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In five and a half pages this paper examines the Old Testament in a consideration of the covenant's definition and what it means. ...

just as many parents find they have to resort to what has come to be known as "tough love," God of the Hebrew scriptures certainly...

In five pages this paper examines prophets including Daniel Jonah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah as they are featured in the Old T...

In six pages this paper examines these Old Testament prophet books in terms of their names' meaning and also contrasts and compare...

Israel was under the Persian hegemony, was instrumental in shaping Judaism, as well as in the formulation of the Hebrew teachings ...

influences on the society in which they lived. Daniel was challenged throughout his life by a number of circumstances, one of whi...

also referred as "the law," due to the fact that they contain "the laws and instruction" that were handed down by God to Moses and...

a religious leader to one ruled by a king, that is, a political leader. Sauls downfall as a ruler is considered to be tragic in th...

was not of Gods people. This, along with other social expectations, brought about a clear division of the people and set the stage...

of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...

that all that happens is not simply between God and man. There is another party - Satan. The Book of Job presents a war between Go...

Will Salvation Take You? 2004). The Bible specifically states that it is salvation that is the key to opening the kingdom of hea...

(Ruth 1:3). The sons married Moab women but about ten years later, both sons died (Ruth 1:3). Ruth was one of the widows of Naomis...

with relatively few regrets about the past. Many of the laws of society can be traced to the tenets of the Ten Commandments...

others and did not "defile" themselves by adopting the customs of the cultures to which they were exposed. It is this covenant tha...

were captive in Babylon and, therefore, exposed to this culture. The traditional Jewish and Christian viewpoint has been that M...

repair the ravages of human sinfulness" (OBrien, 1999, p. 16). However, the allure of worldliness proved too much for the Israeli...

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...

and command as a problem to solve and he did so. Those are the strengths of the entrepreneurial leader: a dream, a strong vision t...

prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...

poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and t...

This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

This paper is made up of three short papers, the topics of which are the social role, position of the prophets, the role of Hokmah...

be very difficult because it had armor-like scales that were so close they did not even let in air. The mystery may be solved. A f...

wife was sexually involved with other men after they married (Smith, 2001). God demonstrates to Hosea the love He has for His peo...

John was familiar with Jewish ideas regarding the Messiah. He incorporated those ideas into his Gospel. He gently brings about the...

following Gods first message to move but he did not wait to see if God would tell him the best path to take. There are certain par...

conflict with them but he avoided that. He could foresee that getting into a serious argument with his enemies would lead to unnec...

meeting with the other man, calling in elders and others to witness the exchange. The other man renounces his claim and takes off ...