According to The Jewish Study Bible‚ the prophetic book of Ezekiel spans a time period ranging from 593BCE to 571 BCE. This time period both predates and postdates the destruction of the First Temple. The kingdom was split into two communities‚ one in Judah and one in Babylonia. The Judeans had to deal with the destruction of the temple and all that came with it‚ including trying to preserve their identity with the lack of a true king and the temple itself. Ezekiel is sent by God in order to alert the
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Jeremiah is the prophet of the old testament that I choose. He lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah and was alive about 600 BC before Jesus was born. He spread the message that all people were equal and that the people of Israel should worship God and never worship strange gods. He tried to explain to them that God loved them and would protect them‚ but the people of Israel didn’t listen. He continued preaching the word of God and telling people that God was good in all ways. Unfortunately‚ the
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curiosity. One of the most popular and powerful kings ruled over 3‚000 years ago. The story of the great ruler of Israel‚ King David‚ has continuously been a measuring stick by which leaders are measured and compared to. King David’s impact was not only present during his time period but is still evident now‚ in our very lives.
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Module 2 - The Old Testament Give an outline of your own personal reasons why you think that a study of the Old Testament is useful The Christian Bible has two sections‚ the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the original Hebrew Bible‚ the sacred scriptures of the Jewish faith‚ written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. I believe there are many reasons to study the Old Testament. The Old Testament lays the foundations for the teaching and events which occur
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throughout the centuries to follow. He selected and used each of these regular guys to carry out his exceptional plan.5 What makes the 12 apostles unique? Jesus Christ chose only twelve disciples because they represented each of the 12 tribes of Israel. They were Simon (Peter)‚ Andrew‚ James and John‚ Philip and Bartholomew‚ Thomas and Matthew‚ James and Thaddeus and
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Pericope chosen is from Isaiah 58‚ v 6-9‚ and it deals with the fast that God likes and requires. The power of the fast is directly related to God’s involvement. We certainly can decide to fast as we wish; however‚ the result may be that we simply go without food. When we respond to the “call of the Lord to fast” there is no telling what He has in mind to accomplish. Therefore‚ this passage of the Scripture teaches the reader that
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Bible Dictionary Project Template Name: Sondra T Course: BIBL 104 Date: 7/28/2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Isaiah: The book of Isaiah was written between 740-680 B.C. It was written by Isaiah. It has been argued that Chapters 40-66 were written after Isaiah. He is the main character in the book. The Lord commissioned Isaiah as a prophet in the year of King Uzziah’s death which was a long period of prosperity and stability. (Hindson & Towns‚ 2013) The writing style combines
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Performance Assessment - End of Year Jeremiah was an Old Testament Prophet. He was around during sometime in 600 B.C. His home could be found in the Southern Kingdom of Judah. The Israelites were not acknowledging the laws of God in their hearts. In addition they were boasting about their wealth and power and tormenting the poor and weak. Jeremiah came to them and told them to start treating each other with kindness and to stop worshiping false Gods. The people did not listen to Jeremiah and were
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Described as the "crossroads of western Asia" the Levant surrounded by Turkey to the North‚ Egypt to the south‚ Mediterranean Sea to the west‚ Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia to the east. The Levant consists of the countries of Cyprus‚ Israel‚ Jordan‚ the northeastern tip of Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ and Syria. Geographically‚ this area became divided between the coastal plans of the west and the hill country of the East. As a result of rainfall‚ which decreases from the north to the south‚ the northern
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Truth XXIX. The Three Trees to which Israel is Compared in the Scripture These three trees are particularly fit symbols of Israel‚ for in Palestine the “Vine‚” the “Fig‐tree‚” and the “Olive‚” stand for the fruitfulness of the land. And the “Vine” and “Fig‐tree” prefigure the Millennial days when every man shall sit under his own “Vine” and “Fig‐tree.” Micah 4:3-4. When Jacob (Israel) was about to die he summoned his sons‚ and prophesied their future. Of Judah he said that his portion of Canaan should
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