Study Guide Old Testament Prophets Carol Swain Lewis‚ Ph.D.‚ Instructor God’s Messengers From the beginning‚ prophets were known as spokesmen for God. In other words‚ the purpose for a prophet was to speak God’s words to the Israelites. Sometimes God’s message for his people was a call to repent and return to God’s ways‚ and sometimes a prophet foretold future events. Regardless‚ when a prophet‚ the evangelist of his day‚ appeared‚ the message was almost always one that would
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The Prophet Ezekiel : 2009 Past Paper In the following essay i am going to provide a detailed discussion on how the prophet Ezekiel’s message changed after the fall of Jerusalem in 586B.C.E. In Ezekiel’s opening vision‚ he see’s the majesty of God on His chariot throne on the the plains of Babylon and recieves his call to be a prophet of the house of Israel. "Son of man‚ i send you to the people of Israel‚ to a nation of rebels."(Ezek.1:3) Here Judah is being regarded as a "rebellious house"
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mind when discussing job design and suggest that in the human resource profession‚ the design of the job is a major focus. The secular model of job design has similar qualities when compared to the Biblical model used By God. When He prepared the Israelites for their eventual entry into the Promised Land‚ The plan and design of the transition helped to ensure divine procession. This journey was certainly not for the faint at heart. However God ensured success and divine safe guard under His supreme
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many different patterns throughout the whole book. One prominent and important pattern recognized is the Exodus Pattern. According to the Webster’s Dictionary of 1828‚ Exodus is defined as Departure from a place‚ particularly‚ the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses. The first Exodus we see in the Book of Mormon happens in 1 Nephi when Lehi is commanded to take his family and leave Jerusalem. The family is commanded to leave after Lehi has a vision that Jerusalem will
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TAKING GOD’S GIFT OF THE PROMISED LAND – SPIRITUAL VICTORY IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA by Paul G. Apple‚ March 2005 CLAIMING GOD’S PROMISES FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY REQUIRES ENGAGING AND CONQUERING THE ENEMY BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH “Consecrate yourselves‚ for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” (Joshua 3:5 ) For each section in the Book of Joshua: - Thesis statement … to focus on the big idea - Analytical outline … to guide the understanding - Devotional questions … to encourage life application
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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Human mistakes/punishment); Cain and Abel (sin); Noah’s Ark; Geneology; The Patriarchs- Abraham/Jacob (Conflict between brothers) ; 13 sons of Jacob- 13 tribes of Israel (Jacob=Israel) 4. The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt The Slavery in Egypt; The Revelation by Moses at Mount Sinai; Ten Commandments; Book of the Covenant; Story of the Golden Calf; Construction and Erection of the Tabernacle 7. Deuteronomy- Exposition (Ch. 1-11); Deuteronomic Code (Ch
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INTRODUCTION The Book of Amos is a point of departure for social criticism in the Old Testament. It presents a remarkably comprehensive (one might even say holistic) prophetic view of both corporate and individual moral‚ religious and political responsibilities that are incumbent upon man in covenantal relationship with God‚ and the devastating effects for the Chosen People of God‚ as well as “the nations‚” for failure to observe them. This paper reflects on the essentials of the social message
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worship between Israel’s people and God. There are descriptions of how to properly present God with a sacrifice. There are defined punishments for blasphemy and for child sacrifice. There are also descriptions of blessings for obedience. Though the Israelite people were the chosen people of God‚ God knew there would be times‚ as humans‚ they would be unfaithful. The book of Leviticus is setting the expectations and describing how to approach God for forgiveness if a person fails to observe the Law of
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be like their peers‚ regardless of the con-sequences. The children of Israel proved to be no different than most modern day children‚ in their desire to imitate their pagan neighbors. For 400 years‚ after the death of Joshua and Caleb the Israelites had been in a cycle of rebellion against God. They would follow God for a season‚ and then drift into pagan worship. God would then allow them to be overtaken and severely oppressed by their neighbors. In their distress‚ they would cry out to God
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In Sacred Scripture‚ the book of Joshua was an account of invasion and rewarded promise by God to His set-apart people to inhabit Canaan‚ the Holy Land. The twelve tribes of Israel reached the Jordon River with a Divine charge to move forward into Canaan‚ God’s land. This became Israel’s manifest destiny. Almost three thousand years later‚ America acted likewise in response to God’s gift of freedom under the leadership of President James Polk and his military confidant Andrew Jackson. Thus began
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