In the events of the patriarchs' lives by which the foundations of the nation Israel were laid, begins with the life and Faith of Abram’s obedience to the covenant of God, before his name was changed to Abraham. Moses still being the great Patriarch of the scriptures explains the existence of how the founding fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, began as these great leaders, he starts by telling their life story, which began with the day Abram was born and received the call of God. (Genesis 12-50)
Abram was born in 2166 B.C. in the city of his natively Ur of Babylonia (in modern-day Iraq) with his father Terah, and his wife Sari among others. It was the year 2166 B.C. when Abram, was 75 years old that the Lord commanded him to leave his father house, and kindred and go into the Land that He would show him, and it would be there that He would bless him and make him a great nation, also giving him total victory over his enemies, so without doubting he took his wife, his nephew Lot, and the Souls that was with him and migrated Northwest up to the fertile land of Canaan. (Genesis 12:1-3 KJV)
Anderson (1986) stated that at the very least, this events happened within the time period of the Middle Bronze Age during the life and times of Palestine in early second millennium B.C.E. [Before the Common Era]. Between the 20th to the 16th century in 2050-1550 B.C which Archaeologists designate that some of the most important features of the nation of Israel events took place. (Anderson, B. (1986). Understanding the Old Testament (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (p. 28)
Contrary to the dominant religious model of his day, Abram believed that there was only one God, for him, and out of his commitment to the Lord Co...
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...in the region of Canaan, and instead of him exacting revenge against them for their treachery, Joseph forgave them by stating; “God sent me before you preserve for you a remnant on the earth” and there Jacob and his family moved to Egypt where they survive the famine. (Genesis 39-50)
CONCLUSION:
The historical actions of Abraham indeed made such a personal impact on history not just by the way he prayed, and fought the good fight of faith where God courted him righteous. But it revealed God’s plan that all the nations of the earth would be blessed though Abraham obedient.
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All scriptures came from the: Kings James Version Study Bible written by Edward Hindson, Published by Zondervan copyright 2002. www.zondervan.com
Anderson, B. (1986). Understanding the Old Testament (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Anson Rainey and R. Steven Notley are the authors of The Sacred Land Bridge, which is an Atlas of the biblical world and includes maps, pictures, and historical cementation as to the significance of this region. The biblical world that this atlas focuses on is defined as the eastern Mediterranean littoral, or more commonly called the Levant in modern archeological discussions. In my critique of this book I will be focusing on pages 30-34 which will define the boundaries and explain the importance of the Levant.
The life of Joseph could be considered a foreshadowing of Jesus’ life since there are many similarities. Joseph was the prized son of Rachel to Jacob, which optimized the resentment felt towards him from his other ten brothers, whom later sold him to a caravan traveling to Egypt for slavery. Jesus, likewise the promised Messiah, was rejected by his family and community. Neither of their relatives could perceive the significance of these two men nor notice what God was doing with their lives.
Shem, the son of Noah. He was born on the southern tip of the Tigris and
In this essay we will briefly discuss how past history has defined a covenant and what covenant Abraham had with God. There are questions on why God chose a person such as Abraham due to his known demeanor, we will learn how Abraham decided to lead his life to fulfill the covenant and chooses to live a renewed way of life.
Chapters thirty-nine through forty-one of Genesis chronicle a portion of the life of Joseph, the eleventh, and most favored, son of Jacob. “The book of Genesis is an account of the creation of the universe (Genesis 1-2), the origins of human communities (Genesis 3-11), and the beginnings of the people set apart by God (Genesis 12-50)” (Hauer and Young 67). The Joseph story begins in chapter thirty-seven, and spans nearly fourteen full chapters; the book ends, in chapter fifty, with the death of Joseph. The narrative of Joseph’s life is well crafted and highly detailed. It is, in fact, the most comprehensive narrative in the book of Genesis. The story flows, from beginning to end as a novel would. “Unique, too, is the somewhat secular mold in which the biography is cast. The miraculous or supernatural is conspicuously absent” (Sarna 211). Although God is mentioned, as a presence, he never overtly presents himself as he did with the many of the heroes that came before Joseph. The ending chapters of Genesis are a coming of age story; the tale of a boy, becoming a man.
So to conclude. Even though Abraham grew up without much education, he still became a great politician and a great person. He dramatically changed the role of the president for the better, and he helped our country through two major historical events, the civil war and the war against slavery. Abraham Lincoln was one of the most pivotal presidents in the history of our country.
Following the creation story of the book of Genesis is the book of Exodus. In Genesis, God promised Abraham a “great nation from which all nations of the earth will be blessed (Gen 12:1-3)” and in Exodus God completes this promise through the creation of the holy nation, Israel. Exodus tells the story of the God who rescued his people out of Egypt because of the promise he had made to Abraham. God calls to Moses to complete his promise. God’s call to Moses is not only important because he liberates the Israelites but also because God reveals His name(s) along with His true Nature. God calls upon Moses and tells him that He’s back to help the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and that Moses is to lead them. God then gives him full instructions on what to tell the Pharaoh and, more importantly, the Israelites, who are promised, land “flowing with milk and honey”.
Garden of Eden. They were told not to eat fruit from a certain tree. They ate the fruit and a sinful
This was the Hebrew mass departure from Egypt. Moses the messenger of God came to lead the Hebrews to becoming a nation and uplifting there believe in Yahweh, the one God. The hieroglyphics detailed events of this era but not one of them referred specifically to the Israelites and Egypt. The Israelites returned to Canaan to rejoin the other Hebrews that stayed behind and did not join in the journey to Egypt. In the 722 B.C. many Hebrew were deported to the different parts of Assyrian empire. The Hebrew that was in a sense deported were dubbed the name ten lost tribes, and lost their identities as the people who had made a covenant with God. The Hebrew vied God as being One, Sovereign, Transcendent, Good, and Loving. They believed in devoting themselves to God and harming no one.
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Similarly, Genesis 12:1-4, the Lord tells Abram to leave his hometown and go to a land of his showing, where he will make of him a great nation, God will bless him, and make his name great. Here we relate the apologetics of the patriarch Abram, by telling Abram’s story, secrets, and his responsibility. One can imagine the apologetics discussed around the dinner table defending why they had to remain in a strange land for many years. Why do we engage in apologetics? 1 Peter 3:15, tells to “sanctify or
The Holy Bible: giant print ; containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues ; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command, authorized King James version ; words of Chri. Giant print reference ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, 1994.
Holy Bible: Contemporary English Version. New York: American Bible Society, 1995. Print. (BS195 .C66 1995)
Jacob first appears in the Bible in the book of Genesis. The Bible says that Esau was the firstborn of the twins. “Afterward his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob.” (Genesis 25:26). The boys grew up, and Esau was described as a skillful hunter, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. Once when Jacob was cooking a stew in his tent, Esau came in from the from hunting in the fields and was famished. Jacob told Esau he would share with him his stew on the condition that Esau renounce his birthright to him. Esau accepted. Later, as their father, Isaac sat on his deathbed, he blessed Jacob, who was dressed in fur clothing to imitate Esau who had more body hair than Jacob. Isaac thought it was Esau he was blessing (Meeks 41). After this, Jacob’s mother advised him to go live with his Uncle Labon in Padan-Aram – afraid that Esau would become vengeful and kill Jacob after he tricked their father into giving him his blessing of the first born.
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