Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness Bible 105-B27 LUO: Old Testament Survey 201320 Spring 2013 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Liberty University February 24‚ 2013 Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness There is a great deal of Hebrew wisdom in the Bible in regards to the subjects of diligence and laziness. Throughout the book of Proverbs the words of lazy and diligence can be found in many different forms. Sluggish‚ sluggard‚ and idle describe laziness. The word diligence can also be
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Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness Going through the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament‚ diligence and laziness are a common theme. It is shown many different ways which is viewed more positively and which is looked down upon. Diligence and laziness may be slightly intertwined‚ but they are also completely separate ideas. The books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes provide much of the understanding to be gained from the Bible on all four
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sharp contrast between the life of wisdom and the life of folly. However‚ this contrast has little to do with book knowledge or ‘street smarts’ but rather a person’s orientation to God.”5 In this essay‚ I will endeavor to describe the teachings of Hebrew wisdom in Proverbs on diligence and laziness and how this corresponds with the contrast between wisdom and folly by showing how Proverbs points to diligence leading to wisdom and laziness is folly. 1James L. Crenshaw‚ “Wisdom Literature‚” in Mercer
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Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and Hebrews Mesopotamia and Egypt are known as the “place of the first civilization” followed by the Hebrews. These three societies traded extensively‚ but there was a difference in economic area. Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements‚ because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley. Trade contacts were more extensive‚ and the Mesopotamians gave attention to a merchant class and commercial law. Priests were part of the
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Both Sumerian and Egyptian myths involve life stemming from a “watery abyss” or “Primal sea”. A constant threat of retribution and a traumatic water experienced incorporated into this.All of the elements(water‚ air‚etc) were separate deities. Humans were “Created” by the original “Sun” god. There is a creator and a destroyer. There is also a mediator. The differences stem around the reasons the “gods” became angry with the humans or justification for the flood. The forms that the deity show themselves
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Approximately 3500 years before present‚ two sister civilizations grew tremendously due to the increase in complexity that the first cities gave. Out of the prosperous Mesopotamian and early Egyptian region‚ they slowly began to differ in their social‚ political‚ and religious practices as they grew larger. These two civilizations laid down the foundation of democracy we use to this day‚ such as the use of class systems. Their main differences include how they utilized their proximity to rivers‚
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The three types of Hebrew parallelism: “synonymous‚ antithetical‚ and synthetic”. Parallelisms are ideas that don’t always interact with other words but they are repetition of words in structure form. One of the three forms of parallelism is synonymous‚ which can be defined as “closed similarity between line structures of the writing (Tullock & McEntire‚ 2006 p. 189).” Secondly‚ the antithetical form of parallelism is when the “second line contrast with the first line (Tullock & McEntire‚ 2006 p
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When one thinks of a Pyramid‚ they most likely have one of the Egyptian or Mayan Pyramids in mind. They are both pyramids‚ but there are some similarities and differences to consider when thinking of them. The age‚ purpose‚ and size can shed some light on these structures. With only copper‚ stone‚ and wooden tools‚ people created what was thought to be impossible It is amazing that buildings as old as these lasted this long. According to Source 1‚ “Each was made by and for a different pharaoh:
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There were many significant characteristics of Ancient Egyptian and Nubian culture. Ancient Egypt was both a governmental and bureaucratic organization. It had a huge bureaucracy‚ along with rulers‚ in order to maintain control of the country’s region. Government and religion were the two most important things in Ancient Egypt. Nubia was both a trading and governmental organization‚ since much of their interests were in the prosperous trade along the Upper Nile‚ and they had strong leaders during
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Shamash (god of law and sun). One of the most prominent gods throughout all four Mesopotamian empires was An/Anu‚ one of the three supreme deities and the god of heaven. The Egyptians also believed in countless gods like Osiris (god of afterlife)‚ Ra (god of sun)‚ and Thoth (god of wisdom). Hand in hand with Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egyptians worshiped their main god‚ Amon-Re (king of gods)‚ the most often. Even though these civilizations
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