is a bitter-sweet experience. It is evident that thing will get worse‚ and that we may suffer the ultimate price‚ but at the same time‚ Christ is hyper-Conqueror‚ and so we are with him. Come what may‚ the war has already been decided: The Lion of Judah is
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Hebrew religious beliefs differed from the beliefs of other people in the ancient Middle East. “Of all the ancient civilizations‚ it was the Hebrews who exerted perhaps the greatest influence on western society as well as the western intellectual tradition” (“Hebrew”). The Hebrews first appeared in Mesopotamia and then migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan and then into Egypt and back to Canaan. The Hebrew people were different. For them‚ there was only one god‚ Yahweh. This was a fundamental difference
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as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of the only true god worthy of worship‚ "Allah" (known as God "the Father" in Christianity). Anyone who does indeed submit to
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The Declaration is rooted in natural law. Natural rights were part of natural law that in turn was part of God’s law. John Locke summarized God given rights as‚ “life liberty and property.”X In the Declaration‚ Thomas Jefferson would later extend Locke’s paraphrasing to “Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.” The Declaration states in the course of human events when it becomes necessary to dissolve political bands and assume “the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and
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It is also worth noting that the unit has an internal cohesion‚ V5 applies the lines to the southern kingdom of Judah‚ probably after the destruction of the Northern Kingdom in 721BCE. The verse re-affirms the promises to the Davidic dynasty at Jerusalem. This promise extends to the last days (3:5); and is also a phrase found among the southern prophets in their speeches
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STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 2 As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments‚ take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz. Harbin. Chapter 2 1. What is the term toledot‚ and why is it important? 2. What is the significance of the two creation accounts? How are they similar‚ and how are they different? 3. What is the significance of the use of the different names of God in Genesis 1 and 2? 4. What are the different
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If you do not practice the religion of Judaism you might not know the true meaning of Hanukah. I certainly did not‚ like a lot of other people‚ I thought it was just the way Jewish people celebrated Christmas. This is a misconstrued perception of the Hanukah (the festival of lighting). Like all traditional celebrations there was a significant event that caused a celebration and Hanukah is no different. Hanukah dates back to around the second century; 165 B.C.E era and is summarized as the spiritual
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The first class believe that Bible itself said that the earth is flat because in Isaiah 11:12‚ it says‚ “He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” People take this to mean that‚ since a sphere has no corners‚ it must be flat. “The four corners of the Earth” is just a figure of speech and is just meant to be the whole world in general. The second class finds
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Genesis 1:1-2:4a In the beginning‚ when God created the heavens and the earth 2 and the earth was without form or shape‚ with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters 3 Then God said: Let there be light‚ and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day‚” and the darkness he called “night.” Evening came‚ and morning followed—the first day. 6 Then God said: Let there be a dome in the middle
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Calling Christ “firstborn”‚ according to Colossians 1:15‚ shows his preeminence over all creation. Both the Old and New Testament affirm firstborn as caring a meaning of supremacy. This meaning is frequently tied into the right of inheritance going to the firstborn. In context the passage in which Colossians 1:15 is located necessitates Christ’s eternality and declares he is sovereignty. Using “firstborn” as a means to assert that Christ is a created being is unfounded. Jesus Christ is highest in
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