your feet; then you can rise early and go on your way.” Judges 19: 1 In those days‚ when there was no king in Israel‚ a certain Levite‚ residing in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim‚ took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. . . 14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah‚ which belongs to Benjamin. 15 They turned aside there‚ to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. He went in and sat down in the open square of the city‚ but no
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intercourse (UAI) Commercialization of sex A brief history of commercial sex Commercial sex‚ also known as‚ prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. The Bible in the Old Testament has a record of prostitution in the story of Judah and Tamar (Gen: 38). According to Ellis (1936)‚ the universal description of commercial sex as the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money is insufficient. Ellis (1936) is of the opinion that even women who get married to gain a
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the Great Babylonian victory at Carchemish and Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Judah" (Harris 332). It was written between the years of about 600 and 587B.C.E. "Habakkuk was a cult prophet; he raised doubts about divine justice and God’s treatment of the wicked" (Jerome 261). "These were hard times for Habakkuk’s people. It was times of war in which his people were being invaded by the Assyrians‚ during the kingdom of Judah". "The interesting thing about the eighth minor prophet Habakkuk is that he
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Nehemiah The Book of Nehemiah is narrative that continues the history of the Israelites after they return from exile. Nehemiah prays to God about Jerusalem and God’s promises. Nehemiah is sent from Babylon to Jerusalem where he inspects Jerusalem’s walls. Different sections were rebuilt by different groups of people. Through prayer‚ they were able to complete the rebuilding even when there was opposition. Nehemiah helped the poor by summoning the priests to make the nobles and officials take an
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establish an empire. The new world power was the Neo-Babylonian empire‚ ruled by a Chaldean dynasty whose best known king was Nebuchadrezzar. The small and comparatively insignificant state of Judah had been a vassal of Assyria and‚ when Assyria declined‚ asserted its independence for a short time. Subsequently Judah vacillated in its allegiance between Babylonia and Egypt and ultimately became a province of the Neo-Babylonian empire. According to the biblical Book of Jeremiah‚ he began his prophetic career
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major prophets and minor prophets. Chapter Two Canaan: what is now called Israel (territory promised to Abraham) Dead Sea: the lowest point on the land mass of the earth Fertile Crescent: middle east meditaranean‚ Israel: the promise land Judah: the southern counterpart of the northern kingdom of Israel Levant: the land just east of the Mediterranean sea “Near East” “Middle East” Mesopotamia: the Greek designation of the land in the middle of the rivers Promise Land: land promised to Abraham
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Summary of the Philosophies of the Human Person Philosophy of the Human Person ___________________________________________ |PHILOSOPHER |IDENTIFICATION |PHILOSOPHY |PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON |REFERENCES | | |(Who are they?) |(What do they believe in?) |(What is the “TAO” for them?)
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height of its power and prosperity Due to tax policies and territorial rivalries‚ kingdom divided in 922 B.C. Kingdom of Judah (south) Kingdom of Israel (north) Conquest‚ Captivity‚ and Restoration 722 B.C. Israel falls to the Assyrians Assyrians deport Hebrews to other parts of the empire‚ where they merge and assimilate (10 lost tribes) 586 B.C. Chaldeans conquer Judah‚ destroy Solomon’s temple‚ and deport Hebrews The deportation of thousands of Hebrews to Babylon is known as the Babylonian
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Summary of the book of Genesis In Genesis chapters 1-11‚ God created the universe and all living things in the span of 7 days. He created Adam and let him reside in the Garden of Eden so they may maintain it. The Garden of Eden has river that flows through it‚ and splits into four headstreams‚ Pishon‚ Gihon‚ Tigris‚ and Euphrates. Soon after‚ God created woman‚ whom we know as Eve. The fall of man followed as Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and God banished them
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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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