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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Messiah Messiah or “anointed one”‚ the one promised by God to be the Deliverer of Israel. “Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven (1 Samuel 2:10). Prophets foretold of the Chosen One‚ whom God would send to save Israel. As Christians‚ we believe this to be Jesus Christ‚ the Son of Man. The baby born of a virgin in Bethlehem and was crucified for our sins. While Messiah means the same to both Christian and Jew‚ that didn’t mean the one who was sent
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The Sandlot and Beatitudes In the movie The Sandlot‚ the beatitudes are continuously shown throughout by the people in the movie acting as how the beatitudes say to act. The beatitudes can be displayed in many different ways. There are certain beatitudes that truly exhibit how a person is as a person. It is hard to believe‚ but the beatitudes are easy to find every single day in certain individuals. Both the children and the adults actions in the Sandlot display everyday examples of the beatitudes
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Scripture tells us that when Joshua and the Israelites arrived at the gates of Jericho‚ they could not enter. The walls of the city were too steep for any one person to climb. They were too strong to be taken down by brute force. And so‚ the people sat for days‚ unable to pass on through; but God had a plan for His People. He told them to stand together and march together around the city‚ and on the seventh day he told them that when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn‚ they should speak with
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Most religions have ethical components‚ referring to humanistic assumptions or rules‚ which are often justified by reason. In the case of Christianity the “Ten Commandments” are ten laws of the Bible‚ which are considered to be moral acts. Society expects you to undertake these ethical rules‚ as from a universal perspective they are determined to be wrong. One of the “Ten Commandments” states‚ “You shall not lie”‚ teaching us that lying is immoral behaviour. This is reinforced by our conscience‚
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These thoughts are not my own since they come from Jewish commentary‚ all I have done was to rearrange them so I have not done much or anything of importance. So here is a work poorly done and unfinished. When one looks at the waters of Marah‚ the two incidences with manna‚ the two incidences with the quail‚ the golden calf‚ the grumblers‚ and the spies; what can one learn from these and implement into our lives. We shall look at these from many different aspects. First‚ what can learn about ourselves
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