Throughout the Historical books of the Old Testament many people failed and were weak. The first persons to display their weakness was Adam and Eve. They both failed and ultimately caused sin to enter this world. Moses made the mistake of striking the rock instead of speaking to it‚ because he was enraged with the people. Ultimately God used him even though he was weak. Sampson was a man distracted by women. He was weak‚ but through his weakness‚ God used him to glorify God. These are just a few
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Elisha’s was God prophet‚ in this particular instance he was able to tell the king of Israel where the king of Aram was going to set up camp. “9 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Beware of passing that place‚ because the Arameans are going down there.” So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king‚ so that he was on his guard in such places”2 Kings 6:9-10 (New International Version). When the King of Aram found out it
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Joshua‚ having been an eyewitness to the Lord speaking to Moses in Exodus and the subsequent rebellion of the Israelites‚ led the Israelites to a time of peace and blessing from the Lord. Yet‚ proceeding Joshua’s death‚ the next generation did not know of the Lord nor what the Lord had done for the previous generations
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testament God uses many different methods to communicate with humans. Whether using a donkey to communicate with the prophet Balaam‚ Mosses and the burning bush‚ or simply performing miracles‚ God always finds a way to get his message across. When Moses and the Jewish people were trapped between the sea and the Egyptian army and it seemed like the entire nation was going to come to an end‚ God showed himself and split the sea. Just as God showed himself to the Jewish people while they were in despair
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Throughout history there have been many great philosophers and texts that have influenced modern societies conscience. Many of these ideas have come from various parts of the worlds and numerous cultures. Some of the most prominent cultures that have influenced modern society are the archaic Greek and Roman civilizations‚ and the monotheistic Hebrew‚ Christian‚ and Islamic ideologies. While all the aforementioned ideologies have played important roles in shaping western societies culture‚ the monotheistic
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Ehud: Slayer of the Obese King Ehud was a brave man‚ and even though he is given less than one chapter of text about him in the Bible‚ his influence goes far beyond a few words on a page. Ehud obeyed God and lived his life as a role model which had a direct impact on his country for eighty years‚ and secured for himself a prominent place in Israel’s history books. Ehud is an example of what can happen when one man follows God’s leading in his life; that man can have an impact on numerous amounts
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impatient‚ we are fickle‚ and we are easily distracted. We are easily influenced‚ we are afraid. We look back at the Old Testament and laugh at the foolishness of the Israelites. Despite all of the miracles God performed in their presence through Moses‚ they were easily influenced and quickly returned to worship the Golden Calf and so they wandered in the desert
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different groups of people and culture but they all are expected to follow them and respect them because they are given to them by what they believe have divine or godly influence. The 10 commandments were believed to be given to us by God himself to Moses on the mountain. The 8 beatitudes were taught by Jesus who we believe is the son of God and the one true “representative” for God on Earth among humans as a human. Then the Code of Hammurabi‚ was developed by Hammurabi who led his people that these
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Pirates and God Have Things in Common One might ask how the great and powerful God and scavenger scum pirates have things in common. It seems like a bit of a stretch‚ but if one were to really look deeply at the basic principles that the two stand by the difference gap closes immensely. One can not simply state that they are identical‚ because there are definitely some differences that are scarcely spread between their guidelines. The guidelines that are comparable are none other than the Ten Commandments
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Cherubim’s were first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 3:24 (NIV)‚ “After he drove the man out‚ he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” The original meaning of the term cherubim is unclear amongst scholars‚ but thoughts are that it means either gatekeeper or intercessor (Hays‚ 2010‚ p. 202). “The function ascribed to these heavenly servants of God’s Majesty is that of throne-bearers‚ or "carriers"
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