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The Gods Of Greek And Roman Mythology
Many say that the gods of Greek and Roman mythology find their origin to the days of Noah – and I would argue – the time of the Canaanites some
3500 plus years ago. In these stories, we find all sorts of beings that are part human and part divine (gods). Is it just one more coincidence that The
Bible teaches that The Antichrist will head up a ten–nation kingdom made up from the old Roman Empire? That The Antichrist himself will eventually
become part human and part angel when Satan comes into him? That unregenerate people during the tribulation will long for death and it escapes
them? Is it also a coincidence that Donald Trump's penthouse is full of images and sculptures of Greek/Roman gods? Romans 1:28–32 says, "And just
as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled
with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent,
arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the
ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who
practice them." Society ran its course from a sound mind to a depraved mind. It is fascinating to compare the descriptions in this verse with the
descriptions in 2
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Joseph: The Jew who Ruled Egypt Essay
A boy with a special gift, the ability to interpret dreams, brings him great power and wealth. His childhood was destroyed by his older brothers who
were jealous of him. God loved this boy and created him a nation, the nation of Egypt. Joseph was his name. He is the Jew who captured the heart of
the Egyptian Pharaoh and became a governor over all of Egypt. His story is known to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike who all regard him as a
timeless hero. The story of Joseph, as told in the book of Genesis in the King James Bible begins when he is seventeen years old. He is the eleventh
son of Jacob, also known as Israel, and the first of Rachel. His father favored him over his 10 older brothers, leading Jacob make Joseph a long coat ...
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As Joseph served the Lord, God put protection over the house and fields of Potiphar. One day, Potiphar's wife saw attraction in Joseph and attempted
to seduce him into her bed. However, Joseph refused time and again as she persisted to have him sleep with her. Angry with Joseph, Potiphar's wife
went screaming out of the house stating that Joseph had attempted to rape her. He was immediately sent to prison, however Potiphar knew he was
innocent. He was sentenced to be the keeper of the prison and not a beaten inmate.
At one time during his imprisonment, Joseph had the opportunity to meet the Pharaoh's butler and baker who were convicted of crimes against their
king. These two men had dreams which Joseph came to interpret. The butler's dream meant that he would return to his service in the king's house in
three days. The baker's dream meant that in three days, the Pharaoh would hang him by a tree. When the three days arrived, the dreams that Joseph
interpreted had come to pass.
Several years after the incident with the butler and baker, Pharaoh had a confusing dream which no one could interpret. The baker tells Pharaoh of
Joseph and his ability which results in Joseph being summoned from the prison. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and states that after seven years
of plenty, there will be seven years of great famine in the land of Egypt. Pharaoh announces over his house that Joseph will be ruler over the collection
of food for the next seven years. He
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Peter Says God Will Again Bring Punishment On A Wicked Earth
Peter says God will again bring punishment on a wicked earth. But this time it will be with fire, not water. To what extent is the sin of Sodom linked to
the days of Noah? What did those times have in common? Both periods were extremely evil in the sight of the Lord. Both had only a handful
"righteous" people. Both had clueless societies that mocked the idea that judgment was coming. Both had unions between persons that God considered
an abomination. Sodom was steeped in perverted sexual behavior, including homosexuality. I suspect that even inNoah's day, those unrighteous unions
involved similar activity. I also have reason to believe that both societies were steeped in demonism, specifically – sexual relations with fallen angels.
Sometime after the flood, Noah drank a bit too much wine. Fact is, he got hammered. This passage always mystified me.
"Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. Ham, the father of
Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their
shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father 's
nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be
to his brothers." He also said, "Blessed be the Lord, The God
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Problematize the Exodus-Liberation-Settlement Motif from...
PROBLEMATIZE THE EXODUS–LIBERATION–SETTLEMENT MOTIF FROM THE ADIVASI PERSPECTIVE Prepared: Kyrshanborlang
Mawlong. Introduction: In this paper we are trying to discussion the difficulties that the Israelites faced during staying in Egypt and how God response
to their crying by liberated them from the hand of the Egyptian and also how they enter and settled in Canaan. But, this liberation of the Israelite by
God create an impact on the indigenous people of the Canaan, we could see there are many problems or difficulties of Canaanite in mix up with
Israelites either in culture, religious and social as a whole. We will also see the situation of Adivasi in India how they are suppressed by the oppressors
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Assured of success, Joshua renewed his plans to conquer Ai. The enemy forces were lured into the open so that the thirty thousand men who had
stationed beyond the city by night were able to attack Ai from the near and set it afire. The defenders were annihilated, their king was hanged and the
site was reduced to rubble. When Israel makes its second attack, the people of Ai as well as the inhabitants of Bethel vacate their cities to pursue the
enemy (Josh. 8: 17). Not all of the Canaanites tried to resist Israel's invasion. One group, the Gibeonites, avoided destruction by deceiving the Israelites
into making a covenant of peace with them (Joshua 9:1). Alarmed by the defection of the Gibeonites to Israel, a group of southern Canaanite kings, led
by Adoni–zedek of Jerusalem, formed a coalition against the invading force. The kings threatened to attack the Gibeonites, causing Joshua to come to
the defense of his new allies. Because of supernatural intervention, the Israelites were able to defeat the coalition. Joshua then launched a southern
campaign which resulted in the capture of numerous Canaanite cities (Joshua 10:1). Joshua's third and last military campaign was in northern Canaan.
In that region King Jabin of Hazor formed a coalition of neighbouring kings to battle with the Israelites. Joshua made a surprise attack upon them at the
waters of Merom, utterly defeating his foe (Joshua 11:1–15). The invasion of Canaan met with phenomenal success; large
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The Jewish Exodus From Ancient Egypt
I. Introduction
I am investigating the Jewish Exodus from ancient Egypt, which reportedly took place around the 13th Century BC. I was raised in a Jewish
household, and growing up Passover has always been one of my favorite holidays. I had so much fun searching for the Afikomen, welcoming
Elijah to our Seder table, and above all, retelling the story of how the Jews were freed from slavery and escaped the wrath of the Pharaoh thanks to
the guidance of God. It's a magical story which has inspired hope in me for years, and that's why I was so surprised when I learned that there is little
if no physical evidence for the exodus. The archaeological record should have physical evidence of such a major event, perhaps hidden so deeply that
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Or the cities where the Jews were enslaved, forced to build a city for the Pharaoh for around 400 years. Surely so much time and activity will leave
artifacts which can tell us what happened. Therefore my plan is to survey and excavate in these important sites, and I will also confer with
Egyptologists to decipher hieroglyphics. Perhaps the Egyptians of the time recorded clues which can tell us what happened, or at least help us to
piece together the story. This research will have an important religious impact as well as tell us a lot about the history of this time period. The
modern day Jewish people will appreciate the findings, even if the conclusion is that the famous exodus never really took place. But if it did, then it
will shed a lot of light on the events that took place. For example if the Red Sea really did split, then scientists will be forced to hypothesize and
debate how this could have been possible.
III. Background Research
The story of the Exodus as described in the Torah is as follows: In the 13th century B.C. (archaeologists estimate that this is the correct date), the
Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt and had been for around 400 years. They were desperate for liberation and prayed to their God for a deliverer to
rescue them and bring them to the land that God had promised their ancestors (modern–day Israel). Their population became so great that the pharaoh
ordered for every newborn Hebrew boy to be fed to the
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Trade in the Iron Age Essay
Distinguishing between the many diverse archaeological periods is typically done in two ways. The first way to differentiate between two periods is
to notice if there is a clear boundary or separation among the archaeological remains. The second way is by looking at the periods from a historical
standpoint, and noting any major historical event that led to a significant social and/or political change. Though there are other ways to do this, these
are the two most common and useful methods. Both of these techniques make it possible to recognize the differences in archaeological time periods.
In Palestine, the transition from the Late Bronze to the Iron I period is marked by a noticeable "widespread destruction of the Canaanite city–states ...
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The Iron Age was heavily influenced by the cultures of Egypt, which was seen through the pottery and building styles found during that time. Egyptian
culture and Canaanite culture played a large role in the creation of pottery and architecture, as well as the formation of cities, during the Iron Age and
beyond.
The area now known as the Levant is a region consisting of Canaan, Transjordan, and Syria–Lebanon. International routes connecting Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Aegean ran straight through this area. As a result of the ideal geographic location, the Levant served as a crossroads for
trade and exchange throughout a great deal of antiquity. This area was repeatedly under the control of hostile dictators, and it played host to foreign
merchants as well as "giving birth to native traders who journeyed to far–flung destination and returned with exotic goods" (Cline 360). Although
international exchanges of everyday and exotic materials had been going on for hundreds of years before the reign of King Solomon, the most well
known period of trade and exchange is the period during the time of his reign. These international exchanges continued for more than a millennium
after his reign as well (Cline 360).
Really significant international relations between the Levant and the outside world began in the second millennium BCE. Some epigraphic and textual
documentation exists that complements the material goods and evidence from this period.
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The Spread Of Violence In The Old Testament
I agree with Professor Stone when he talked about the violence in The Old Testament. Granted in just about every story told in The Old Testament
there is a war or some other type of violence. He talks about the Pharaoh of Egypt. How he considered himself to be god and he appointed the top
rulers in about 30 towns of Canaan and they managed the country. Pharaoh sent the Egyptians to Canaan and the surrounding towns and stripped them
of their best workers and made them their salves. Moses by God's own hand freed them from Pharaoh and was tasked to bring the children of Israel to
the promise land. (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Moses got upset when he came off the mountain and saw the Israelites worshiping false gods. He broke
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The Israelites were not a professional military group, not being in large numbers. I do disagree with Dr. Stone when he speaks of Joshua entering
Canaan with the Israelites. He talked about the ground had already been dark and bloody. There were warlords, bandits and thugs and gangsters that
were already present in Canaan. I do agree when Joshua invaded Canaan, he may have brought order, justice and maybe even peace to Canaan.
Dr. Stone does not address the dysfunctional family issues that the Kings and Prophets had to deal with in The Old Testament. Those issues in the real
world today are distractions from leading the people. King David had fidelity issues with Bathsheba and it became a long term distraction. David's son
Amnon raped his step–sister Tamar and David refused to address the incident. Those are just a couple of the family incident among many that occurred
in The Old Testament that had an effect on
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The Conquest Of Noah
Genesis: "In the beginning God created the heaven and earth." (Gen 1:1 KJV) the genre for this book is a narrative genre because there are a lot of
stories in this book. Moses was the author of this book and the date it was created was 1445 BC. The first part of Genesis talks about the beginning
of how God created this beautiful world we are living in today. Also talks about the flood and how noah dealt with this issue (Gen 6–9 KJV). The
second part of the book tells about how God deals with this one man, Abraham (Gen. 11–25 KJV). In the bible it says that, "Genesis is a Greek word
meaning "orgin," "source," "generation," or "beginning." It also says the original title is Bereshith means "in the beginning." In the book we are
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Canaan is in Israel. The books of the bible where Canaan is located is Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Job. I
believe Canaan was a pretty popular place in the before Christ century because it did take its place in so many books of the bible. Especially in
Joshua where the conquest took place in Canaan. Canaan is also known as the "promise land." The whole book of Joshua talks about the conquest of
Canaan. Then it also talks about the division of Canaan. Around 1400 BC The Amarna Tablets refer to a period of chaos in Canaan. (Hindson&
Towns, 2013, pg.49) Also in thebook of Genesis from chapters 12–36 it talks about Joseph's arrival in Egypt which mostly took place in Canaan. It
looks to me that Canaan had a really big part of the Old Testament and without Canaan where would we be today. I would say nowhere because it was
a well–known place. The book of Joshua was probably the book that the land of Canaan was in most. Just because of the conquest that occurred in
that book. There was a map of Canaan in my Bible and it seemed to appear that it had a lot of mountains and it looked very
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Essay Slavery in the Bible
Slavery in the Bible
The first mention of slavery in the Bible is found in Noah's declaration, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers" (Gen.
9:25). He said this after waking up from a naked, drunken stupor and learning that his son Ham had mocked him. Although Ham was the guilty party,
Noah's statement was directed at Ham's youngest son Canaan. If he was involved with his father in this act of disrespect, the statement can be taken
as the pronouncement of a curse, "Cursed be Canaan." It is possible, however, that Canaan did not join his father in making fun of Noah. If so, the
statement would be in the form of a prophecy: "Cursed will be Canaan." Exodus 20:5 and Ezekiel 18:4 clearly declare that God punishes ... Show more
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About 500 years after the death of Abraham, his descendants through Isaac were living in Egypt as slaves. Genesis 37 to 50 tells the story of how
this came about. The 10 oldest sons of Abraham's grandson Jacob disliked their younger brother Joseph so much that they found a way to sell him
to traders who in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer as a slave. In his new land, Joseph went through a series of ups and downs and eventually
became the prime minister of Egypt, the highest official under the king. God enabled Joseph to foresee an approaching time of famine, and used him
to store up food and then distribute it during the famine. His political position made it possible for him to settle his father's family in Egypt's most
fertile territory. Here they prospered for many years. However, the time came when the leaders of Egypt began to view the rapidly growing Israelite
community as a threat. As a result, they made slaves of the Israelites, treating them with ever–increasing harshness. Finally, desperate because the
descendants of Jacob continued to multiply, they issued an order that all their male babies be destroyed at birth. The first 12 chapters of Exodus tell
the story of how the Lord responded to the cries of His people. He miraculously provided Moses to be their leader, sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians,
helped the Israelites celebrate their first Passover, and led them out of the land of bondage. It appears that as they left for Canaan, they had no
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Old Testament Essay
Old Testament Essay In the Beginning: At the beginning of the universe. God created heaven and earth in six days and rested on the seventh.
During those six days God spoke to the darkness and created the world, brought forth light, created the sky, land and animals and plants to inhabit
them. However, even during this creation he was contemplating the creation of a being made in his own image. He created man from dust and
named him Adam, but Adam was lonely; so God took from Adam a rib. With Adam's rib God created a woman and called her Eve. Adam and Eve
were placed in the Garden of Eden to live in harmony with God. The garden was a perfect utopia for Adam and Eve. However, evil soon entered
the garden in the form of a serpent. One day when Eve was walking in the garden she encountered the evil serpent who encouraged her to take a
fruit from one of God's forbidden fruit trees. The serpent succeeded in deceiving Eve to take a fruit; she then ate the fruit and shared it with Adam.
Then God became angry with Adam and Eve for betraying Him. To punish Adam and Eve, he ejected them from the garden and subjecting them to
mortality, painful childbirth, sin and shame. Now that Adam and Eve had entered into the world outside the garden they were left to fend for
themselves. They had two sons Cain and Abel. Cain became a farmer and Able became a herdsman. They both offered God a sacrifice but Abel's
sacrifice
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God 's Covenants : An Important Characteristic Of The Book...
God's Covenants
An important characteristic of the Book of Joshua was God assuring Joshua that He would be with him (Josh. 1:9 New International Version). As
long as Joshua lived, God would be with him, the same way He was with Moses, "As I was with Moses, I will be with you" (Josh. 1:5 and 3:7).
Nobody would be able to stand up against him. Joshua was to be strong and courageous. He was also to be careful to adhere to God's law. He would
be prosperous and fruitful if he carefully to it and meditated on it. Joshua was an example of the future Kings of Israel, one who kept the teaching of
Moses in its entirety (Josh. 1:7–8, 11:15).
God wanted Israel to conquer the land of Canaan and claim it for His glory. God's promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would be fulfilled by Joshua
and the Israelites when they arrived in the promised land flowing with milk and honey (Josh. 5:6). However, God gave Israel specific instructions
that they had to complete in order for them to claim Canaan their own, revel in the covenant promises of God, or expect God to fight their battles.
They had to renew the covenant with God in order for His blessings to be on them and guarantee their victory.
The first command God gave the Israelites was that all the men were to be circumcised as a physical sign of the descendants of Abraham (Josh. 5:2–3).
The rite of circumcision had not been practiced for 40 years because of the people's disbelief and disobedience (Josh. 5:6). Circumcision was
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Old Testament Historical Report
To begin for the past one–hundred and fifty years archaeologists and historians have found very little evidence that the Israelites violently conquered
the cities and nation of Canaan as depicted in the Old Testament. Other than what is written in the Old Testament, no other actual evidence exists that
describes the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites in 1406BC. However, archaeological evidence and historical records does acknowledge that as a
result of the collapse of the Bronze Age from 1200 to 1150BC, there was a rapid decay of most of the major cities such as Jericho, Jerusalem, Al,
Hazor, Bethel and Heshbon.
During the time of 1200 to 1150BC that the name "Israel" first appeared on a stone pillar made around 1209BC. Experts of ancient ... Show more
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According to the recent African origin of modern humans theory these modern humans evolved in Africa from Homo–heidelbergensis,
Homo–rhodesiensis or Homo–antecessor that migrated out of Africa continent around one hundred to fifty thousand years ago replacing the local
populations of Homo–Erectus, Denisova–Hominins, Homo–Floresiensis and Homo–Neanderthalensis. By eleven thousand years ago the Homo
Sapiens had reached the southern tip of South America which was the last of the uninhabited
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The Five Old Volume Of The Pentateuch
Pentateuch the five old volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament.This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known
when the rollwas thus divided into five portions Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,Deuteronomy.
The JEDP theory fiferences scholars who believe or doubted that moses was the writer of the Pentateuch. Their view that the Pentateuch represents the
conflation of four different sources rather than the work of primarily one author, traditionally Moses.
The results of Source Criticism first proposed two authors (or sources) for the Pentateuch supposedly distinguishable by the use of the termsYahweh
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They had heard that there was a grain storage and distribution facility in Egypt.
Exodus begins the story of God 's revelation to his people Israel through Moses, who leads them out of Egypt (Exodus 1–18) to Mount Sinai. There the
people accept the covenant with God, agreeing to be his people and abide by his holy Law, in return for his agreeing to be their God, and protect and
defend them from their enemies, and provide for and prosper them . Moses receives the Torah from God, and teaches His laws and Covenant (Exodus
19–24) to the people of Israel. It also talks about the first violation of the covenant when the Golden Calf was constructed (Exodus 32–34). Exodus
includes the instructions on building the Tabernacle and concludes with its actual construction (Exodus 25–31; 35–40).
Leviticus begins with instructions to the Israelites on how to use the Tabernacle, which they had just built (Leviticus 1–10). This is followed by rules of
clean and unclean (Leviticus 11–15), which includes the laws of slaughter and animals permissible to eat (see also: Kashrut), the Day of Atonement
(Leviticus 16), and various moral and ritual laws sometimes called the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17–26). Leviticus 26 provides a detailed list of
rewards for following God 's commandments and a detailed list of punishments for not following them.
Numbers tells how Israel consolidated itself as a community
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Human Failings And God 's Plan Of Redemption
The Old Covenant is a compilation of testimonies and instructions given to all of Israel. They had been instructed by God's servants and had
witnessed numerous divine miracles from God, yet they failed to live up to their end of the bargain. This overview will show us a pattern of human
failings and God's plan of redemption.
CREATION
In the beginning was God, God creates the universe, he creates Adam and Eve and institutes marriage . Satan tempts Adam and Eve, who then falls
into sin, for the wages of sin is death. The Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for Adam and his wife to wear and graciously pronounced
upon all creation a curse for which he has provided the cure. Pronouncing a son, who will crush the head of Satan who is depicted as a serpent.
THE PATRIARCHS
One of the most significant examples of God's redemptive plan is introduced through Abraham. God promises to give Abraham his own land and to
make him a father of a great nation through his descendants. His wife Sarah was also old and had always been barren. However God insisted that
Sarah would bear a son to Abraham and his name would be Isaac. Through the promise and power of God, Isaac was indeed born to them. In time,
Isaac begot Jacob who became known by the name Israel. He fathered 12 sons from whom the twelve tribes of Israel were descended. They are
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali.
Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery and he ends
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The Battle Of Jericho By Joshua Huxley
The battle of Jericho was Joshua's first battle as Moses successor. The Israelites were commanded to march around the walls of Jericho once every day
for seven days. On the seventh day they marched around the wall seven times. The seventh time they marched they shouted out, the priest blew their
trumpets and the walls came down. They overtook the city with a great vengeance and they killed every person in the city (save Rahab and her
household) and they burnt the city with fire and everything in it. Joshua 6:12–27. The Battle of Ai: the Israelites saw that Ai was small, so they sent
only three thousand men to fight them. Ai won the battle and killed about 36 men and chased them off their land. Joshua 7:2–6. Ai and Bethel battle:
Joshua chose 30,000 men of valor to go hide in an ambush behind Ai. Then the rest of the army came to the front of the city and flee so that Ai would
chase them. The ambush came up and seized the city while it was unprotected and burnt it down. Joshua 8:1–29. The Amorite confederacy: Jerusalem
with king Adonizedek, Hebron with king Horam, Jarmuth with king Piram, Lashish with king Japhia, Eglon with king Debir. All these gathered
together against Gibeon who had made peace with Israel. Gibeon asked Joshua for help against these kingdoms, the Lord was with Joshua. Israel slew
them, and then chased them to Bethhoron. When they were going down to Bethhoron the Lord cast down giant hail from heaven upon them. There
were more who were killed by the
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The Lord 's Preparing The First Generation
1.In section one of Numbers which is the Lord's Preparing the First Generation to Enter the Promised Land covered in chapters one through ten there
seems to a very specific message that God desires to communicate to the original audience. Although various opinions may exist regarding what this
message may be the clearest message that appears to be displayed is that God has various ordinances and rules regarding the worship, day to day life,
and travel of the Israelite nation which set them apart from the nations around them and must be strictly followed and adhered to. Chapter two of
Numbers gives an account of the organization of the camp of the Israelites after they had been numbered by tribe. Each tribe had a specific leader, a
specific head of each group of three thirds, and a specific location in which they were supposed to camp relative to the tabernacle. The purpose for
all of this was set out by God in order to protect the ark and the tabernacle along with encampment as a whole from the presence of God and invaders
who sought to raid the encampment. Chapters three and four along with seven, eight, nine, and ten all have to do very specifically with the roles of
the Levities and tabernacle worship and the very strict guidelines that applied to both of these. The Kohathite clan of the Levities which was to
transport the sacred articles of the tabernacle was not permitted to ever see the articles that they were carrying lest God strict them dead. In addition, in
the
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The Passage Joshua 1 : The Book Of Joshua
SIM #5 Joshua 1 Genre: The passage Joshua chapter one falls under the genre of historical narrative. The book of Joshua is a historical narrative that
was written to shape our worldview about God's eternal plan for humanity. Joshua 1 gives insight to the continuity of God's children, the nation of
Israel. Furthermore, the passage continues the story of the leaders of Israel as Moses' role is passed on to Joshua. When reading Joshua 1, the reader
must not over personalize the chapter for the passage is about God and not the reader.
1. Why does the writer say "this Book of the Law", does "this" imply that the book of Joshua was being included as it was written?
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This phrase is repeated throughout the book to remind the people of Israel to not lose heart and trust in God. Big Idea: Joshua leads the nation of
Israel into the promised land of Canaan. Meaning/Interpretation: Joshua 1 describes how God uses Joshua to fulfill His promise to the Israelites. God
encourages His people to be strong and courageous as they trust Him and Joshua to lead them into battle. This major theme of Joshua is repeated
multiple times throughout the chapter. This repetition is used to highlight the significance of being strong and courageous during the time. Being
strong and courageous in times of battle and uncertainty required the Israelites to put their trust in God. As He promised to Moses, God promised
to that He would never leave Joshua. Yet, the main theme of the book of Joshua is obedience. Joshua displays obedience when he gives instruction
to the people of Israel to be lead to Canaan. Joshua tells the people that they need to prepare to cross the Jordan river in there days. The significance
of three days is not known, but it is speculated that it could have taken three days to cross the river. Furthermore, the people of Israel trusted God and
Joshua to lead them to the promised land of Canaan. To ensure Joshua's success, he is told to mediate on the word of God day and night. This constant
mediation would allow Joshua to better keep the law and be successful and prosperous in
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The Creation Of The World
The Bible begins with the creation of the world, but also in the very beginning, there is the presence of disobedience to God. In Genesis 12, there is a
new beginning. God begins to change the world, that change began with an individual: Abraham. In Genesis 12:1–3, God says to Abraham, "I will
make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing" God continues to say, "I will bless those
who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse". Through God's words, there is the idea of an exodus of the current society and the creation
of a new one. God chooses the individual that he wants to start the new society. God promises Abraham that "he will be the ancestor of a great nation"
(Lohfink 28). Abraham believes the promise from God and "went as the Lord directed him" (Genesis 12:4). When Abraham left he was seventy– five
years old and only took with him his wife and nephew, and they embarked on their journey to Canaan. In the promises that God makes to Abraham, he
has to go to Canaan. This makes it a covenant because God will hold up his promise to Abraham, if Abraham does what God calls him to do. A
covenant shows the relationship between God and his people. The covenant between God and Abraham highlights the faith that Abraham had in God.
Abraham was very old when he made the covenant with God, so it took a lot for Abraham to leave where he had settled. The election of Abraham is
significant in Salvation History.
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Analysis Of Bound For Canaan
Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement by Fergus M. Bordewich is an inspiring
piece of literature that tackles on information about the underground railroad, and many other aspects we've never known about at that point in time.
The book is written by Fergus Bordewich, born on November 1, 1947 in New York City, New York.Fergus graduated from Columbia University and
now lives with his wife Jean P. Bordewich in San Francisco as one of the best historians in the world. He is the author of many historical fictions such
as The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government, America's Great
Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise that Preserve the Union, and many more. As you can see, he's been changing
perspectives on many historical topics for quite some time.
The main argument for Bound for Canaan was to respond to his earlier hardcover edition of Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War
for the Soul of America. It also explains that the underground railroad was more than Harriet Tubman, it's a system of channels and different networks
full of people who have helped make the underground railroad successful, The author supports his argument by giving us new information that we
would have never found out on our own. In the book the author starts with a brief dedication which states " This book is dedicated to the countless
thousands of men and women who fled the bounds of slavery, but were recaptured or died at the hands of their pursuers before they reached the safe
embrace of the underground railroad. They are not forgotten'.
Bound for Canaan has accomplished so much. It's an eye opener for anyone who reads it. It's the story that makes you want to get out and learn more
about every different aspect in the book. If the author wanted me to get one idea from the book it would definitely be to be open about the history of
the underground railroad. Seeing now that I've read the book, there are things about it that isn't taught in regular schools. In schools they only teach you
about what it is and that Harriet Tubman was the leader.
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Saving The Israelites Research Paper
Saving the Israelites
In the Book of Genesis, Joseph is utilized by God to save the Israelites which started due Joseph's boasting habits. His story begins with his ten
brothers and himself working for his father. Joseph had tendencies to share his dreams in which he was presented as higher than his brothers. As a
result, Joseph's angry brothers planned to kill him, but ends up in slavery due to his brother Rueben trying to save him. Therefore, God uses Joseph's
hardships to allow the Israelites to end up in Egypt.
Shortly after presenting Jacob and his family's background, the Book of Genesis shares a few of Joseph's dreams and his brothers disliked him even
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His dreams about his brother's foreshadowed his actual reign of Egypt. God portrayed this vivid dreams of heiarchy amoungst his family to assure
Joseph will be significant to him.Similarly, God gives him the success he needs to be promoted by Potiphar, from a Hebrew slave to being in charge
of Potiphar's property. Unfortunately, Potiphar's wife false rape accusation resulted in Potiphar's officials imprisoning innocent Joseph. Although even
during imprisonment, Joseph remains hopeful in God to save him and attempts to tell the cupbearer to help him get released after he interperts his
dream. Fortunately, Potiphar has a dream that no one can interpret but Joseph, after the cupbearer remembers him. Joseph explains to Pharaoh the
famine that God proclaims will happen in seven years. Again, God gives Joseph the ability to portray great leadership skills when Potiphar promotes
him to second in command. So, both men prepare for the famine and sell goods to people all over. During the famine, Jacob sends Joseph's ten older
brothers to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph reunites with his brothers, though hostile, allows them to bring Israelites to Egypt. Although Joseph was
confrontational towards his brothers, it was more of a lesson rather than a revenge plot. To demonstrate, Joseph states," But God sent me ahead of you
to preserve for you a remnant on earth and
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Moses vs Abraham
In the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses were two very prominent leaders chosen by God to do his will. Throughout Genesis and Exodus, both men
play important roles in fulfilling God's will. They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. Although they have
many similarities such as being leaders and men of God, there are also many differences between the two.
In terms of leadership, Abraham was a noble leader. Although he grew up in a camp where the notion of one God was not accepted, he eventually
manages to become the leader of a tribe and make the people believe in his faith. He leads them around endlessly from Ur to Canaan, to Egypt, then
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And although they received similar covenants, they received it in a different way. When Abraham received his, he got it through prayer. This seems
to be dominant during Abraham's days as a leader. He communicated with God mostly thought prayer. When he asked God for advise on what to do
about Hagar and her son, he does it though prayer. When he asked God about the wicked city of Sodom, he did it in prayer. And finally
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The Black Ham And The Redemption Plan
"THE BLACK HAM IN THE REDEMPTION PLAN"
The black people of Ham have being chosen as God's vessels to bring hope to the hopeless world right from the beginning of creation. The offspring's
of the four sons of Ham, has played very important roles throughout human history. Before the existence of humanity, God had chosen the land of Ham
as an important place to fulfil His redemptive plans. The chosen people of Israel was born in the land of Canaan and Egypt and called out from the land
of Africa Egypt, after they have become great, mighty, and populous nation (Deuteronomy 26:5; Ezekiel 16:1–3, 45; Hosea 11:1).
When the children of Israel left the land of Egypt, they inherited the land of Canaan the younger brother of Egypt (1 Chronicles16:16–20). Thousands
of years later, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the land of Canaan (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1). When He was about to be assassinated as a
child, He was then protected and sheltered in Africa–Egypt, the land of the elder brother of Canaan. Later Jesus was called out from Africa Egypt, to
be the savior of the world (Matthew 2:13–15). Not only was Jesus born in the land of Canaan, during His life time, He had only lived in the land of
Egypt as a child and spent all His natural life in the land of Canaan the brother of Egypt and Ethiopia throughout His adulthood (Genesis 10:6). The
Bible never told us that Jesus have lived, gone or visited anywhere else other than these two Hamitic nations.
Egypt was anciently known
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Moses VS Abraham Essay
In the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses were two very prominent leaders chosen by God to do his will. Throughout Genesis and Exodus, both men
play important roles in fulfilling God's will. They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. Although they have
many similarities such as being leaders and men of God, there are also many differences between the two.
In terms of leadership, Abraham was a noble leader. Although he grew up in a camp where the notion of one God was not accepted, he eventually
manages to become the leader of a tribe and make the people believe in his faith. He leads them around endlessly from Ur to Canaan, to Egypt, then
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When they got on the top of the mountain, God saw that Abraham truly had faith in him, thus he sent a ram instead so that Abraham did not have to
sacrifice his son. Abraham never had a doubt in God's will and was offering even to sacrifice his own flesh and blood to prove his undoubting faith.
Moses on the other hand, questioned God. When he first encounters God in the form of a fiery bush, Moses questions God's will by asking, "Who am
I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3:11). Although he meets God in a physical form, he still questioned him
with doubts of his own abilities. Unlike Abraham who had unquestioning faith, Moses started out his relationship with God with a lack of faith.
Eventually, Moses does develop the same undoubting faith that Abraham processed. Only initially did he have doubts about his relationship with God.
Finally, they both received similar covenants, however they communicated with God in a different way. God told Abraham, "Leave your country,
your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your
name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all people on earth will be blessed
through you" (Genesis 12:1–3). These covenants set
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Judaism And Judaism : History And History Of Judaism
Judaism is a religion/culture that belongs to 13.3 million people around the world. Judaism was the first monotheistic religion, that is, having one
"God" figure. The majority of their long history comes from the Old Testament of the Bible, and many of their celebrations and laws today come from
those times. It is important to know about such a prominent people in the world today, what with the conflict in the Middle East.
Basically it all goes back to a guy named Abram. He lived a normal life as the head of his tribe, and believed in a God who could talk to him. One day,
God told Abram that he would be the chosen father of God's people.God changed his name to Abraham–meaning father of many nations, and promised
that their homeland would be Canaan. He is known as the first chosen Jew. He had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael was his illegitimate son.
Isaac had two sons, Jacob and Esau. Jacob's name changed to Israel, and he had 12 sons,called the tribes of Israel. These 12 sons lineage back to
Abraham makes them known as the patriarchs of Judaism. Israelites worshipped God by burning and sacrificing animals. They also might have kept a
Sabbath day. The Book of Genesis attaches this custom to creation, when God rested on the seventh day after laboring. At this point, the descendants of
Jacob were held in slavery in Egypt. A man namedMoses worked with God to deliver the Israelites from Egypt, who was the most powerful nation in
the world. Moses was found by Pharaoh's
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The Bible Is Made Up Of 66 Books
"...while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died" (Judges 4:21), "Between her he sank, he fell, he lay still" (Judges 5:26). The fourth
and fifth chapters of Judges tell the same story, but with very different details. This, however, does not in any way, shape, or form discredit the Bible.
The Bible is made up of 66 books, ranging in length, genre, time period written, and theme. It has letters, prose, poems, and genealogy. Sermons, stories
passed down from generation to generation. Every passage must be interpreted in its own way, shape, and form. Yes, Judges four and five have their
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Following Sisera's arrival at Jael, she did not offer a place to hide. Instead killed him on the spot, and watched him fall to his death on the floor of
her tent. As you can see, there are significant differences between chapters four and five of Judges. Relating back to the initial theme of
contradictions, I do not believe that these differences in any way, shape, or form contradict each other. We, as analyzers of Scripture, must take
into account two very important ideas. The first being, Chapter four is a narrative, and chapter five is a song or poem. The second idea we must
consider is: our interpretation of the scripture must be both literal, but also metaphorical. Do we interpret Sisera falling in Chapter five as a literal
act of falling to the ground, or as a metaphor for losing the battle? Do we interpret "by the edge of the sword" (v.16) as a literal sword, or does it
merely mean that Barak's army came out victorious? These are very important questions we must ask ourselves, and answer if we want to uphold the
sanctity, and purity of the Bible. When writing a narrative, it is important to get the gist of the story. It is imperative that the details are clear, yet
concise. The author has less artistic freedom when writing a narrative, compared to a poet. By means of genre, chapter four must remain a general
overview of the plot. Whereas, Chapter five can use vivid details to describe certain events. Poetry tells a story
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This week’s reading centered on the social contract...
This week's reading centered on the social contract between God and the Israelites. The reader, who had grown up familiar with the Exodus, found a
much deeper meaning and contextual understanding in this week's reading. Specifically, the reader's attention focused on two key aspects: 1) God's
control over nature as the contextual focus, and 2) how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus set forth blue prints blue prints for a society. Moreover, the
reader was previously familiar with the more traditional version of the commandments in Deuteronomy, but found the unfamiliar expression in
Leviticus an earthier contrast.
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This lead the reader question why God did not provide defined rules, or expectations, prior to the commandments? Previous covenants focused on
God's obligations: to not destroy mankind again and to provide Abraham offspring and the land of Canaan, whereas Exodus focused on Israelite
responsibilities (p. 114). In the end, the reader found Exodus a "rite of passage" that displayed God's trust in the Israelites and a formalized relationship
with God.
Deuteronomy and Leviticus were interesting in their literary differences and detailed accounts of what good is by detailing the social expectations for
society. The reader was more familiar with the "dryer" Deuteronomy during Catholic school growing up. After reading Leviticus, the reader
understands why it was perhaps not more focused on for adolescences because of the more graphic explanations. However, a verse the reader related to
from his adulthood was Leviticus 33 which states, "When an alien resides in the land, you shall not oppress them, but treat them as a citizen." This
reminded the reader of the Afghan Pashtun tradition to treat guests with protection, care and honor called Pashtunwali, which is a tribal code that
predates Islam.
The reader found parallels when reading the building a society expressed in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus with Plato's "The Republic". Book I
of "The Republic"
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Interpreting Archaeology And Historical Texts Essay
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Methodology becomes crucial when interpreting archaeology and historical texts. If you take a minimalist approach, everything in the scriptures is
false until proven otherwise. If you take the maximalist approach everything in the scriptures is true until proven false. Another difficulty is the tactic
of interpreting ancient artifacts and documents with modern concepts, contemporary understandings of the past; this can elude to the composition of a
narrative by the means of interpreting insufficient data. The approach of these shreds of evidence (artifacts or texts) pose difficulty when studying the
Hebrew Scriptures but another concern is the methodology of interpreting language and archeology. The ancient Hebrew these texts were written in
had no vowels, thus allowing multiple interpretations for some of the possible words if one is not familiar with the ancient dialects and phrases of
Hebrew. In the beginnings of archaeology, archaeologists had very abrasive techniques and actually destroyed a lot of potential historical findings. The
current excavation process is much more refined in order to preserve as much as possible but what has already been destroyed can never be recovered.
Due to the methodological problems, one can encounter in analyzing Hebrew Scriptures, one must approach with caution when taking into account the
historical authenticity found in archeology for the Patriarchs, Exodus, Joshua, David, and Solomon.
Most of the archaeological
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Early Date Exodus Research Paper
There exist among biblical scholars and historians four separate theories concerning the date of the Conquest of Canaan. These theories consist of the
Early Date Exodus Theory #1, Early Date Exodus #2, Late Date Exodus Theory and the Egyptian Domination Theory.
This theory begins with the building of the First Temple in Jerusalem during the reign of King Solomon and the fourth theory concerns the Egyptian
control of Canaan. For centuries, the majority of the traditional biblical historians claim that the Early Date Exodus Theory #1, found in 1 Kings 6:1, is
the only correct biblical theory. This theory states that the construction of the First Temple began 480 years after theIsraelites left Egypt and in the
fourth year of King Solomon's reign, 970 to 931BC.
With the date of King Solomon's reign, 970 to 931BC, this would indicate that the beginning of the construction of the First Temple began in, 966BC.
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Next is the 356 years, which includes the Era of Judges, from the Book of Judges, which consisted of 12 judges that ruled over the Israelites beginning
with Othniel who ruled for 40 years, Ehud for 80 years, Shamgar ruled less than one year, Deborah for 40 years, Gideon for 40 years, Tola for 23 years,
Jair for 22 years, Jephthah for 6 years, Ibzan for 7 years, Elon for 10 years, Abdon 8 for years and Samson for 22 years before the establishment of the
United Monarchy along with the approximate 58 years that Joshua was the leader of the Israelites. The last period of time that needs to be added here
is the 40 years that Moses and the Israelites traveled in the Sinai Wilderness before reaching
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Critical Criticism Of Genesis
"Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are" Genesis 13:14. The word genesis is the dawning of creation, and the biblical book of
Genesis is the book that brings fourth the creation of our planet and the life that resides. Genesis also describes the descent of Adam and Eve and
unveils the foundation that sin builds upon. Genesis introduces the origin of the holy land, Israel, and inception of holy covenants promised by the
holy trinity; the son, the father, and the holy spirit. Genesis communicates the definite events of one of the most contended controversies of our current
philosophical climate, the origin of all things existing. This holy book of creation faces several critical issues, such as stylistic variation, and... Show
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"To conclude that differences in style or vocabulary unmistakably indicates different authors is invalid for anybody of literature. It is well known
that a single author may vary his style and select vocabulary to fit the themes he is developing and the people he is addressing. It goes without
saying that a young graduate student's love letter will vary significantly in vocabulary and style from his research paper." Style is an ultimately a
subjective view, and the two creation accounts will remain no more than an opinion through the argument of a sceptic, especially when it involves
a book that was written two millennia ago. Moses is the author of Genesis, whom was a prophet that was called upon by God to lead his people
from slavery in Egypt. It is obviously apparent that Moses did not live through Genesis' creation, but were made known to him through his revelation
with God and has depended on historical references that were currently available at the time. "But the record of the fathers, even the patriarchs,
concerning the right of Priesthood, the Lord my God preserved in mine own hands; therefore, a knowledge of the beginning of creation, and also of
the planets, and of the stars, as they were made known unto the fathers, have I kept even unto this day, and I shall endeavor to write some of these
things upon this record, for the benefit of my posterity that shall come after me." Abraham 1:31. Any precise date when Moses lived
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Comparing The Israelites And The Puritans
The Puritans believe they are morally superior to everyone else. The Puritans are about to leave England. "They are Israelites is what they are. They
are fleeing Egypt. Good Riddance! Next stop, land of milk/honey(4)." Vowell uses a simile to compare the Puritans to the Israelites in order to reveal
how the Puritans consider themselves. "The Old Testament Israelites," references specifically the Israelites that escaped from Egypt in the Book of
Exodus. After the population of Jews in Egypt had become so numerous the Pharaoh feared what they might be able to do and put them into slavery.
The Israelites eventually escaped Egypt by crossing the Red Sea and eventually make it to land God had gifted them, the land of Canaan. The Puritans
compare to the Israelites because they too felt some religious persecution. Catholic rulers like Mary I persecuted Protestants and had many executed.
The Puritans also flee from a land not as pure as themselves in order to start anew. Cotton himself tells the Puritans that they are God's chosen, and
America is their Canaan. The Israelites inspire the Puritans to get away. "The Old Testament Israelites are to the Puritans what theblues was to the
Rolling Stones– a source of inspiration, a renewable resource of riffs(2)." Vowell uses an analogy to compare two unlike things like Puritans and the
Rolling Stones. The blues is a genre of music originating in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The emotion
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President John F. Kennedy
The date was May 25, 1961 and President John F. Kennedy had gathered together both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives in
a special joint session of Congress. His goal was to passionately deliver a dramatic speech stating that by the end of the decade, we will send an
American to the moon. Then on September 12, 1961 standing on the grounds of Rice University in Texas, he famously lifted his voice and said:
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are
hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to
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Specifically, this paper will address the following topics: the definition of a group, the roles played within the group, a description of the group
member personalities, the intended focus of the group, how the group worked together as a team and the process that was involved, how conflict was
resolved, and how the group emerged as a group at the end of the situation.
Definition of the Group
Within this conflict, the two groups that define the direction of the conflict are: the twelve spies and the angry group of followers. Examining the
group of twelve spies which was established by God via Moses, their charge was to investigate the land of Canaan that God was preparing to give to
the children of Israel. Specifically, Moses directed the spies to see what the land was like, to see if the people were weak or strong, to identify the
population size, to identify the quality of the land, and to describe the state of the cities. Moses further encouraged his leadership team stating "be of
good courage" and bring back a sample of your work, i.e. "bring some of the fruit of the land" as cited in Numbers chapter 13. Acknowledging the
spies charge and dependence upon one another, this group is "a collection of individuals who are interdependent" given their instructions to
collectively investigate the land of Canaan (Johnson and Johnson, 2013, p. 6). Even more, Moses defined clear goals and expectations for the group of
spies. As reflected by
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List Of A Honor Code By Refraining From Lying, Stealing,...
Nicholas Buhay
Mrs. Drewicz Ewing
October 21, 2016
Intro to History
I pledge to follow the Honor Code by refraining from lying, stealing, or cheating. I pledge that I have not and will not receive any unauthorized help on
any assignment or assessment. The Bible provides much information on ancient history and the ancient Hebrews, but we can not verify the truth behind
many of the passages from the Bible.. Few evidence has been found to support much of what the Bible states as history, and many people doubt the
actual cosmos of the Hebrew people, meaning they doubt that Yahweh actually even existed. The combination of archaeological evidence and Biblical
stories allow for some confirmation of the truth, including the origins of Abraham, the Hebrews' journey into Canaan, the flaws in the Hebrews'
monotheism, the destruction of Solomon's temple, the conquering of the Israelite kingdom, and the evidence of Israel's waning power following the
death of Solomon.
The origins of the Hebrews can be traced back to Abraham, who the Bible depicts as the patriarch of Judaism. Yahweh promises to Abraham and his
descendants the land of Canaan, saying "[t]o your offspring I will give this land" (Gen. 12:7–8). Abraham lived around the year 4000 B.C.E., and the
Bible claims he lived in Ur, an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, on a former branch of the Euphrates river. Archaeologists estimated the size of
Ur to have been around 25 acres. The Bible described Abraham's journey from Ur to
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Canaan Valley Wetland
Significant change has been detected in the Canaan Valley area with high accuracies. There was a serious wetland loss from 56.17% in 1993 to
28.57% in 2002 in Canaan Valley area due to the dramatically decrease in forested/ shrub wetland. The remaining total wetland area was estimated
only 8814.606 acres by 2002, which was about half of wetland in 1993. The dominant wetland type was still forested/shrub wetland. Emergent
wetland occupied a small amount with 16.6% of total wetland area. The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge kept the main wetland. Both dry
season (see in Appendix) and rainy season data show this big decrease happened in south part of Canaan Valley area. The disappeared wetland was
replaced by urban area. From 1993 to 2002, urban area increased from 7.54% to 42.44% of total Canaan Valley area.... Show more content on
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A lot of human actions lead to this wetland change such as developing urban area, tilling for crop production, and building a transportation system.
It's clear to see that the major wetland area remained is in the east part of Tucker County, which is far away from the cities and roads network
(Figure 5.1). Urbanization is a major cause of wetland loss. With increased population, more and more areas need to be extended for human
activities. For many years, the value of wetland was underestimated. Roads and bridges are frequently constructed across wetlands since people
thought wetlands have low land value. It is often considered to be more cost effective to build roads or bridges across wetlands than around them.
Road and bridge construction activities can increase sediment loading to wetlands. Rock salt used for deicing roads can damage or
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The First Age Of Creation : Genesis : Timeline Assignment
Old Testament Timeline Narrative Rough Draft
Creation (Genesis 1–2) / primeval history (Genesis 1–11:9)
The first time in the Bible is the age of creation. This is the time from when the world was created to when Abraham was called (Genesis 1–11:9). The
Bible contains four important events that are the Creation of the Universe, the Fall of Man, the Flood of Noah, and the Tower of Babel. God
created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. He made the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, in the image of God, and made
them live in the Garden of Eden. By Satan's trick, he ate the forbidden fruit of God, and Adam and Eve sinned, and they were deported of the
Garden of Eden. The human race that has been driven out of Paradise was corrupted and sinned. God judged the world by the flood, and the
righteous Noah made an ark and survived by burning families and a pair of animals. But Noah's descendants did not fear God again, built the Tower of
Babel.
The Patriarchal Period (Genesis 11:10–50:26)
The second period in the Bible is the patriarchal age. This period refers to the time of the birth of Abraham, the father of the Hebrew nation until the
descendants of Jacob entered Egypt; Genesis 12–50 and Job. In the Bible, four chiefs of the great Hebrew people; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph,
briefly record their activities at this time. God trained Abraham as the ancestor of faith, and he gave his son Isaac. Abraham gave birth to Isaac in
2066 B.C. (Genesis 21:5), when he was
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Israelites 12 Spies Analysis
As the Israelites left Egypt and began to head towards a promised land, they endured many tests and only began to grow into adulthood much later.
The original set of people who travelled under control of Moses and Aaron never made it to their destination, as God became angry with Moses when
he struck the rock twice in front of his people, and therefore prevented them from entering a promised land (Numbers 20.11–12). These Israelites did
not have complete faith in their God, and therefore continued to anger Him throughout their journey. Since they have a negative perspective on the
world around them and their situation, the first group of Israelites can be represented by ten of the twelve spies who actually enter Canaan. These ten
spies advise
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Comparing Kohathite And Simeon
1. Summary Of This Section: (75 word minimum)
The Levites inherited the towns and pasturelands because God had commanded this. The Levites were given 13 towns from the Benjamin, Simeon, and
Judah tribes. The Gershon's were given thirteen towns from Naphtali, Asher, Issachar tribes, as well as the Manasseh half–tribe. The Merari
descendants were given twelve Town. The Kohathites were given Kiriath Arba and its surrounding pastureland. The villages and fields around the city
belonged to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. Aaron's descendants were given Hebron, Beth Shemesh, Juttah, Ain, Debir, Holon, Eshtemoa, Jattir, and
Libnah along with their pasturelands. The Benjamin tribe gave them Almon, Anathoth, Geba, Gibeon, and their pasturelands as well.... Show more
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Those who have the commandment have it in vain, unless they do the commandment; and it will not be done aright unless we take diligent heed. In
particular to love the Lord our God, as the best of beings, and the best of friends; and as far as that principle rules in the heart, there will be constant
care and endeavor to walk in his ways, even those that are narrow and up–hill. In every instance to keep his commandments. At all times, and in all
conditions, with purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord, and to serve him and his kingdom among men, with all our heart, and with all our soul.
This good counsel is given to all; may God give us grace to take
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Old Testament Violence
I agree with Professor Stone, when he talked about the violence in The Old Testament, granted in just about every story told in The Old Testament
there is a war or some other type of violence. He talks about Pharaoh of Egypt for instance and how he considered himself to be God and he appointed
top rulers in about 30 towns of Canaan. Pharaoh sent the Egyptians to Canaan and the surrounding towns and stripped them of their best workers and
made them out of salves. Moses by Gods hand freed them from the Pharaoh and was tasked to bring the children of Israel to the promise land. Moses
got upset when he came off of the mountain and saw the Israelites worshiping false gods. He broke the Ten Commandments into 1000 pieces and this
made God displeased.
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Judges and Ruth Essay
Contrast the moral and responsible behavior of the Israelites between Judges 16–19 and Ruth 1–4
Even though God's people are unfaithful to him, he would still be faithful to them. In the book of Judges there are twelve individuals who are
considered saviors. They save their own tribes or a number of tribes from these invaders or tribes that were not intended to be in control of Canaan.
However, the Israelites allowed them to control those sections of Canaan. Those that delivered the Israelites were called Judges, meaning they
delivered the Israelites from their oppressors. In Judges Chapter 16, Samson is an example of a person who was initially faithful and obeyed God and
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A group of homosexual men require the man to come with them in order to have sexual relations with him; however, the concubine is offered up
instead. The men then proceed to rape the concubine and her dead body is placed upon the doorstep. Her husband then dismembers her body and
sends her parts all over Israel in order to exonerate himself and his sin. Therefore the Gibeahans in relation to the primary commission were found not
be subduing their land fairly due to sexual perversion, sexual ethics, stealing, idolatry and murder. Because Israel had no king, everybody did what
they considered to be right in their own eyes. Israelites are found to be sinking into their own interests according to relativism and doing whatever they
believe based upon not having a king. Ruth expresses an example of faithfulness through her immigration. Ruth is originally from Moab and marries
Noami's son who eventually dies. One daughter–in–law remained in Moab while Ruth decides to return to Israel with Naomi and become a part of the
Israel nation. Naomi and Ruth are both considered widows in which makes them an example of the weak to whom justice should be dealt. Ruth
gleans in the fields in order to make a living to care for her and
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The Book of Joshua
To fully grasp and understand the book of Joshua, it is important to take a look at the historical and cultural context, understand the literary context,
evaluate the text, and find relevance in the passage.
The passage that will be focused on will be Joshua 10:16–27. This passage begins with five Amorite Kings that are discovered and then trapped in a
cave. The kings hide in a cave in Makkedah. Joshua finds where the kings are hiding and then proceeds to give instructions regarding what to do with
the kings. They trap the kings in the cave. Joshua proceeds to tell his troops to continue fighting. Joshua and the Israelites defeat their enemies; there
are few survivors left and the army returns to their leader, Joshua. Joshua then uses the defeat of the five kings as an object lesson for his
commanders. They open the cave, in which the Kings are trapped in, the kings are than named and brought out to Joshua. Joshua summons the
men of Israel and order to place their feet on the King's neck. The commanders do so and Joshua tells his men, "Do not be discouraged. Be strong
and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight" (verse 25). The king's bodies are then exposed on poles
and are left there until evening. At sunset Joshua gave orders to take down the poles and throw them into the cave in which the kings were hiding.
They then placed large rocks in front of the cave to which are there to do this day.
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  • 1. The Gods Of Greek And Roman Mythology Many say that the gods of Greek and Roman mythology find their origin to the days of Noah – and I would argue – the time of the Canaanites some 3500 plus years ago. In these stories, we find all sorts of beings that are part human and part divine (gods). Is it just one more coincidence that The Bible teaches that The Antichrist will head up a ten–nation kingdom made up from the old Roman Empire? That The Antichrist himself will eventually become part human and part angel when Satan comes into him? That unregenerate people during the tribulation will long for death and it escapes them? Is it also a coincidence that Donald Trump's penthouse is full of images and sculptures of Greek/Roman gods? Romans 1:28–32 says, "And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." Society ran its course from a sound mind to a depraved mind. It is fascinating to compare the descriptions in this verse with the descriptions in 2 ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2. Joseph: The Jew who Ruled Egypt Essay A boy with a special gift, the ability to interpret dreams, brings him great power and wealth. His childhood was destroyed by his older brothers who were jealous of him. God loved this boy and created him a nation, the nation of Egypt. Joseph was his name. He is the Jew who captured the heart of the Egyptian Pharaoh and became a governor over all of Egypt. His story is known to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike who all regard him as a timeless hero. The story of Joseph, as told in the book of Genesis in the King James Bible begins when he is seventeen years old. He is the eleventh son of Jacob, also known as Israel, and the first of Rachel. His father favored him over his 10 older brothers, leading Jacob make Joseph a long coat ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... As Joseph served the Lord, God put protection over the house and fields of Potiphar. One day, Potiphar's wife saw attraction in Joseph and attempted to seduce him into her bed. However, Joseph refused time and again as she persisted to have him sleep with her. Angry with Joseph, Potiphar's wife went screaming out of the house stating that Joseph had attempted to rape her. He was immediately sent to prison, however Potiphar knew he was innocent. He was sentenced to be the keeper of the prison and not a beaten inmate. At one time during his imprisonment, Joseph had the opportunity to meet the Pharaoh's butler and baker who were convicted of crimes against their king. These two men had dreams which Joseph came to interpret. The butler's dream meant that he would return to his service in the king's house in three days. The baker's dream meant that in three days, the Pharaoh would hang him by a tree. When the three days arrived, the dreams that Joseph interpreted had come to pass. Several years after the incident with the butler and baker, Pharaoh had a confusing dream which no one could interpret. The baker tells Pharaoh of Joseph and his ability which results in Joseph being summoned from the prison. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and states that after seven years of plenty, there will be seven years of great famine in the land of Egypt. Pharaoh announces over his house that Joseph will be ruler over the collection of food for the next seven years. He ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 3. Peter Says God Will Again Bring Punishment On A Wicked Earth Peter says God will again bring punishment on a wicked earth. But this time it will be with fire, not water. To what extent is the sin of Sodom linked to the days of Noah? What did those times have in common? Both periods were extremely evil in the sight of the Lord. Both had only a handful "righteous" people. Both had clueless societies that mocked the idea that judgment was coming. Both had unions between persons that God considered an abomination. Sodom was steeped in perverted sexual behavior, including homosexuality. I suspect that even inNoah's day, those unrighteous unions involved similar activity. I also have reason to believe that both societies were steeped in demonism, specifically – sexual relations with fallen angels. Sometime after the flood, Noah drank a bit too much wine. Fact is, he got hammered. This passage always mystified me. "Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father 's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers." He also said, "Blessed be the Lord, The God ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 4. Problematize the Exodus-Liberation-Settlement Motif from... PROBLEMATIZE THE EXODUS–LIBERATION–SETTLEMENT MOTIF FROM THE ADIVASI PERSPECTIVE Prepared: Kyrshanborlang Mawlong. Introduction: In this paper we are trying to discussion the difficulties that the Israelites faced during staying in Egypt and how God response to their crying by liberated them from the hand of the Egyptian and also how they enter and settled in Canaan. But, this liberation of the Israelite by God create an impact on the indigenous people of the Canaan, we could see there are many problems or difficulties of Canaanite in mix up with Israelites either in culture, religious and social as a whole. We will also see the situation of Adivasi in India how they are suppressed by the oppressors or non– Adivasis/high caste. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Assured of success, Joshua renewed his plans to conquer Ai. The enemy forces were lured into the open so that the thirty thousand men who had stationed beyond the city by night were able to attack Ai from the near and set it afire. The defenders were annihilated, their king was hanged and the site was reduced to rubble. When Israel makes its second attack, the people of Ai as well as the inhabitants of Bethel vacate their cities to pursue the enemy (Josh. 8: 17). Not all of the Canaanites tried to resist Israel's invasion. One group, the Gibeonites, avoided destruction by deceiving the Israelites into making a covenant of peace with them (Joshua 9:1). Alarmed by the defection of the Gibeonites to Israel, a group of southern Canaanite kings, led by Adoni–zedek of Jerusalem, formed a coalition against the invading force. The kings threatened to attack the Gibeonites, causing Joshua to come to the defense of his new allies. Because of supernatural intervention, the Israelites were able to defeat the coalition. Joshua then launched a southern campaign which resulted in the capture of numerous Canaanite cities (Joshua 10:1). Joshua's third and last military campaign was in northern Canaan. In that region King Jabin of Hazor formed a coalition of neighbouring kings to battle with the Israelites. Joshua made a surprise attack upon them at the waters of Merom, utterly defeating his foe (Joshua 11:1–15). The invasion of Canaan met with phenomenal success; large ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 5. The Jewish Exodus From Ancient Egypt I. Introduction I am investigating the Jewish Exodus from ancient Egypt, which reportedly took place around the 13th Century BC. I was raised in a Jewish household, and growing up Passover has always been one of my favorite holidays. I had so much fun searching for the Afikomen, welcoming Elijah to our Seder table, and above all, retelling the story of how the Jews were freed from slavery and escaped the wrath of the Pharaoh thanks to the guidance of God. It's a magical story which has inspired hope in me for years, and that's why I was so surprised when I learned that there is little if no physical evidence for the exodus. The archaeological record should have physical evidence of such a major event, perhaps hidden so deeply that we ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Or the cities where the Jews were enslaved, forced to build a city for the Pharaoh for around 400 years. Surely so much time and activity will leave artifacts which can tell us what happened. Therefore my plan is to survey and excavate in these important sites, and I will also confer with Egyptologists to decipher hieroglyphics. Perhaps the Egyptians of the time recorded clues which can tell us what happened, or at least help us to piece together the story. This research will have an important religious impact as well as tell us a lot about the history of this time period. The modern day Jewish people will appreciate the findings, even if the conclusion is that the famous exodus never really took place. But if it did, then it will shed a lot of light on the events that took place. For example if the Red Sea really did split, then scientists will be forced to hypothesize and debate how this could have been possible. III. Background Research The story of the Exodus as described in the Torah is as follows: In the 13th century B.C. (archaeologists estimate that this is the correct date), the Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt and had been for around 400 years. They were desperate for liberation and prayed to their God for a deliverer to rescue them and bring them to the land that God had promised their ancestors (modern–day Israel). Their population became so great that the pharaoh ordered for every newborn Hebrew boy to be fed to the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. Trade in the Iron Age Essay Distinguishing between the many diverse archaeological periods is typically done in two ways. The first way to differentiate between two periods is to notice if there is a clear boundary or separation among the archaeological remains. The second way is by looking at the periods from a historical standpoint, and noting any major historical event that led to a significant social and/or political change. Though there are other ways to do this, these are the two most common and useful methods. Both of these techniques make it possible to recognize the differences in archaeological time periods. In Palestine, the transition from the Late Bronze to the Iron I period is marked by a noticeable "widespread destruction of the Canaanite city–states ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Iron Age was heavily influenced by the cultures of Egypt, which was seen through the pottery and building styles found during that time. Egyptian culture and Canaanite culture played a large role in the creation of pottery and architecture, as well as the formation of cities, during the Iron Age and beyond. The area now known as the Levant is a region consisting of Canaan, Transjordan, and Syria–Lebanon. International routes connecting Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Aegean ran straight through this area. As a result of the ideal geographic location, the Levant served as a crossroads for trade and exchange throughout a great deal of antiquity. This area was repeatedly under the control of hostile dictators, and it played host to foreign merchants as well as "giving birth to native traders who journeyed to far–flung destination and returned with exotic goods" (Cline 360). Although international exchanges of everyday and exotic materials had been going on for hundreds of years before the reign of King Solomon, the most well known period of trade and exchange is the period during the time of his reign. These international exchanges continued for more than a millennium after his reign as well (Cline 360). Really significant international relations between the Levant and the outside world began in the second millennium BCE. Some epigraphic and textual documentation exists that complements the material goods and evidence from this period. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. The Spread Of Violence In The Old Testament I agree with Professor Stone when he talked about the violence in The Old Testament. Granted in just about every story told in The Old Testament there is a war or some other type of violence. He talks about the Pharaoh of Egypt. How he considered himself to be god and he appointed the top rulers in about 30 towns of Canaan and they managed the country. Pharaoh sent the Egyptians to Canaan and the surrounding towns and stripped them of their best workers and made them their salves. Moses by God's own hand freed them from Pharaoh and was tasked to bring the children of Israel to the promise land. (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Moses got upset when he came off the mountain and saw the Israelites worshiping false gods. He broke the Ten Commandments into 1000 pieces and this displeased God.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Israelites were not a professional military group, not being in large numbers. I do disagree with Dr. Stone when he speaks of Joshua entering Canaan with the Israelites. He talked about the ground had already been dark and bloody. There were warlords, bandits and thugs and gangsters that were already present in Canaan. I do agree when Joshua invaded Canaan, he may have brought order, justice and maybe even peace to Canaan. Dr. Stone does not address the dysfunctional family issues that the Kings and Prophets had to deal with in The Old Testament. Those issues in the real world today are distractions from leading the people. King David had fidelity issues with Bathsheba and it became a long term distraction. David's son Amnon raped his step–sister Tamar and David refused to address the incident. Those are just a couple of the family incident among many that occurred in The Old Testament that had an effect on ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8. The Conquest Of Noah Genesis: "In the beginning God created the heaven and earth." (Gen 1:1 KJV) the genre for this book is a narrative genre because there are a lot of stories in this book. Moses was the author of this book and the date it was created was 1445 BC. The first part of Genesis talks about the beginning of how God created this beautiful world we are living in today. Also talks about the flood and how noah dealt with this issue (Gen 6–9 KJV). The second part of the book tells about how God deals with this one man, Abraham (Gen. 11–25 KJV). In the bible it says that, "Genesis is a Greek word meaning "orgin," "source," "generation," or "beginning." It also says the original title is Bereshith means "in the beginning." In the book we are reading it states, "He speaks, creates, calls, blesses, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Canaan is in Israel. The books of the bible where Canaan is located is Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Job. I believe Canaan was a pretty popular place in the before Christ century because it did take its place in so many books of the bible. Especially in Joshua where the conquest took place in Canaan. Canaan is also known as the "promise land." The whole book of Joshua talks about the conquest of Canaan. Then it also talks about the division of Canaan. Around 1400 BC The Amarna Tablets refer to a period of chaos in Canaan. (Hindson& Towns, 2013, pg.49) Also in thebook of Genesis from chapters 12–36 it talks about Joseph's arrival in Egypt which mostly took place in Canaan. It looks to me that Canaan had a really big part of the Old Testament and without Canaan where would we be today. I would say nowhere because it was a well–known place. The book of Joshua was probably the book that the land of Canaan was in most. Just because of the conquest that occurred in that book. There was a map of Canaan in my Bible and it seemed to appear that it had a lot of mountains and it looked very ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 9. Essay Slavery in the Bible Slavery in the Bible The first mention of slavery in the Bible is found in Noah's declaration, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers" (Gen. 9:25). He said this after waking up from a naked, drunken stupor and learning that his son Ham had mocked him. Although Ham was the guilty party, Noah's statement was directed at Ham's youngest son Canaan. If he was involved with his father in this act of disrespect, the statement can be taken as the pronouncement of a curse, "Cursed be Canaan." It is possible, however, that Canaan did not join his father in making fun of Noah. If so, the statement would be in the form of a prophecy: "Cursed will be Canaan." Exodus 20:5 and Ezekiel 18:4 clearly declare that God punishes ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... About 500 years after the death of Abraham, his descendants through Isaac were living in Egypt as slaves. Genesis 37 to 50 tells the story of how this came about. The 10 oldest sons of Abraham's grandson Jacob disliked their younger brother Joseph so much that they found a way to sell him to traders who in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer as a slave. In his new land, Joseph went through a series of ups and downs and eventually became the prime minister of Egypt, the highest official under the king. God enabled Joseph to foresee an approaching time of famine, and used him to store up food and then distribute it during the famine. His political position made it possible for him to settle his father's family in Egypt's most fertile territory. Here they prospered for many years. However, the time came when the leaders of Egypt began to view the rapidly growing Israelite community as a threat. As a result, they made slaves of the Israelites, treating them with ever–increasing harshness. Finally, desperate because the descendants of Jacob continued to multiply, they issued an order that all their male babies be destroyed at birth. The first 12 chapters of Exodus tell the story of how the Lord responded to the cries of His people. He miraculously provided Moses to be their leader, sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians, helped the Israelites celebrate their first Passover, and led them out of the land of bondage. It appears that as they left for Canaan, they had no ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. Old Testament Essay Old Testament Essay In the Beginning: At the beginning of the universe. God created heaven and earth in six days and rested on the seventh. During those six days God spoke to the darkness and created the world, brought forth light, created the sky, land and animals and plants to inhabit them. However, even during this creation he was contemplating the creation of a being made in his own image. He created man from dust and named him Adam, but Adam was lonely; so God took from Adam a rib. With Adam's rib God created a woman and called her Eve. Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden to live in harmony with God. The garden was a perfect utopia for Adam and Eve. However, evil soon entered the garden in the form of a serpent. One day when Eve was walking in the garden she encountered the evil serpent who encouraged her to take a fruit from one of God's forbidden fruit trees. The serpent succeeded in deceiving Eve to take a fruit; she then ate the fruit and shared it with Adam. Then God became angry with Adam and Eve for betraying Him. To punish Adam and Eve, he ejected them from the garden and subjecting them to mortality, painful childbirth, sin and shame. Now that Adam and Eve had entered into the world outside the garden they were left to fend for themselves. They had two sons Cain and Abel. Cain became a farmer and Able became a herdsman. They both offered God a sacrifice but Abel's sacrifice ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. God 's Covenants : An Important Characteristic Of The Book... God's Covenants An important characteristic of the Book of Joshua was God assuring Joshua that He would be with him (Josh. 1:9 New International Version). As long as Joshua lived, God would be with him, the same way He was with Moses, "As I was with Moses, I will be with you" (Josh. 1:5 and 3:7). Nobody would be able to stand up against him. Joshua was to be strong and courageous. He was also to be careful to adhere to God's law. He would be prosperous and fruitful if he carefully to it and meditated on it. Joshua was an example of the future Kings of Israel, one who kept the teaching of Moses in its entirety (Josh. 1:7–8, 11:15). God wanted Israel to conquer the land of Canaan and claim it for His glory. God's promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would be fulfilled by Joshua and the Israelites when they arrived in the promised land flowing with milk and honey (Josh. 5:6). However, God gave Israel specific instructions that they had to complete in order for them to claim Canaan their own, revel in the covenant promises of God, or expect God to fight their battles. They had to renew the covenant with God in order for His blessings to be on them and guarantee their victory. The first command God gave the Israelites was that all the men were to be circumcised as a physical sign of the descendants of Abraham (Josh. 5:2–3). The rite of circumcision had not been practiced for 40 years because of the people's disbelief and disobedience (Josh. 5:6). Circumcision was ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. Old Testament Historical Report To begin for the past one–hundred and fifty years archaeologists and historians have found very little evidence that the Israelites violently conquered the cities and nation of Canaan as depicted in the Old Testament. Other than what is written in the Old Testament, no other actual evidence exists that describes the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites in 1406BC. However, archaeological evidence and historical records does acknowledge that as a result of the collapse of the Bronze Age from 1200 to 1150BC, there was a rapid decay of most of the major cities such as Jericho, Jerusalem, Al, Hazor, Bethel and Heshbon. During the time of 1200 to 1150BC that the name "Israel" first appeared on a stone pillar made around 1209BC. Experts of ancient ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... According to the recent African origin of modern humans theory these modern humans evolved in Africa from Homo–heidelbergensis, Homo–rhodesiensis or Homo–antecessor that migrated out of Africa continent around one hundred to fifty thousand years ago replacing the local populations of Homo–Erectus, Denisova–Hominins, Homo–Floresiensis and Homo–Neanderthalensis. By eleven thousand years ago the Homo Sapiens had reached the southern tip of South America which was the last of the uninhabited ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. The Five Old Volume Of The Pentateuch Pentateuch the five old volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament.This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the rollwas thus divided into five portions Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,Deuteronomy. The JEDP theory fiferences scholars who believe or doubted that moses was the writer of the Pentateuch. Their view that the Pentateuch represents the conflation of four different sources rather than the work of primarily one author, traditionally Moses. The results of Source Criticism first proposed two authors (or sources) for the Pentateuch supposedly distinguishable by the use of the termsYahweh and Elohim. Two additional sources were later proposed as P for Priestly, and D for... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... They had heard that there was a grain storage and distribution facility in Egypt. Exodus begins the story of God 's revelation to his people Israel through Moses, who leads them out of Egypt (Exodus 1–18) to Mount Sinai. There the people accept the covenant with God, agreeing to be his people and abide by his holy Law, in return for his agreeing to be their God, and protect and defend them from their enemies, and provide for and prosper them . Moses receives the Torah from God, and teaches His laws and Covenant (Exodus 19–24) to the people of Israel. It also talks about the first violation of the covenant when the Golden Calf was constructed (Exodus 32–34). Exodus includes the instructions on building the Tabernacle and concludes with its actual construction (Exodus 25–31; 35–40). Leviticus begins with instructions to the Israelites on how to use the Tabernacle, which they had just built (Leviticus 1–10). This is followed by rules of clean and unclean (Leviticus 11–15), which includes the laws of slaughter and animals permissible to eat (see also: Kashrut), the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16), and various moral and ritual laws sometimes called the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17–26). Leviticus 26 provides a detailed list of rewards for following God 's commandments and a detailed list of punishments for not following them. Numbers tells how Israel consolidated itself as a community ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. Human Failings And God 's Plan Of Redemption The Old Covenant is a compilation of testimonies and instructions given to all of Israel. They had been instructed by God's servants and had witnessed numerous divine miracles from God, yet they failed to live up to their end of the bargain. This overview will show us a pattern of human failings and God's plan of redemption. CREATION In the beginning was God, God creates the universe, he creates Adam and Eve and institutes marriage . Satan tempts Adam and Eve, who then falls into sin, for the wages of sin is death. The Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for Adam and his wife to wear and graciously pronounced upon all creation a curse for which he has provided the cure. Pronouncing a son, who will crush the head of Satan who is depicted as a serpent. THE PATRIARCHS One of the most significant examples of God's redemptive plan is introduced through Abraham. God promises to give Abraham his own land and to make him a father of a great nation through his descendants. His wife Sarah was also old and had always been barren. However God insisted that Sarah would bear a son to Abraham and his name would be Isaac. Through the promise and power of God, Isaac was indeed born to them. In time, Isaac begot Jacob who became known by the name Israel. He fathered 12 sons from whom the twelve tribes of Israel were descended. They are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali. Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery and he ends ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. The Battle Of Jericho By Joshua Huxley The battle of Jericho was Joshua's first battle as Moses successor. The Israelites were commanded to march around the walls of Jericho once every day for seven days. On the seventh day they marched around the wall seven times. The seventh time they marched they shouted out, the priest blew their trumpets and the walls came down. They overtook the city with a great vengeance and they killed every person in the city (save Rahab and her household) and they burnt the city with fire and everything in it. Joshua 6:12–27. The Battle of Ai: the Israelites saw that Ai was small, so they sent only three thousand men to fight them. Ai won the battle and killed about 36 men and chased them off their land. Joshua 7:2–6. Ai and Bethel battle: Joshua chose 30,000 men of valor to go hide in an ambush behind Ai. Then the rest of the army came to the front of the city and flee so that Ai would chase them. The ambush came up and seized the city while it was unprotected and burnt it down. Joshua 8:1–29. The Amorite confederacy: Jerusalem with king Adonizedek, Hebron with king Horam, Jarmuth with king Piram, Lashish with king Japhia, Eglon with king Debir. All these gathered together against Gibeon who had made peace with Israel. Gibeon asked Joshua for help against these kingdoms, the Lord was with Joshua. Israel slew them, and then chased them to Bethhoron. When they were going down to Bethhoron the Lord cast down giant hail from heaven upon them. There were more who were killed by the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. The Lord 's Preparing The First Generation 1.In section one of Numbers which is the Lord's Preparing the First Generation to Enter the Promised Land covered in chapters one through ten there seems to a very specific message that God desires to communicate to the original audience. Although various opinions may exist regarding what this message may be the clearest message that appears to be displayed is that God has various ordinances and rules regarding the worship, day to day life, and travel of the Israelite nation which set them apart from the nations around them and must be strictly followed and adhered to. Chapter two of Numbers gives an account of the organization of the camp of the Israelites after they had been numbered by tribe. Each tribe had a specific leader, a specific head of each group of three thirds, and a specific location in which they were supposed to camp relative to the tabernacle. The purpose for all of this was set out by God in order to protect the ark and the tabernacle along with encampment as a whole from the presence of God and invaders who sought to raid the encampment. Chapters three and four along with seven, eight, nine, and ten all have to do very specifically with the roles of the Levities and tabernacle worship and the very strict guidelines that applied to both of these. The Kohathite clan of the Levities which was to transport the sacred articles of the tabernacle was not permitted to ever see the articles that they were carrying lest God strict them dead. In addition, in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. The Passage Joshua 1 : The Book Of Joshua SIM #5 Joshua 1 Genre: The passage Joshua chapter one falls under the genre of historical narrative. The book of Joshua is a historical narrative that was written to shape our worldview about God's eternal plan for humanity. Joshua 1 gives insight to the continuity of God's children, the nation of Israel. Furthermore, the passage continues the story of the leaders of Israel as Moses' role is passed on to Joshua. When reading Joshua 1, the reader must not over personalize the chapter for the passage is about God and not the reader. 1. Why does the writer say "this Book of the Law", does "this" imply that the book of Joshua was being included as it was written? 2. Why does the plurality of "word" change in the same sentence that the other ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This phrase is repeated throughout the book to remind the people of Israel to not lose heart and trust in God. Big Idea: Joshua leads the nation of Israel into the promised land of Canaan. Meaning/Interpretation: Joshua 1 describes how God uses Joshua to fulfill His promise to the Israelites. God encourages His people to be strong and courageous as they trust Him and Joshua to lead them into battle. This major theme of Joshua is repeated multiple times throughout the chapter. This repetition is used to highlight the significance of being strong and courageous during the time. Being strong and courageous in times of battle and uncertainty required the Israelites to put their trust in God. As He promised to Moses, God promised to that He would never leave Joshua. Yet, the main theme of the book of Joshua is obedience. Joshua displays obedience when he gives instruction to the people of Israel to be lead to Canaan. Joshua tells the people that they need to prepare to cross the Jordan river in there days. The significance of three days is not known, but it is speculated that it could have taken three days to cross the river. Furthermore, the people of Israel trusted God and Joshua to lead them to the promised land of Canaan. To ensure Joshua's success, he is told to mediate on the word of God day and night. This constant mediation would allow Joshua to better keep the law and be successful and prosperous in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 18. The Creation Of The World The Bible begins with the creation of the world, but also in the very beginning, there is the presence of disobedience to God. In Genesis 12, there is a new beginning. God begins to change the world, that change began with an individual: Abraham. In Genesis 12:1–3, God says to Abraham, "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing" God continues to say, "I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse". Through God's words, there is the idea of an exodus of the current society and the creation of a new one. God chooses the individual that he wants to start the new society. God promises Abraham that "he will be the ancestor of a great nation" (Lohfink 28). Abraham believes the promise from God and "went as the Lord directed him" (Genesis 12:4). When Abraham left he was seventy– five years old and only took with him his wife and nephew, and they embarked on their journey to Canaan. In the promises that God makes to Abraham, he has to go to Canaan. This makes it a covenant because God will hold up his promise to Abraham, if Abraham does what God calls him to do. A covenant shows the relationship between God and his people. The covenant between God and Abraham highlights the faith that Abraham had in God. Abraham was very old when he made the covenant with God, so it took a lot for Abraham to leave where he had settled. The election of Abraham is significant in Salvation History. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 19. Analysis Of Bound For Canaan Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement by Fergus M. Bordewich is an inspiring piece of literature that tackles on information about the underground railroad, and many other aspects we've never known about at that point in time. The book is written by Fergus Bordewich, born on November 1, 1947 in New York City, New York.Fergus graduated from Columbia University and now lives with his wife Jean P. Bordewich in San Francisco as one of the best historians in the world. He is the author of many historical fictions such as The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government, America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise that Preserve the Union, and many more. As you can see, he's been changing perspectives on many historical topics for quite some time. The main argument for Bound for Canaan was to respond to his earlier hardcover edition of Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America. It also explains that the underground railroad was more than Harriet Tubman, it's a system of channels and different networks full of people who have helped make the underground railroad successful, The author supports his argument by giving us new information that we would have never found out on our own. In the book the author starts with a brief dedication which states " This book is dedicated to the countless thousands of men and women who fled the bounds of slavery, but were recaptured or died at the hands of their pursuers before they reached the safe embrace of the underground railroad. They are not forgotten'. Bound for Canaan has accomplished so much. It's an eye opener for anyone who reads it. It's the story that makes you want to get out and learn more about every different aspect in the book. If the author wanted me to get one idea from the book it would definitely be to be open about the history of the underground railroad. Seeing now that I've read the book, there are things about it that isn't taught in regular schools. In schools they only teach you about what it is and that Harriet Tubman was the leader. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. Saving The Israelites Research Paper Saving the Israelites In the Book of Genesis, Joseph is utilized by God to save the Israelites which started due Joseph's boasting habits. His story begins with his ten brothers and himself working for his father. Joseph had tendencies to share his dreams in which he was presented as higher than his brothers. As a result, Joseph's angry brothers planned to kill him, but ends up in slavery due to his brother Rueben trying to save him. Therefore, God uses Joseph's hardships to allow the Israelites to end up in Egypt. Shortly after presenting Jacob and his family's background, the Book of Genesis shares a few of Joseph's dreams and his brothers disliked him even more. As Kruschwitz says, "The brothers reportedly hate him not because ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... His dreams about his brother's foreshadowed his actual reign of Egypt. God portrayed this vivid dreams of heiarchy amoungst his family to assure Joseph will be significant to him.Similarly, God gives him the success he needs to be promoted by Potiphar, from a Hebrew slave to being in charge of Potiphar's property. Unfortunately, Potiphar's wife false rape accusation resulted in Potiphar's officials imprisoning innocent Joseph. Although even during imprisonment, Joseph remains hopeful in God to save him and attempts to tell the cupbearer to help him get released after he interperts his dream. Fortunately, Potiphar has a dream that no one can interpret but Joseph, after the cupbearer remembers him. Joseph explains to Pharaoh the famine that God proclaims will happen in seven years. Again, God gives Joseph the ability to portray great leadership skills when Potiphar promotes him to second in command. So, both men prepare for the famine and sell goods to people all over. During the famine, Jacob sends Joseph's ten older brothers to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph reunites with his brothers, though hostile, allows them to bring Israelites to Egypt. Although Joseph was confrontational towards his brothers, it was more of a lesson rather than a revenge plot. To demonstrate, Joseph states," But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. Moses vs Abraham In the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses were two very prominent leaders chosen by God to do his will. Throughout Genesis and Exodus, both men play important roles in fulfilling God's will. They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. Although they have many similarities such as being leaders and men of God, there are also many differences between the two. In terms of leadership, Abraham was a noble leader. Although he grew up in a camp where the notion of one God was not accepted, he eventually manages to become the leader of a tribe and make the people believe in his faith. He leads them around endlessly from Ur to Canaan, to Egypt, then back to Canaan. His tribe followed him around without much ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... And although they received similar covenants, they received it in a different way. When Abraham received his, he got it through prayer. This seems to be dominant during Abraham's days as a leader. He communicated with God mostly thought prayer. When he asked God for advise on what to do about Hagar and her son, he does it though prayer. When he asked God about the wicked city of Sodom, he did it in prayer. And finally ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. The Black Ham And The Redemption Plan "THE BLACK HAM IN THE REDEMPTION PLAN" The black people of Ham have being chosen as God's vessels to bring hope to the hopeless world right from the beginning of creation. The offspring's of the four sons of Ham, has played very important roles throughout human history. Before the existence of humanity, God had chosen the land of Ham as an important place to fulfil His redemptive plans. The chosen people of Israel was born in the land of Canaan and Egypt and called out from the land of Africa Egypt, after they have become great, mighty, and populous nation (Deuteronomy 26:5; Ezekiel 16:1–3, 45; Hosea 11:1). When the children of Israel left the land of Egypt, they inherited the land of Canaan the younger brother of Egypt (1 Chronicles16:16–20). Thousands of years later, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the land of Canaan (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1). When He was about to be assassinated as a child, He was then protected and sheltered in Africa–Egypt, the land of the elder brother of Canaan. Later Jesus was called out from Africa Egypt, to be the savior of the world (Matthew 2:13–15). Not only was Jesus born in the land of Canaan, during His life time, He had only lived in the land of Egypt as a child and spent all His natural life in the land of Canaan the brother of Egypt and Ethiopia throughout His adulthood (Genesis 10:6). The Bible never told us that Jesus have lived, gone or visited anywhere else other than these two Hamitic nations. Egypt was anciently known ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 23. Moses VS Abraham Essay In the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses were two very prominent leaders chosen by God to do his will. Throughout Genesis and Exodus, both men play important roles in fulfilling God's will. They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. Although they have many similarities such as being leaders and men of God, there are also many differences between the two. In terms of leadership, Abraham was a noble leader. Although he grew up in a camp where the notion of one God was not accepted, he eventually manages to become the leader of a tribe and make the people believe in his faith. He leads them around endlessly from Ur to Canaan, to Egypt, then back to Canaan. His tribe followed him around without much ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... When they got on the top of the mountain, God saw that Abraham truly had faith in him, thus he sent a ram instead so that Abraham did not have to sacrifice his son. Abraham never had a doubt in God's will and was offering even to sacrifice his own flesh and blood to prove his undoubting faith. Moses on the other hand, questioned God. When he first encounters God in the form of a fiery bush, Moses questions God's will by asking, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3:11). Although he meets God in a physical form, he still questioned him with doubts of his own abilities. Unlike Abraham who had unquestioning faith, Moses started out his relationship with God with a lack of faith. Eventually, Moses does develop the same undoubting faith that Abraham processed. Only initially did he have doubts about his relationship with God. Finally, they both received similar covenants, however they communicated with God in a different way. God told Abraham, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all people on earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:1–3). These covenants set ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Judaism And Judaism : History And History Of Judaism Judaism is a religion/culture that belongs to 13.3 million people around the world. Judaism was the first monotheistic religion, that is, having one "God" figure. The majority of their long history comes from the Old Testament of the Bible, and many of their celebrations and laws today come from those times. It is important to know about such a prominent people in the world today, what with the conflict in the Middle East. Basically it all goes back to a guy named Abram. He lived a normal life as the head of his tribe, and believed in a God who could talk to him. One day, God told Abram that he would be the chosen father of God's people.God changed his name to Abraham–meaning father of many nations, and promised that their homeland would be Canaan. He is known as the first chosen Jew. He had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael was his illegitimate son. Isaac had two sons, Jacob and Esau. Jacob's name changed to Israel, and he had 12 sons,called the tribes of Israel. These 12 sons lineage back to Abraham makes them known as the patriarchs of Judaism. Israelites worshipped God by burning and sacrificing animals. They also might have kept a Sabbath day. The Book of Genesis attaches this custom to creation, when God rested on the seventh day after laboring. At this point, the descendants of Jacob were held in slavery in Egypt. A man namedMoses worked with God to deliver the Israelites from Egypt, who was the most powerful nation in the world. Moses was found by Pharaoh's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. The Bible Is Made Up Of 66 Books "...while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died" (Judges 4:21), "Between her he sank, he fell, he lay still" (Judges 5:26). The fourth and fifth chapters of Judges tell the same story, but with very different details. This, however, does not in any way, shape, or form discredit the Bible. The Bible is made up of 66 books, ranging in length, genre, time period written, and theme. It has letters, prose, poems, and genealogy. Sermons, stories passed down from generation to generation. Every passage must be interpreted in its own way, shape, and form. Yes, Judges four and five have their similarities and differences, but the reasons behind the differences cause the contradiction of scripture argument to fall apart at the... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Following Sisera's arrival at Jael, she did not offer a place to hide. Instead killed him on the spot, and watched him fall to his death on the floor of her tent. As you can see, there are significant differences between chapters four and five of Judges. Relating back to the initial theme of contradictions, I do not believe that these differences in any way, shape, or form contradict each other. We, as analyzers of Scripture, must take into account two very important ideas. The first being, Chapter four is a narrative, and chapter five is a song or poem. The second idea we must consider is: our interpretation of the scripture must be both literal, but also metaphorical. Do we interpret Sisera falling in Chapter five as a literal act of falling to the ground, or as a metaphor for losing the battle? Do we interpret "by the edge of the sword" (v.16) as a literal sword, or does it merely mean that Barak's army came out victorious? These are very important questions we must ask ourselves, and answer if we want to uphold the sanctity, and purity of the Bible. When writing a narrative, it is important to get the gist of the story. It is imperative that the details are clear, yet concise. The author has less artistic freedom when writing a narrative, compared to a poet. By means of genre, chapter four must remain a general overview of the plot. Whereas, Chapter five can use vivid details to describe certain events. Poetry tells a story ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. This week’s reading centered on the social contract... This week's reading centered on the social contract between God and the Israelites. The reader, who had grown up familiar with the Exodus, found a much deeper meaning and contextual understanding in this week's reading. Specifically, the reader's attention focused on two key aspects: 1) God's control over nature as the contextual focus, and 2) how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus set forth blue prints blue prints for a society. Moreover, the reader was previously familiar with the more traditional version of the commandments in Deuteronomy, but found the unfamiliar expression in Leviticus an earthier contrast. The reader previously read the story of Moses parting the Red Sea as God using the sea to defeat the Pharaoh's Army. The... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This lead the reader question why God did not provide defined rules, or expectations, prior to the commandments? Previous covenants focused on God's obligations: to not destroy mankind again and to provide Abraham offspring and the land of Canaan, whereas Exodus focused on Israelite responsibilities (p. 114). In the end, the reader found Exodus a "rite of passage" that displayed God's trust in the Israelites and a formalized relationship with God. Deuteronomy and Leviticus were interesting in their literary differences and detailed accounts of what good is by detailing the social expectations for society. The reader was more familiar with the "dryer" Deuteronomy during Catholic school growing up. After reading Leviticus, the reader understands why it was perhaps not more focused on for adolescences because of the more graphic explanations. However, a verse the reader related to from his adulthood was Leviticus 33 which states, "When an alien resides in the land, you shall not oppress them, but treat them as a citizen." This reminded the reader of the Afghan Pashtun tradition to treat guests with protection, care and honor called Pashtunwali, which is a tribal code that predates Islam. The reader found parallels when reading the building a society expressed in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus with Plato's "The Republic". Book I of "The Republic" ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. Interpreting Archaeology And Historical Texts Essay 1. Methodology becomes crucial when interpreting archaeology and historical texts. If you take a minimalist approach, everything in the scriptures is false until proven otherwise. If you take the maximalist approach everything in the scriptures is true until proven false. Another difficulty is the tactic of interpreting ancient artifacts and documents with modern concepts, contemporary understandings of the past; this can elude to the composition of a narrative by the means of interpreting insufficient data. The approach of these shreds of evidence (artifacts or texts) pose difficulty when studying the Hebrew Scriptures but another concern is the methodology of interpreting language and archeology. The ancient Hebrew these texts were written in had no vowels, thus allowing multiple interpretations for some of the possible words if one is not familiar with the ancient dialects and phrases of Hebrew. In the beginnings of archaeology, archaeologists had very abrasive techniques and actually destroyed a lot of potential historical findings. The current excavation process is much more refined in order to preserve as much as possible but what has already been destroyed can never be recovered. Due to the methodological problems, one can encounter in analyzing Hebrew Scriptures, one must approach with caution when taking into account the historical authenticity found in archeology for the Patriarchs, Exodus, Joshua, David, and Solomon. Most of the archaeological ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. Early Date Exodus Research Paper There exist among biblical scholars and historians four separate theories concerning the date of the Conquest of Canaan. These theories consist of the Early Date Exodus Theory #1, Early Date Exodus #2, Late Date Exodus Theory and the Egyptian Domination Theory. This theory begins with the building of the First Temple in Jerusalem during the reign of King Solomon and the fourth theory concerns the Egyptian control of Canaan. For centuries, the majority of the traditional biblical historians claim that the Early Date Exodus Theory #1, found in 1 Kings 6:1, is the only correct biblical theory. This theory states that the construction of the First Temple began 480 years after theIsraelites left Egypt and in the fourth year of King Solomon's reign, 970 to 931BC. With the date of King Solomon's reign, 970 to 931BC, this would indicate that the beginning of the construction of the First Temple began in, 966BC. This would then place the Israelites Exodus out of Egypt 480 years prior to that, in 1446BC, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Next is the 356 years, which includes the Era of Judges, from the Book of Judges, which consisted of 12 judges that ruled over the Israelites beginning with Othniel who ruled for 40 years, Ehud for 80 years, Shamgar ruled less than one year, Deborah for 40 years, Gideon for 40 years, Tola for 23 years, Jair for 22 years, Jephthah for 6 years, Ibzan for 7 years, Elon for 10 years, Abdon 8 for years and Samson for 22 years before the establishment of the United Monarchy along with the approximate 58 years that Joshua was the leader of the Israelites. The last period of time that needs to be added here is the 40 years that Moses and the Israelites traveled in the Sinai Wilderness before reaching ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Critical Criticism Of Genesis "Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are" Genesis 13:14. The word genesis is the dawning of creation, and the biblical book of Genesis is the book that brings fourth the creation of our planet and the life that resides. Genesis also describes the descent of Adam and Eve and unveils the foundation that sin builds upon. Genesis introduces the origin of the holy land, Israel, and inception of holy covenants promised by the holy trinity; the son, the father, and the holy spirit. Genesis communicates the definite events of one of the most contended controversies of our current philosophical climate, the origin of all things existing. This holy book of creation faces several critical issues, such as stylistic variation, and... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "To conclude that differences in style or vocabulary unmistakably indicates different authors is invalid for anybody of literature. It is well known that a single author may vary his style and select vocabulary to fit the themes he is developing and the people he is addressing. It goes without saying that a young graduate student's love letter will vary significantly in vocabulary and style from his research paper." Style is an ultimately a subjective view, and the two creation accounts will remain no more than an opinion through the argument of a sceptic, especially when it involves a book that was written two millennia ago. Moses is the author of Genesis, whom was a prophet that was called upon by God to lead his people from slavery in Egypt. It is obviously apparent that Moses did not live through Genesis' creation, but were made known to him through his revelation with God and has depended on historical references that were currently available at the time. "But the record of the fathers, even the patriarchs, concerning the right of Priesthood, the Lord my God preserved in mine own hands; therefore, a knowledge of the beginning of creation, and also of the planets, and of the stars, as they were made known unto the fathers, have I kept even unto this day, and I shall endeavor to write some of these things upon this record, for the benefit of my posterity that shall come after me." Abraham 1:31. Any precise date when Moses lived ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. Comparing The Israelites And The Puritans The Puritans believe they are morally superior to everyone else. The Puritans are about to leave England. "They are Israelites is what they are. They are fleeing Egypt. Good Riddance! Next stop, land of milk/honey(4)." Vowell uses a simile to compare the Puritans to the Israelites in order to reveal how the Puritans consider themselves. "The Old Testament Israelites," references specifically the Israelites that escaped from Egypt in the Book of Exodus. After the population of Jews in Egypt had become so numerous the Pharaoh feared what they might be able to do and put them into slavery. The Israelites eventually escaped Egypt by crossing the Red Sea and eventually make it to land God had gifted them, the land of Canaan. The Puritans compare to the Israelites because they too felt some religious persecution. Catholic rulers like Mary I persecuted Protestants and had many executed. The Puritans also flee from a land not as pure as themselves in order to start anew. Cotton himself tells the Puritans that they are God's chosen, and America is their Canaan. The Israelites inspire the Puritans to get away. "The Old Testament Israelites are to the Puritans what theblues was to the Rolling Stones– a source of inspiration, a renewable resource of riffs(2)." Vowell uses an analogy to compare two unlike things like Puritans and the Rolling Stones. The blues is a genre of music originating in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The emotion ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. President John F. Kennedy The date was May 25, 1961 and President John F. Kennedy had gathered together both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives in a special joint session of Congress. His goal was to passionately deliver a dramatic speech stating that by the end of the decade, we will send an American to the moon. Then on September 12, 1961 standing on the grounds of Rice University in Texas, he famously lifted his voice and said: We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Specifically, this paper will address the following topics: the definition of a group, the roles played within the group, a description of the group member personalities, the intended focus of the group, how the group worked together as a team and the process that was involved, how conflict was resolved, and how the group emerged as a group at the end of the situation. Definition of the Group Within this conflict, the two groups that define the direction of the conflict are: the twelve spies and the angry group of followers. Examining the group of twelve spies which was established by God via Moses, their charge was to investigate the land of Canaan that God was preparing to give to the children of Israel. Specifically, Moses directed the spies to see what the land was like, to see if the people were weak or strong, to identify the population size, to identify the quality of the land, and to describe the state of the cities. Moses further encouraged his leadership team stating "be of good courage" and bring back a sample of your work, i.e. "bring some of the fruit of the land" as cited in Numbers chapter 13. Acknowledging the spies charge and dependence upon one another, this group is "a collection of individuals who are interdependent" given their instructions to collectively investigate the land of Canaan (Johnson and Johnson, 2013, p. 6). Even more, Moses defined clear goals and expectations for the group of spies. As reflected by ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. List Of A Honor Code By Refraining From Lying, Stealing,... Nicholas Buhay Mrs. Drewicz Ewing October 21, 2016 Intro to History I pledge to follow the Honor Code by refraining from lying, stealing, or cheating. I pledge that I have not and will not receive any unauthorized help on any assignment or assessment. The Bible provides much information on ancient history and the ancient Hebrews, but we can not verify the truth behind many of the passages from the Bible.. Few evidence has been found to support much of what the Bible states as history, and many people doubt the actual cosmos of the Hebrew people, meaning they doubt that Yahweh actually even existed. The combination of archaeological evidence and Biblical stories allow for some confirmation of the truth, including the origins of Abraham, the Hebrews' journey into Canaan, the flaws in the Hebrews' monotheism, the destruction of Solomon's temple, the conquering of the Israelite kingdom, and the evidence of Israel's waning power following the death of Solomon. The origins of the Hebrews can be traced back to Abraham, who the Bible depicts as the patriarch of Judaism. Yahweh promises to Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan, saying "[t]o your offspring I will give this land" (Gen. 12:7–8). Abraham lived around the year 4000 B.C.E., and the Bible claims he lived in Ur, an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, on a former branch of the Euphrates river. Archaeologists estimated the size of Ur to have been around 25 acres. The Bible described Abraham's journey from Ur to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 33. Canaan Valley Wetland Significant change has been detected in the Canaan Valley area with high accuracies. There was a serious wetland loss from 56.17% in 1993 to 28.57% in 2002 in Canaan Valley area due to the dramatically decrease in forested/ shrub wetland. The remaining total wetland area was estimated only 8814.606 acres by 2002, which was about half of wetland in 1993. The dominant wetland type was still forested/shrub wetland. Emergent wetland occupied a small amount with 16.6% of total wetland area. The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge kept the main wetland. Both dry season (see in Appendix) and rainy season data show this big decrease happened in south part of Canaan Valley area. The disappeared wetland was replaced by urban area. From 1993 to 2002, urban area increased from 7.54% to 42.44% of total Canaan Valley area.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... A lot of human actions lead to this wetland change such as developing urban area, tilling for crop production, and building a transportation system. It's clear to see that the major wetland area remained is in the east part of Tucker County, which is far away from the cities and roads network (Figure 5.1). Urbanization is a major cause of wetland loss. With increased population, more and more areas need to be extended for human activities. For many years, the value of wetland was underestimated. Roads and bridges are frequently constructed across wetlands since people thought wetlands have low land value. It is often considered to be more cost effective to build roads or bridges across wetlands than around them. Road and bridge construction activities can increase sediment loading to wetlands. Rock salt used for deicing roads can damage or ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 34. The First Age Of Creation : Genesis : Timeline Assignment Old Testament Timeline Narrative Rough Draft Creation (Genesis 1–2) / primeval history (Genesis 1–11:9) The first time in the Bible is the age of creation. This is the time from when the world was created to when Abraham was called (Genesis 1–11:9). The Bible contains four important events that are the Creation of the Universe, the Fall of Man, the Flood of Noah, and the Tower of Babel. God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. He made the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, in the image of God, and made them live in the Garden of Eden. By Satan's trick, he ate the forbidden fruit of God, and Adam and Eve sinned, and they were deported of the Garden of Eden. The human race that has been driven out of Paradise was corrupted and sinned. God judged the world by the flood, and the righteous Noah made an ark and survived by burning families and a pair of animals. But Noah's descendants did not fear God again, built the Tower of Babel. The Patriarchal Period (Genesis 11:10–50:26) The second period in the Bible is the patriarchal age. This period refers to the time of the birth of Abraham, the father of the Hebrew nation until the descendants of Jacob entered Egypt; Genesis 12–50 and Job. In the Bible, four chiefs of the great Hebrew people; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, briefly record their activities at this time. God trained Abraham as the ancestor of faith, and he gave his son Isaac. Abraham gave birth to Isaac in 2066 B.C. (Genesis 21:5), when he was ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. Israelites 12 Spies Analysis As the Israelites left Egypt and began to head towards a promised land, they endured many tests and only began to grow into adulthood much later. The original set of people who travelled under control of Moses and Aaron never made it to their destination, as God became angry with Moses when he struck the rock twice in front of his people, and therefore prevented them from entering a promised land (Numbers 20.11–12). These Israelites did not have complete faith in their God, and therefore continued to anger Him throughout their journey. Since they have a negative perspective on the world around them and their situation, the first group of Israelites can be represented by ten of the twelve spies who actually enter Canaan. These ten spies advise ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. Comparing Kohathite And Simeon 1. Summary Of This Section: (75 word minimum) The Levites inherited the towns and pasturelands because God had commanded this. The Levites were given 13 towns from the Benjamin, Simeon, and Judah tribes. The Gershon's were given thirteen towns from Naphtali, Asher, Issachar tribes, as well as the Manasseh half–tribe. The Merari descendants were given twelve Town. The Kohathites were given Kiriath Arba and its surrounding pastureland. The villages and fields around the city belonged to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. Aaron's descendants were given Hebron, Beth Shemesh, Juttah, Ain, Debir, Holon, Eshtemoa, Jattir, and Libnah along with their pasturelands. The Benjamin tribe gave them Almon, Anathoth, Geba, Gibeon, and their pasturelands as well.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Those who have the commandment have it in vain, unless they do the commandment; and it will not be done aright unless we take diligent heed. In particular to love the Lord our God, as the best of beings, and the best of friends; and as far as that principle rules in the heart, there will be constant care and endeavor to walk in his ways, even those that are narrow and up–hill. In every instance to keep his commandments. At all times, and in all conditions, with purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord, and to serve him and his kingdom among men, with all our heart, and with all our soul. This good counsel is given to all; may God give us grace to take ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. Old Testament Violence I agree with Professor Stone, when he talked about the violence in The Old Testament, granted in just about every story told in The Old Testament there is a war or some other type of violence. He talks about Pharaoh of Egypt for instance and how he considered himself to be God and he appointed top rulers in about 30 towns of Canaan. Pharaoh sent the Egyptians to Canaan and the surrounding towns and stripped them of their best workers and made them out of salves. Moses by Gods hand freed them from the Pharaoh and was tasked to bring the children of Israel to the promise land. Moses got upset when he came off of the mountain and saw the Israelites worshiping false gods. He broke the Ten Commandments into 1000 pieces and this made God displeased. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. Judges and Ruth Essay Contrast the moral and responsible behavior of the Israelites between Judges 16–19 and Ruth 1–4 Even though God's people are unfaithful to him, he would still be faithful to them. In the book of Judges there are twelve individuals who are considered saviors. They save their own tribes or a number of tribes from these invaders or tribes that were not intended to be in control of Canaan. However, the Israelites allowed them to control those sections of Canaan. Those that delivered the Israelites were called Judges, meaning they delivered the Israelites from their oppressors. In Judges Chapter 16, Samson is an example of a person who was initially faithful and obeyed God and was a savior and deliverer of Israel. He became unfaithful to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... A group of homosexual men require the man to come with them in order to have sexual relations with him; however, the concubine is offered up instead. The men then proceed to rape the concubine and her dead body is placed upon the doorstep. Her husband then dismembers her body and sends her parts all over Israel in order to exonerate himself and his sin. Therefore the Gibeahans in relation to the primary commission were found not be subduing their land fairly due to sexual perversion, sexual ethics, stealing, idolatry and murder. Because Israel had no king, everybody did what they considered to be right in their own eyes. Israelites are found to be sinking into their own interests according to relativism and doing whatever they believe based upon not having a king. Ruth expresses an example of faithfulness through her immigration. Ruth is originally from Moab and marries Noami's son who eventually dies. One daughter–in–law remained in Moab while Ruth decides to return to Israel with Naomi and become a part of the Israel nation. Naomi and Ruth are both considered widows in which makes them an example of the weak to whom justice should be dealt. Ruth gleans in the fields in order to make a living to care for her and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. The Book of Joshua To fully grasp and understand the book of Joshua, it is important to take a look at the historical and cultural context, understand the literary context, evaluate the text, and find relevance in the passage. The passage that will be focused on will be Joshua 10:16–27. This passage begins with five Amorite Kings that are discovered and then trapped in a cave. The kings hide in a cave in Makkedah. Joshua finds where the kings are hiding and then proceeds to give instructions regarding what to do with the kings. They trap the kings in the cave. Joshua proceeds to tell his troops to continue fighting. Joshua and the Israelites defeat their enemies; there are few survivors left and the army returns to their leader, Joshua. Joshua then uses the defeat of the five kings as an object lesson for his commanders. They open the cave, in which the Kings are trapped in, the kings are than named and brought out to Joshua. Joshua summons the men of Israel and order to place their feet on the King's neck. The commanders do so and Joshua tells his men, "Do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight" (verse 25). The king's bodies are then exposed on poles and are left there until evening. At sunset Joshua gave orders to take down the poles and throw them into the cave in which the kings were hiding. They then placed large rocks in front of the cave to which are there to do this day. To have a better ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...