First Kings 8:1-11 narrates the construction of Solomon’s temple and the coming of the Ark into the temple. This is a critical piece of Israel’s monarchy story and was the fulfillment of King David’s dream to honor God with a holy place. Although this passage seems to be a simplistic historical account of the steps needed for the temple to be complete and dedicated to the Lord, it symbolizes Israel settling deep into the Lord’s will for them as a people for the first time in a long time. 3. Text and Translation I compared and contrasted 3 versions of this passage and found only a few differences in translation between the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), the New International Version (NIV), and the New Living Translation (NLT). I am familiar with these translations through my church background, family preference, and academic work. Generally, whole phrases and general ideas from each translation were presented and communicated in very similar fashions with only one to two words varying to change the reading. I will be using the …show more content…
Although the authorship is unknown, many scholars believe its writer to be a priestly person and have labeled the author as a: “Deuteronomistic Historian.” Most scholars agree that First and Second Kings was written only about 100 years after the events recorded actually occurred. First and Second Kings ends this Deuteronomistic History timeline by retelling the establishing of a monarchy and building of David/Solomon’s temple for the Lord. The Deuteronomistic Historian was able to use Kings to provide closure to a bigger story and arouse a sense hope for Israel after a period of conquest, judges, and war- acknowledging the beginning of a period of Kings. With this period of Kings came direction and order, but also its own unique set
Carson, D. A. New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition. 4th ed. Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994.
"I have a good eye, uncle; I can see a church by day-light." (Act ii. Sc. 1.)
tone of this passage is very important to it and adds very much to it.
“Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do. /Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. / Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun— all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.”
When we've wanted to sin but we've chosen instead to live God's way even though it makes our flesh-nature mourn (verse 4), we become pure in our hearts and we can see God more fully, i.e., we dwell in the presence of God (verse 8). This purity allows the light of Christ in us to shine more brightly onto others, and they are brought closer to God through the witness of our lives.
The United Monarchy took place between 1020 and 921 B.C.E. It was the transition between a tribal society and an actual form of government. In this monarchy, Samuel appointed Saul to be the first King. Saul was replaced by King David and eventually was followed by Solomon. This era was the most documented era throughout Biblical history. During this time period, David was God’s right hand man. Jewish people believed that the Messiah was once a living King somewhere in the Davidic bloodline. They believe the Messiah in the Bible was a human King. The word Messiah means “anointed one”. David is the one who brings together loose tribes into a government. He institutes many new things like scribe culture and census records. This becomes known as the prototype for the ideal Jewish monarch. He establishes the city of Jerusalem or the “City of David”. His legacy becomes a major theme in Jewish history. Through him, the First temple was built for worship and for sacrifice in 950 B.C.E. This temple was extremely important to the Jewish people. It was the center for worship and politics for the kingdom of Judah. The Babylonians e...
The individual is herein shown as lord and master of the world, of his own and unique world. A world that is at his disposal even until the final moment. The last verse, «I bequeath nothingness to no one», which works as testament (not from that who runs, not from that who abandons, but from that who destroys), goes beyond all of this, maximizing –or even better–making the coherence explicit: If he achieves his aim, there would not be nothing to be bequeathed nor anybody whom to bequeath. Because, in line with the metaphysics of the first person singular, for this individual and his world there have not ever been other than himself.
The book of Hebrews is a unique portion of the Bible because it is written as though it were a letter, directed at people the writer may have known. However, the book targets a seemingly broad audience of those without faith and also those that could be described as believers that have experienced persecution. A salient message within Hebrews is that people must persevere when they feel persecuted because Jesus Christ is their salvation, regardless of anything else that is happening in the people’s lives. An emphasis on the greatness of Jesus and his role as a mediator between God and those on Earth is dominant throughout the chapters and verses.
Jerusalem became the capital of King David’s empire, and for a period of time, under his son’s rule, it was a major trade city and was very significant among the surrounding peoples. After King David died in 970 BC, his son, Solomon, took over and fabricated the first Temple in this holy city run by the Jewish people and functioning upon their beliefs. This temple became known as the great temple as it was added upon over multiple years by varying skilled architects. Solomon’s rule brought the city success, but after his death Davidic ruler...
Authority of Scripture reconciles the community with God and can transform our lives. To participate in the fuller blessing of understanding, it is important to view Scripture with historical and literary sensitivity, interpret theocentrically, ecclesially, and contextually. I realize each of these can be overwhelming to the average person who is seeking direction for a specific concern in their life. Therefore, Migliore reminds us, interpreting Scripture is practical engagement in the living of Christian faith, love, and hope in a still redeemed world. When we listen carefully to the voices of the past, from a worldwide culture, and guided by the Holy Spirit, we will open ourselves to those transformational opportunities.
The kingdom of Jerusalem is one of the most important Kingdoms in the bible, thats why it was so important when it fell to the Babylonians. The beginning of the book is describing in first person from Jeremiah the prophet the destruction of Jerusalem and how sad it is of a site to see. In chapter two of the book Jeremiah is talking about the how mad the lord is at his people, and how he brought judgement to the wicked land. God is showing in chapter two how mad he is and he cut off the power of Israel, but in chapter three he Jeremiah tells us that he is faithful to us and he will restore the land. Even though he to is very sad from his city being taken and destroyed he remembers what the lord has told him. He then explains that the people of the kingdom of judah and the kingdom of Jerusalem need to fall back to the lord and get rid of those false gods. For the love and kindness of the lo...
To put it a simpler way, it is one’s own way of understanding a text, and the understanding vary, not concrete. As a 21st century individual, the passages above encompass a picture of how to live life in harmony with others. Growing up in America, institutions such as school did not teach me about moral ethnic. Usually, the things that I see as right and wrong came from the values I derived from my family’s lifestyle and my religion. School is only tool to give me knowledge, but it did not give me moral. The Precepts are important in the way that its teachings blend in with the values that I hold dear. Reading the passages as Thou enable me to find deeper meaning to the text. Instead of trying to understand the text in the modern day, I try to place and imagine that myself I am from that particular period. By doing so, I am putting on another person’s culture and belief, which will help me to understand why his culture and belief affected his thought. Additionally, I try to find what certain words meant during that time, because I know that certain words provoke different meanings, depending on their usage. For example, in the 21st century, “ taking life” definitely mean that you do not kill anyone, but that only apply to humans. However, “ taking life” in the passage also meant not killing the tiniest creatures on Earth, even if their lives seem so insignificant. Trying to read the passage was
The intent of this essay is to examine the similarities between the letters of II Peter and Jude. These similarities will be based on the purpose and the main issues addressed in each letter. The majority of the similarities appear in II Peter 2 and Jude 1-18, so these are the areas that will be expounded on and receive the most focus. Any verse or verses in both letters that are extremely similar and almost identical, will be also be brought to attention, and briefly focused upon. By the end of this essay the reader will be able to identify and recognise the similarities between the letters of both II Peter and Jude.
The first of these themes is faith. “In Heb 11:1-12:2 faith may be defined as an attitude of trust by which the believer sees the unseen and thereby sets his hope on the divine promise” (Miller 134). The unseen is Jesus. The letter is written so that the Hebrews can understand how to have faith in Jesus and what that faith can help them to do. The leaders in the Hebrew community had faith that God would bring them to heaven in the end. They looked to Jesus and His perfection to lead them there (Miller 132-134). The next theme is perfection. Jesus is the Son of God, and he is as perfect as God. Jesus’s perfection leads others to perfection and heaven. The first few chapters focus on Jesus leading believers to maturity. The middle section focuses on perfecting the ministry of Christ, something that the priesthood could not do. The last two chapters are about people looking towards Jesus’ perfection and His promise to lead them to heaven (Miller 134-135). The next theme is promise. The Bible is one of the first places where gods, specifically God, ever made promises. Previous polytheistic religions did not have gods who made promises. In the Hebrew Scriptures, God made a promise to Abraham that he would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews connects the meaning of the Hebrew Scriptures covenant with the promise that God makes
For you may imagine, what kind of faith theirs was, when the chief doctors, and fathers of their church, were the poets. But the true God hath this attribute, that he is a jealous God; and therefore, his worship and religion, will endure no mixture, nor partner. We shall therefore speak a few words, concerning the unity of the church; what are the fruits thereof; what the bounds; and what the means. The fruits of unity (next unto the well pleasing of God, which is all in all) are two: the one, towards those that are without the church, the other, towards those that are within. For the former; it is certain, that heresies, and schisms, are of all others the greatest scandals; yea, more than corruption of manners. For as in the natural body, a wound, or solution of continuity, is worse than a corrupt humor; so in the spiritual. So that nothing, doth so much keep men out of the church and drive men out of the church, as breach of unity. And therefore, whensoever it cometh to that pass, that one saith, Ecce in deserto, another saith, Ecce in penetralibus; that is, when some men seek Christ, in the conventicles of heretics, and others, in an outward face of a church, that voice had need continually to sound in men's ears, Nolite exire, -Go not out. The doctor of the Gentiles (the propriety of whose vocation, drew him to have a special care of those without) saith, if an heathen come in, and hear you speak with several tongues, will he not say that you are mad? And certainly it is little better, when atheists, and profane persons, do hear of so many discordant, and contrary opinions in religion; it doth avert them from the church, and maketh them, to sit down in the chair of the scorners. It is but a light thing, to be vouched in so serious a matter, but yet it expresseth well the deformity. There is a master of scoffing, that in his catalogue of books of a feigned library, sets down this title of a book, The Morris-Dance of Heretics. For indeed, every sect of them, hath a diverse posture, or cringe by themselves, which cannot but move derision in worldlings, and depraved politics, who are apt to contemn holy things.