Whether or not women should be leaders in society is a highly debated topic and one that the Bible gives mixed signals about. The Bible tells us in Judges 4:1 about how Deborah led Israel and received God’s blessing. The Bible also states in 1 Timothy 2:11-12 “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet” (1 Timothy 2:11-12‚ NIV). This provides some conflicting viewpoints on whether women should be leaders
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My Confirmation Essay Emma Schultz For my essay I have chosen to write about 3 commandments. The more I was studying these commandments‚ the more I truly understood them. These commandments were not chosen randomly‚ but are the ones I see in my daily life. Here they are: The second commandment Thou shall not misuse the name of the lord your God. When I was a young child I was unintentionally introduced to foul language like cursing and swearing. Once I heard these words‚ I would generally
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Jamane Scott Professor Chris Newcomb REL 124: Introduction to the Old Testament April 27‚ 2011 Hosea was the son of Beeri. His name means “salvation is the Lord.” This name comes from the Hebrew language. Most historians believe that he was from Samaria. The actual occupation of Hosea was not known. “It seems to be clear that he occupied some position or place of distinction.” It has also been thought that he may have been a priest at some time in his life. The date of his prophetic ministry
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The Israelite prophets had various definitions of sin in the bible. Sin is associated with Idolatry. Sin is associated with idol worshipping and is outlined by the six prophets of Israel‚ Amos‚ Ezekiel‚ Hosea‚ Isaiah‚ Jeremiah and Micah. It is my aim to provide a clear understanding of sin based on the six-prophet’s ideology and perception. In a simplistic view sin is defined as any worship of other gods or objects aside from their one true God is idolatry‚ which creates social injustice‚ economic
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The verse that I’m going to focus on is the very first verse of my first aliyah. This verse is considered important among Jewish scholars‚ because here is where G-d tells Abraham‚ who‚ at this point in the Torah‚ was called Abram‚ to ‘go forth from his father’s land.’ Lech Lecha is often translated as ‘Go Forth‚’ but really‚ ‘Lech Lecha’ means ‘go to yourself.’ My interpretation of this is that G-d is telling Abram not only to literally go forth into another land‚ but also to find who he really
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Urim And Thummim In the Old Testament days‚ they had the Urim and Thummim which was the breast-plate of Aaron with 12 stones on it representing the 12 tribes of Israel (Exodus 28: 30‚ Numbers 27: 21‚ I Samuel 23: 9-12‚ I Samuel 28: 6). Sometimes there were people said to be prophets or men of God who prophesied or claimed to have a Word‚ a Vision or a Dream from the Lord. When there was a need to confirm that those prophecies‚ words‚ visions and dreams were from the
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Ezekiel cast judgement on seven neighboring nations‚ which included: Ammon‚ Moab‚ Edom‚ Philistia‚ Tyre‚ Sidon‚ and Egypt. Judgement was brought upon Ammon‚ Moab‚ and Edom because of their complicity in the destruction of Judah. The three countries held very little power. During the Assyrian years‚ Philistia decreased in power‚ and was overshadowed by the power and influence of Tyre (Hays‚ 2010‚ p. 215). The Philistines were jealous of the Jews. “Whenever they could take advantage of them and
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Have you at any point had a craving for surrendering? Elijah did. The Lord had quite recently utilized him to demonstrate the country of Israel that the Lord is God (1 rulers 18). However‚ the dangers of Queen Jezebel so frightened him that he raced to Beersherba‚ 100 miles south (19.3). At that point he strolled another 150 miles south to Horeb‚ the pile of God. Twice God asked Elijah what he was doing there (vv.9‚13). Both circumstances Elijah replied with indistinguishable words - "only i am
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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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Israel had found themselves in idolatry‚ creating other gods. In the book of Isaiah 44‚ God declared these words to them: (6) “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel‚ and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first‚ and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.” (9a‚ 10) “They that make a graven image are all of them vanity . . . Who hath formed a god‚ or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? KJV With understanding of the deity‚ God was strict with the people of the earth
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