...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST SEMINARY RESEARCH PAPER ON THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ONE OF THE NAMES OF GOD: YAHWEH SHAMMAH SUBMITTED TO DR. DENNIS MCDONALD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THEO 525, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................................3 Defining the Name “Yahweh” .......................................................................................4 Defining the Name “Yahweh Shammah”……………………………………………...5 Biblical & Historical Context……………………………..........................................6 The Connection of Christ…………………………………………………………..10 Conclusion....................................................................................................................12 Bibliography…….........................................................................................................14 INTRODUCTION There are many names of God that are mentioned in the Bible. All of them have a specific meaning that describes His character and a significant attribute that He possesses. Each name is introduced to us in the midst of a specific moment when God chose to reveal himself to His people, Israel. The subject of this paper deals with one of those names of God: “Yahweh Shammah,” which means “The Lord is There.” It is my intention to explore the in-depth...
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...ABSTRACT Ezekiel who grew up as a priest, was carried off to Babylon with the Jewish exiles deported in 597BCand there he became a prophet of God. His message was one of coming jugdement on the remaining in Jerusalem but his preaching was not well received by the Jews who were with him in captivity. When his dire prediction came true in 587BC with the destruction of Jerusalem [33:21] the people from then on listened with great earnestness. His message changed at this point from being the unbending jugdement to one of comfort and hope for the future. The worst had come, it now time to make plans for begin again. Ezekiel saw himself as a shepherd and a watchman over Israel. As a shepherd, he was to protect the people but as a watchman he was to warn of danger ahead. The message of Ezekiel was based upon the unchangeable holiness of God. This is both a promise and a warning. It is a warning because God has promised to judge sin this will not change. It is a promise because God has promised to remain faithful to his people and this will not change. This book of Ezekiel shows God‘s unbreakable promise fulfilled in both respects. The city fell according to promise because of Judah’s sin; the city will be restored according to promise because of God’s faithfulness. The lives of God’s people determines how God would treat them. ABOUT PROPHET EZEKIEL: ...
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...The tension between the universal and the particular has always been a major topic in Bible studies. Since this dichotomy is also important in daily lives, there are many cases in the Scripture that reflects and discusses about it. Here I would like to present four examples from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Then from these examples and other reading materials, which perspective of the dichotomy the Church privilege shall be evident. Let me introduce the first example of the dichotomy, which compares the Book of Proverbs and the Old Testament as a whole. As the name Hebrew bible suggests, the Old Testament mostly concerns about the history of the Israelite people. For example, one of the most important parts in the Old Testament is the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses that focuses on the history of Jewish people. In these books, it appears that God chooses the Israelites among all the races of men. He leads the Israelites out of slavery and suffering in Egypt and brings them back to the Promised Land. He also makes a covenant with them on Mount Sinai, thus indicating the special status of the Israelites. In Exodus 3:6, God says to Moses: “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” In this sentence, God specifically addresses that He is the God of the Israelites people and shows his favor toward them. This is a good example of particularism. Furthermore, later in the Old Testament the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua...
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...Bible 105 Humanity needs to realize and acknowledge that repentance from idolatry is necessary. Idolatry is very paramount in today’s society. The old testament book of Ezekiel is the greatest example of idolatry. Hindson concludes, “Ezekiel was given visions in which he saw the abominable idolatry and violence of Jerusalem” (Hindson p.342). Dyer in his commentary on the opening of chapters 8-11 of Ezekiel says, “Ezekiel had repeatedly stated that the coming judgment was prompted by the people’s sins. “The Spirit takes Ezekiel on a tour of the temple in Jerusalem, pointing out to him the serious idolatry that has moved into the temple itself.” Idolatry is not a simple fact of a sinful nation, but “was abandonment of faithfulness to Yahweh” (Hindson p.387). Moreover, Yahweh reiterates in numerous Old Testament passages “Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you” (Jer. 7:23). This was the relationship of God with His chosen people, who, turned to other gods and rejected a relationship with Yahweh. This rejection of Yahweh turned Him away from His people and brought judgment upon them. The book of Hosea is written and based on Israel’s faithfulness. Hosea is especially creative in his use of metaphors to describe the relationship between Israel and God, but the two dominant ones are suggested in this verse. The primary one is Israel as a faithless wife, and the secondary...
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...MB532 READING AND INTERPRETING THE NEW TESTAMENT ASSIGNMENT 1: SHORT STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WORLD KRISTINA TODD DR SARAH HARRIS DUE: 6 AUGUST 2015 WORD COUNT: 824 It is important to examine The Temple and Jerusalem’s past, to understand their significance to First Century Jewish People. Acknowledging what the temple meant before and after the diaspora, and the similarities and differences between the first and second temples, is vital to determine Herod’s Temples significance. Before the diaspora Judaism focused solely on using the Temple for sacrifices, festivals and honouring God. The Jews were a community who gathered to celebrate The Passover, Pentecost and Festival of Booths each year to remember their past and thankfulness to God . These festivals gave the Jews a sense of identity, illustrating where they came from and who they were. After the diaspora, when Solomon’s temple was destroyed in 586BC by the Babylonians, Jewish faith changed, to accommodate the lack of a temple and homeland. In their exile, Jews had to discover a way to repent and worship God without the Temple. Before its destruction, “God was inseparable from the Temple,” to the Jewish society. Synagogues were created during their exile to debate scripture and pray, as a substitute for the temple. It has been believed, that Jews dependence on the second temple spiritually speaking was not as strong as with the first temple. Many diaspora Jews chose not to attend festivals regularly...
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...explaining the Ten Commandments to them, as well as instructions for worship. The key theme of the book is Israel leaving the slavery of Egypt. Numbers The book of Numbers fits into the narrative genre of the Old Testament books. It was written by Moses from 1450 - 1410 B.C. The main characters in the book are Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar, Korah, and Balaam. The book of Numbers starts at Mount Sinai after Moses provides the Ten Commandments to the Israelites. Moses takes a count of the men available to serve in the military and they begin to march towards the promise land. God punishes those are disobedient along the way. Once they reach the promise land, Moses sends spies to get information before the attack. As bad news returns, the people decide against God’s plan and he sends them to the desert to roam for forty years. The following generation returns and easily claims the promise land as their own. Joshua is named leader, while Moses is banned for his failure to obey God. Proverbs The book of Proverbs is a book of wisdom located in the Old...
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...THE WEST AFRICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IPAJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. COURSE TITLE: OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS COURSE CODE: OT 614 COURSE LECTURER: PASTOR AKINOLA TOPIC: BOOK SUMMARY OF “A STUDY OF THE MAJOR AND MINOR PROPHETS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT” by Emmanuel Itapson & George E. Janvier prepared by: AYOBAMIJI JOSEPH OLUWAGUNNA March 2013 CHAPTER 1 It is pertinent to have a good understanding of hermeneutics in order to have a correct content and context concepts in the interpretation of the prophets. Because the Bible is quite uniquely different from all other types of literature – its divine Authorship and inspiration, being the major distinguishing feature and prominent hallmark, the interpretation requires divine guidance. Inspiration is the act of the Holy Spirit in leading a man to record the message of God in written documentary while Interpretation is the act of a man in determining the meaning as intended by God in the original passage and how it applies to us today. Interpretation involves skill, but more critically involves Spirit in keeping to rightness. The grammatico-historical method is generally applicable in Biblical hermeneutics to both basic, broad types of writings contained in Biblical literature. Categorized broadly as prose and poetry. Further insights is gained when there is understanding of the literature type being interpreted. Features of Old Testament prophecy: • Bible...
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...This is an examining of the profits in the Hebrew Bible. A. Heading - Possibly focus on visionary? On others? B. Heading – This is how this shows up. C. Heading – Pull in Cultural aspect – Ezekiel prophesized to the Israelites anyone else would have thought he was nuts. How are profits qualities or characteristics related to what is relevant today? How would those prophetic qualities exhibit themselves today? How is this type of information communicated in the media? A profit believes what is given to the profit to be true. The media suggests they are speaking the truth. What does it mean? What is the prophetic outlook underlying the millenials? What does that mean about where humanity is going? What does that mean in Ecclesiology? (for the churches?) ************************************************* Hook Sentence: (Get the reader’s attention.) How do the profits qualities or characteristics relate to what is relevant today? How would those prophetic qualities exhibit themselves today? Explain the Hook. (Why is it important to the topic?) How are these things communicated in the media of prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible and in today’s media? The profit believed what he said was true and was it the truth? The media today suggests they are speaking the truth and is it really the truth? Transition Sentence (Central Idea) Although the ideas of the profits and of the media appear to be true, what causes pause for further evaluation...
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...The Fall began when Adam and Eve disobeyed GOD, introducing sin into this world. As mankind multiplied, so did sin. GOD confirmed his power over all things in flooding the earth to rid it of sin, choosing only to keep Noah and his family. Abraham, descendent of Noah, and his lineage was then chosen by GOD in a covenant to be His new nation called Israel. Abraham’s son, Isaac, and Isaac’s son, Jacob continued to be chosen people, kept by GOD throughout trials and tribulations. Jacob’s son, Joseph who was sold into slavery by his brothers only to rule over them and the rest of his family in Egypt during a great famine of that time, closes out the book of Genesis. Exodus The book of Exodus is primarily narrative scripture. This book focuses on the oppression of GOD’s chosen people in Egypt, their departure and journey out of Egypt to the Promised Land led by Moses, and GOD’s covenant with them. Exodus begins where the book of Genesis ends with the 12 tribes of Israel now in Egypt given that Joseph, one of the 12, was there in a position of authority. The original 12 have all passed and their lineage suffered oppression under new Egyptian leaders, Pharaohs. GOD called upon Moses, born in the family line of one of the 12 tribes, Levi, to lead his people out of bondage. Through Moses, GOD demonstrated his power over all things by inflicting Egypt with plagues when Pharaoh refused to let Israel go. The...
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...BIBL 104-D38 LUO 24 April 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The genre of this book is narrative and divided into two distinctive themes. These themes tell the story of Israel’s salvation from slavery from Egypt, and describe the laws that God gave them to mold them into His people as a unified Holy nation. These two areas are further broken down into five key segments. The first segment highlights the miraculous acts that God accomplished with the plagues that saved the nation of Israel from Egypt. The second is the establishment of the first yearly feast, Passover, in remembrance of their salvation. Third, is the covenant of God with His people to fulfill the promise to Abraham. Fourth, are the laws God gave His people to set them apart from all other nations. The fifth and final segment focuses on the establishment of worship with designated priests with a specific sacrificial system. God, having accomplished these acts, revealed Himself in detail to His people to show His love. Leviticus The genre of this book is that of the Law. The book of Leviticus is written for two groups: the priests, and the nation of Israel as a whole. It details for the priests the way they are to legislate and practice the law among the nation. It also sites the instructions given to them at Mount Sinai on how the people of Israel are to worship God. There are several distinct themes of this book. Two of them are centered on the words “Holy...
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...BIB 351 – Moses and the Prophets 2013 August 04 In today’s society it seems the making and breaking of promises have become a societal norm in which everyone has been guilty at some point in their life. Making promises to be faithful spouses, friends, and Christians are often associated with someone living according to biblical principles and the Christian worldview. Yet, those professing Christ as their Lord and Savior may have at times failed to uphold their promises due to willful disobedience or by happenstance. Scripture states, God is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19, KJV) and it is impossible for God to lie (Hebrews 6:18). These scriptures give believers the assurance that whatever God commands will come to pass. The Old Testament book of Genesis records the earliest indication of God promising to send His son as provision for our salvation (v. 15). The culmination of God’s promise in Jesus is also told in the eyes of the Old Testament prophets He used as spokesmen throughout scripture. A brief analysis of these promises of the coming Messiah will be reviewed during the course of this essay. The Prophets The promise of the coming Messiah was not decided during the time the early covenantal promises were given to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David (Kaiser, 1995). By the time the Latter Prophets arrived on the scene the message of a coming Messiah began to proliferate and blossom throughout the scriptures. Kaiser (1995) states, the writing of these prophets...
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... Judicial 3 Liturgical 3 V. LITURGY 4 VI. BUILDING 5 VII. CONCLUSION 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SYNAGOGUE Introduction The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary defines a synagogue as the local meeting place and assembly of the Jewish people during the late intertestamental and New Testament times. While Jewish tradition claims the synagogue was begun by Moses, there is little in the Old Testament to support this claim. One reason it is hard to pinpoint the exact origin of the first synagogue is because God had commanded that the Jewish people to worship only where God would put His name. You must not worship the Lord your God in their way. But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go. The original center for the Jewish ritual and worship was first the Tabernacle and later the Temple built in Jerusalem by Solomon. If the Jewish people were to build a place of worship other than the Temple they would have been breaching the Law. Following the Babylonian exile when the Temple was destroyed, the Jewish people had to find a place to assemble for worship, prayer, and instruction in the Law and the concept of the synagogue began to take root. The Name: “Synagogue” The term “synagogue” is derived from the Greek word “sunagoge” which means “a bringing together” or a meeting or assembly. In its earliest usage, the...
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...Works Cited Berg, David, “The Millennium.” Deep Truths 27th February 2014 www.deepTruth.com Bickle, Mike, “Session 5 Saints Ruling in the Millennium: what will we do? Internal House of Prayer 1st March 2013 www.Mikebickle.org Couch, Mal, “Will David be Co-reigning with Christ in the Kingdom? Scofield Prophecy Studies 25th February 2014 http:scofieldProphecystudies.org Hoole, John Dr., “Worship During the Millennium.” 22nd December 2014. www.Johnsnotes.com Hunt, Keith, “The Millennium temple? The Prophets Proclaim it?” Restitution of all things. 14th February 2014 www.Keithhut.com Resgin, David R. Dr. “The Rise and Fall of the Antichrist” Lambs and Lion ministries. 2nd February 2014 www.Lambandlionministries.org. Vlach, Michae J. Phd. “the Kingdom of God and the Millennium.” the Masters Seminary Journal. 3rd March 2013 Tonline/ articles “Worship During the Millenial.” 14th September 2010 www.westlakebaptistchurch.org Robert W . Porter Dr. No Cera Book of Revelation Date The Millennium 20 tells us that the Millennium is an era when Jesus Christ will rule the earth for 1,000 years. The word Millennium comes from a Latin word mille (thousands) annus (years) Christ’s rule will began when...
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...By the end of the next three and a half years, the Maccabee brothers ejected Antiochis from Jerusalem, by means of guerrilla warfare. Thereafter, the Maccabees cleansed the Temple and reestablished the Jewish sacrificial system. I encourage everyone to read the Book of 1 Maccabees. The book is held as canonical scripture by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Orthodox and Coptic churches, but not by Anglican and Protestant denominations. In modern-day Judaism, the book is of great historical interest since it gives an accurate account of the period of Jewish history between the Greek occupation and before the rise of Herod the Great. This is the time period in which most of Daniel's prophecies were fulfilled. Looking Beyond Our...
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...Prophets of the Old Testament Isaiah’s period of prophecy was from 740 to 680 B.C. Isaiah is most often thought of as the greatest of the Old Testament prophets of the Bible. Isaiah prophesied about Israel's judgment and reconciliation with God, the coming savior Christ, and judgment of nations, and the end times. Jeremiah's ministry was from 630 - 585 B.C. In his writing he prophesized of the Israelites’ exile to Babylon, the fall of Jerusalem, and also prophesied against the nations of Egypt. The basic rules for a prophet are in the book of Jeremiah: "Wherever I send you shall go, and what I tell you, you shall say" (Jer. 1:7 [author translation]). Ezekiel’s period of prophecy was from around 590 to 571 B.C. Ezekiel prophesied the permanent destruction of Tyre.(Ezekiel 26:3-14)At the age of 30 with God’s prompting he began to...
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