INTRODUCTION TO AMOS The author reveals himself from the beginning to be Amos. Not a lot is known of Amos‚ we do know that he was a farmer from Tekoa which was a town about 6 miles southeast of Bethlehem and about ten miles south of Jerusalem in Judah or the southern kingdom. Located on a hill in the desert (2 Chron 11:6; 20:20)‚ the town served as a lookout against invaders approaching Jerusalem (Jer 6:1). In 7:14–15 Amos states he was not a prophet or a son of a prophet by that we understand he
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REPORT: REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM Using the Bible and other sources write a 500-word essay comparing the reigns and the character of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. The kingdom of Israel was split after Solomon died. Prior to his becoming king of Israel‚ Jeroboam encountered Ahijah the prophet in Jerusalem. Catching his own new garment‚ Ahijah tore it into twelve pieces; and giving Jeroboam ten pieces‚ Ahijah declared to Jeroboam these conditional promises of the Lord (1 Kings 11:31- 38): ⦁ that He would
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THE GENALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus‚ tracing Him back to Abraham‚ the progenitor of the Jews. Matthew 1:1-17‚ traces Jesus’ ancestral lineage through the line of Joseph. Although Joseph was not Jesus’ biological father he was his legal father. God had promised that the Messiah would be a descendant of Abraham and David. Matthew traces Jesus’ legal linage back to these two men in order to demonstrate to the Jews that Jesus had the proper genealogy to
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RULER………….3 | |THE TRUE GOD OR FALSE GODS?...........................................................................................4 | |PROPHECIES CENTERED ON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM…….……………………………4 | |THE THEME OF HOLINESS AND THE REMNANT……………………………………….…5
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Being one of the oldest monotheistic religions‚ Zoroastrianism began in ancient Persia‚ sometime around 1500 to 1200BC‚ by Zoroaster who believed that there was only one god Ormazd or Ahura Mazda which means "Wise Lord." 38 There exist many similarities between Zoroastrianism and Judaism. To start with both Ahura Mazda and God were not created and both have been described as omniscient‚ omnipresent‚ eternal and endowed with creative powers. Ahura Mazda used six Spenta Mainyu or "Holy Spirits"
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English / Short Stories- &Quot;The Knife&Quot; By Judah Waten Textual AnalysisShort Stories- &Quot;The Knife&Quot; By Judah Waten Textual AnalysisThis essay Short Stories- &Quot;The Knife&Quot; By Judah Waten Textual Analysis is available for you on Essays24.com! Search Term Papers‚ College Essay Examples and Free Essays on Essays24.com - full papers database. Autor: anton 24 November 2010Tags: StoriesWords: 2398 | Pages: 10Views: 1338Save essay in my profilePrintable
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there is no room for doubt or defiance being tolerated. The literary theme from the Pentateuch emerges in the writings of Isaiah‚ Micah and Jeremiah as prophetical books which were written relating to the spiritual issues of the southern kingdom of Judah (Israel). These three prophets used these Mosaic covenants and the Decalogue in their critique regarding the rebellion of Israel. The Nation of Israel was God’s chosen nation in which the people were under the theocratic rule where the rules and
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The story of Gideon is a great example that God can use anyone for his glory. Gideon lived around the year 1160 B.C. and was also the fifth judge of Israel‚ right after Deborah. The name Gideon means "destroyer" or "he that breaks". He was also called Jerubbaal by others‚ which means "he that defends Baal". The story of Gideon in Judges six truly demonstrates God’s power‚ strength‚ and righteousness. Around this time the Israelites had fallen back into sin and idolatry after the previous judge
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THE ASSYRIAN CRISIS‚ A TIME OF GROWTH The Assyrian Crisis in Judah appears‚ from the surface‚ as a time of great luck for the people of Jerusalem. However‚ by examining the situation with a more powerful lens‚ one can see the powerful religious infuence such an event could have on a resident’s theology. If I were a Judean during this time‚ my faith would have faced the toughest test of my life. Going into such a conflict with a nation as strong as Assyria‚ I could not help but be afraid
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BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET HABAKKUK The prophet Habakkuk lived at the time of the exile of King Jechoniah‚ eleven years before the destruction of the First Beth Hamikdosh in the year 3328 (after creation). He succeeded Nahum in the line of prophecy in the year 3254 and became a link in "the chain of tradition" which reaches back to Moshe Rabbenu. Habakkuk’s main prophecy was directed against the kingdoms of Babylon‚ Persia and Media‚ which were later to grow into world powers‚ conquering the Land of
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