only prayer from a women. In fact, “until that point men did all liturgical speaking and prayer publicly, for the entire community,…

It was April 20th, 2016; Good Friday. A day where all Christians sit and ponder about what Christ did for us. As a family after the 40 days of Fasting, we too sat down to ponder on things we meditated on. Before starting the Lent Days of Fasting we usually write down a list of things of do's and don'ts and what as a family we want God to do for us. We also have our own individual list which we meditate in our quite times. It has been a norm in our family for the past 22years and has never…

In the book of Leviticus, Israelite generation following those died in the dessert was given The Law before they entered the promised land. It is in that Law that we find another clue supporting the likelihood that Noah was sodomized. Both Leviticus 18 and 20 establish laws forbidding sexual interaction between familial relationships. In Leviticus 18:3, God begins by saying, “You shall not do what is done… in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.” The…

individual emotions, and events in the public sphere.2 This provides the idea that Joseph has a greater purpose of continuing a theme of forgiveness and reconciliation throughout the book of Genesis. In Genesis it is shown time and time again that Yahweh is a very forgiving God and not only that but he expects his followers to be so as well. Right at the beginning we have God having to forgive Adam and Eve for taking a bite of the forbidden fruit. Betrayal, repentance, and forgiveness are three…

Zoroastrianism, and its effect on Christianity Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest religions, and is, in fact, the world’s oldest known monotheistic religion, generally believed to be created by Zarathustra around 1000 BCE (Bryan S. Rennie, Zoroastrianism: the Iranian roots of Christianity?, Council of Societies For the Study of Religion Bulletin 36.1, 4). Being the oldest known monotheistic religion, Zoroastrianism has, most likely, influenced, in some way or another, most modern…

turned away to idols and other gods. This is why God said in Jeremiah 3:8a, “And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce” (NASB) Again, the marriage had not taken place yet, Israel and Yahweh were just betrothed. But Israel would not repent. God brought judgment on Israel, and she was exiled to Babylon. Later, the Romans took her over. Then came…

Numbers 12:1-16 was a story that expresses how God communicates differently with every individual. Here are is my initial response to the narrative: I think there are a few parts of this passage that I find strange. I think it is strange how God favors Moses more than anyone else. Just because Moses is a good, humble man should not make him the more favorable human being the Lord should express himself through. I feel like the Lord is saying to Miriam and Aaron that they will never get the gifts…

Should Christianity be the National Religion? Religion has been around since the beginning of time. Religion is defined as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a super human agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing moral code governing the conduct of human affairs (Dictionary.com). Religion has always been an issue in the world today, tomorrow, in the past,…