Hosea was a Jewish prophet who wrote during the “twilight years” of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (755 B.C. – 715 B.C.)‚ just prior to their capture and subsequent exile to Assyria. Israel’s decline into idolatry was its hallmark and thus their religiosity was marked by ceremony rather than sincerity and commitment (Youngblood‚ 2014). In contrast‚ James‚ probably the half-brother of Jesus‚ a leader of a new sect of Judaism‚ the Way‚ wrote around 62 A.D.‚ directed his focus to the Jewish believers
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EXODUS‚ Covenant‚ Torah‚ Land‚ Monarchy‚ Temple‚ Split Kingdoms‚ North Destroyed‚ South in EXILE‚ Return to Land‚ rebuild Temple Return from the Exile … Second Temple Judaism Remember the BIG NAMES: Abraham (creator of 3 major religions‚ father of Jewish nation)‚ Isaac (son of Abraham was going to be sacrificed)‚ Jacob/Israel (fight with God‚ named changed to Israel‚ father of 12 tribes)‚ Twelve Tribes (from sons and grandsons of Jacob/Israel)‚ Joseph (son of Jacob‚ viceroy of Egypt)‚ Moses (with
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“A woman stay round uh store till she get old as Methusalem…”(78) Methuselah is‚ according to the Bible‚ the oldest human to ever walk the face of this planet. With a lifespan of 969 years‚ his family is also mentioned as inheriting his traits of longevity‚ with his descendants mostly living for 800 to 900 years. With his long life span‚ Methuselah is also used as a symbol of wisdom and although is portrayed as having lots of knowledge‚ never plays a very prominent role in the bible. Following
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Israelite people. Malachai calmed their fears‚ and assured them of God ’s love. Still other prophets told of a new‚ Messianic time when the word of the Lord would be held in its former glory. These were the most important works‚ as post exilic Israel needed not only protection‚ but spiritual guidance to sustain their society. The prophet Haggai was in integral figure in uniting the Israelite people. Upon return to their homeland‚ the Israelites found most of the infrastructure in
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of the bible‚ the wickedest of all the women. The ancient queen has been denounced as a prophet of false and foreign gods‚ a witch‚ prostitute‚ killer of innocents‚ and enemy of the one true God. Before her time as queen of Israel‚ she was raised as a princess in the kingdom of Phoenicia where she grew up as a priestess of Baal‚ there most powerful god. The story of Baal is a god that dies in spring‚ and a goddess of love and war mourns. But after an endless summer with drought and famine Baal is
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He provides a timeline through scriptures of II Chronicles and II Kings that Hezekiah reign for twenty-nine years in the southern kingdom of Judah. Through scriptures we also know that the last king of Israel was King Hoshea whose reigned for nine years in Samaria and started on the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s sixteen year reign in Jerusalem. The same scriptures teach us King Hezekiah began his reign in the third year
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1. BIBLE QUIZ 2013 1. 2 CHRONICLES 1 2. Who was King Solomon? Son of David ch1verse 1 2. What did Moses‚ the servant of the Lord make in the wilderness? a. The tent of meeting of God ch1 verse 3 3. Who made the bronze alter? Bez`alel 1verse 5 4. Who was Bez`ael? Son of Uri/son of Hur 1verse 5 5. What did God say to King Solomon when He appeared to him in the b. night? Ask what I wil give you 1verse 7 6. Who said these words‚ "O‚ Lord God. Let they
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BIBL 104 Quiz 4 Question 1 3 out of 3 points According to Hindson and the biblical record Saul did not have a heart for God‚ his kingship was a failure‚ and his kingdom was about to collapse. Question 2 3 out of 3 points A key advantage the authors mention that poetry has over prose is it is easier to memorize. Question 3 3 out of 3 points According to Hindson David showed all of the essential qualities of leadership. Question 4 3 out of 3 points According to Harbin Sauls death was
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Tekoa‚ a little village on a hill in rural Judea‚ about six miles from Bethlehem and 18 miles from Jerusalem. He lived during the pre-exilic reigns of Uzziah from 791-740 B.C. (coregent and later King of Judah)‚ and Jeroboam from 793-753 B.C. (King of Israel from). Tekoa was a rugged and desert-like area. Amos would have spent substantial time in the wide-open spaces of the Judean outdoors in the relatively harsh arid environment. From Tekoa‚ on a hill at about 2500 feet‚ one could see part of the
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held views of David in this battle described David as a weakling and incapable of defeating the giant Goliath. However‚ history has revealed this as a farce and that David was more a Goliath than Goliath. David’s rise to power of the Israelite kingdom in 1000 BCE was shrouded in the timely deaths of a few people‚ which were in his way to the power of the throne. Another death ensued from his miss use of power to cover up his adulterous ways. Is David the hero of legend or is he just another power
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