Jeremiah

(1) This sin caused Israel to be defeated in Ai as well as caused Joshua humiliation and prays of the sad disaster to God. When Joshua cried out to God, God gave him directions on how to put away the sin of guilt amongst them. The discovery, trail, conviction, condemnation and execution of Achan gave Israel peace again. (2) This story appears as the laws so Canaan itself, “made nothing perfect,” the perfection both of holiness and peace to God’s Israel is to be expected in the heavenly Canaan only. Literary Analysis in Joshua 7 This passage was authored by Joshua who was the leader of the Israelites.

Saul had a remarkable gift at administration, strategy, and government. His imperfection was that he underrated himself. God had given him an incredible victory over Israel’s adversaries, yet he had trouble believing God to liberate him and the nation from opposition. Therefore, this caused Saul to be incompetent because he failed in administering the church (1 Sam. 13), family (1 Sam.

The Vineyard was seen to be as the Old Testament metaphor for Israel. The vineyard story indicates that Jesus felt as if he needed to be Gods final request to his people, and also believed their condemnation of him would subject in his making of the basis of a new community which would inherit the kingdom of God. The validity of the parable has been doubted and seen as just a metaphor. While many see it as the center of accurate authentic words of Jesus. The narrative is not only seen to be a metaphor, and the killing of the son deceives no recollections of the how Jesus truly died.

God has his reasons although we may not know them we know they are there. Fate guides us through the choices we make. Religious faith helped people to cope through the Holocaust because t... ... middle of paper ... ...ay think that God is betraying them by the Holocaust and mass slaughter of the Jews and that he is going against there agreement in the Covenant. I personally believe he is testing the Jews and that he will reward them in their “second life.” Another group of people may not like to think of the Holocaust, as though it had never happened. I also don’t agree.

Paul argued that the Gentile’s conscience would serve as the basis for their judgement (2:14-16) and the Law would serve as the basis for judgement for the Jew. Circumcision of the Heart Paul continued to condemn the Jew for feeling superior to the Gentiles because of their entrustment to the special revelation of the Law, even though the whole time they were being hypocrites by not living by the Law themselves (2:17-22). They were dishonoring God and giving the Gentiles reason to blaspheme God (2:23-24). Some thought that being circumcised justified their actions, but Paul made it clear that the Law only had value to those who lived by it, not to those who simply possessed it (2:25). If the uncircumcised lived by the Law, his actions would make it as though he was circumcised, and he would be able to judge the circumcised who only profess the Law (2:26-27).

Although, it is e... ... middle of paper ... ..., that the temple should be rebuilt immediately. In the book of Malachi he finds the Israelites once again growing indifferent to their spiritual commitments, neglecting duties to the temple, as well as skirting worship and righteousness. Malachi reprimanded them however he did not leave them without hope. Malachi forecasted the coming promise of Elijah who would prepare the way for the Messiah. Malachi was the last prophet of God until John the Baptist.

In this paper, there will be an attempt to investigate two factors first, there will be a comparison between Judah and our nation to see how Jeremiah’s betrayal of God as the divine potter is applicable in today’s world. Finally, How does Paul’s concept of “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son” (Galatians 4:4, English Standard Version). How does this concept relate to our modern world? Judah’s greatest shortcoming was their denial of God and the resulting action of them walking away from Him. They had done this by making offerings to other false gods and worshiping the work of their own hands (Jeremiah 1:16, English Standard Version).

Modern Day Christianity The Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Jesus is important to modern day Christians, as it gives a message of support from God. Although Christians could see how Jesus suffered and understand it as the final victory of good over evil, it must still have been difficult for them to understand how it was possible for the messiah to be persecuted by pagans. Though suffering is not pleasant, good can come of it. If we look at the example of Christ, he had to suffer but rose from death. Jesus experienced physical suffering when he made his way to Golgotha or 'The Place of the Skull'.

It seemed to be a constant cycle with these people to fall away, fall into persecutions, and repent. In this instance, God used the Chaldeans, a wicked nation indeed, to punish the Israelites. Habakkuk's first question directed toward God is that of wondering why he sees the people of God ... ... middle of paper ... ... idolatry. God has answered all of Habakkuk's questions, and he now sees that God's actions are completely justified, however he is terrified of the power of God, and asks for mercy and hopes for compassion during the judgment time to come. Habakkuk hopes in God, and trusts in Him, and knows that whatever God does will be justified and righteous.

Job initially doesn't understand why God does this because he has always been righteous in the sight of the Lord. His friends believe his suffering is a direct result from the sin in Job's life but as the text explains, they are clearly ignorant. Job questions God directly, however God challenges him to explain how the universe was created and how it is ordered. Job's error is his presumption that God's ways and his omnipotence are humanly comprehensible. God both rebukes Job and makes his most direct reply to Job's earlier question: "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?