consisting of one chapter of twenty-one verses. The shortest book of the bible is divide into two main sections; the first is particular and specific‚ consisting of oracles directed against Edom and the second is more general‚ buy oracles concerning Israel and the nationssome have prophesied that the oracles were derived originally from more than one source and were joined by the author of this book. One argument for this is that there are strong resemblances between Jeremiah and the book of Obadiah;
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Paper on Nahum Nahum is telling the people in Nineveh that God will punish them. They are enemies of Israel and Judah. And they have hurt God’s people and people from other countries too. Now God is going to punish them for all the wrong things that they have done. Until now‚ he has been very patient. He is very angry with the people in Nineveh. God has used armies to punish his people. This is because they have not listened to him. And they have not done what he says. One of those armies came
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completely destroyed mankind with a world-wide flood. However‚ He spared a remnant: Noah and his family. God chose Abraham and entered into a new covenant naming Israel as his chosen people. Again‚ with this act we see God as the sustainer. The chosen line continued with Abraham and his son Isaac‚ and Isaac’s son Jacob who was later renamed Israel. Jacob gave birth to Joseph‚ who was sold into slavery by his brothers and taken to Egypt. This eventually resulted in Jacob and his family relocating to
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establishing a covenant with Israel‚ Joseph helping them survive‚ and Moses’ liberation of the nation of Israel and His plea to God. The list of God’s reconciliation efforts unto Israel continues until a final solution occurs; an eternal‚ everlasting sacrifice that could only be given by God. Thought Unit The Book of Isaiah is written in a narrative form. Isaiah tells of the history and corruption afflicting the Nation of Israel and the continual need for the citizens of Israel to repent and get straight
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grandson of Abraham and son of Isaac to be the next person in the family line of Abraham; it is from this line that the rescuer-ruler will come. God changes Jacobs name to “Israel” and becomes the name of the nation of people that God promised Abraham. Jacob has 12 sons and their families become known as the “12 tribes of Israel”. Jacob’s sons are jealous of their brother Joseph as he is
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Jeremiah 31:31–34 is one of the popular passages for the discussion for both Christina and Jews alike. It is a foretelling message of God promise for the people‚ in which God promises that he will make a new unconditional covenant with the nation of Israel. To further understand this passage of the New Convenant in Jermiah 31:31-24‚ we need further analyisis this passage by investigating this passage’s historical context (when and where it was written and for what audience)‚ literary style (prophetic
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HISTORY OF JUDAISM Semitic tribes in the Middle East: from 3000 BC When prehistory shades into history‚ in the Middle East‚ there has already occurred the first identifiable movement of a group linked by their language - the Semitic tribes. Probably originating in southern Arabia‚ Semitic people have spread by 3000 BC along the desert caravan routes‚ up through Sinai and into Syria. Five hundred years later they are an integral part of the culture of Mesopotamia‚ where there is
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Judaism and Rabbinical Judaism Two great spans of time—before and after the destruction of the Second Temple (c. 70 CE) A. First great span of time—BIBLICAL JUDAISM: 1. A landless people established a homeland in Israel and made Jerusalem the capital of its kingdom. 2. The kingdom of Judah and its First Temple were destroyed by the Babylonians (586 BCE)‚ forcing the Israelite people into exile in Babylonia (Iraq) for nearly 50 years. 3. These events made clear to the exiled people that religious
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31 “The days are coming‚” declares the Lord‚ “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt‚ because they broke my covenant‚ though I was a husband to them‚ “declares the Lord. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time‚” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts
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context of the Book of Isaiah and the Old Testament‚ and to consider the context of Isaiah‘s prophecy to the people of Judah. This study will help a better understanding of the expression in the Book of Isaiah.
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