...Part 1 ISAIAH Grace Marshall Year 10 1. Who was this prophet? Is the son of Amoz, was a member of the royal family. A prophet in Jerusalem; 40 years 740-701 B.C. He had great religious and political influence during the reign of Hezekiah. Isaiah is the most quoted of all prophets. 2. What were they concerned about? Faithfulness to god, justice for the poor, hope for the future, messianic prophesies, god as lord of all nations. 3. Where did they preach their message? Isaiah 1: Israel, in a time of war and strife. They knew that they were going to have to go to battle but were unsure that God would defend them as they were not obeying his rules. that if they return to God their homeland will be returned too. Isaiah 3: Israel , Having turned back to God they have their homeland back but Isaiah is warning against becoming complacent again. 4. When did the prophet live? 742-500 B.C. Isaiah 1: 6th century Isaiah 2: 8th century Isaiah 3: a short while after the return from exile 5. How did the prophet communicate god’s message to the people? Poetry, narrative, and example. 1. Warning the people 2. Redemption 3. Redeemed them – keeping the good up. 6. Quotes. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners * He was...
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...Jesus and Mohammed 130 November 11, 2012 Chad Schuchmann Jesus and Mohammed In almost all religions there is a person or people that are considered saviors, half-god half-man, or heroes. For example, Hercules from ancient Greek mythology is a hero that is half-god and half man and is the son of Zeus the main Greek god. A lot of them seem to have similar life stories to one another. In this essay I will be discussing as well as comparing and contrasting the lives, deaths, and style of worship of Jesus Christ, the savior of Christianity, with the life of Mohammed, the prophet of Islam as well as the founder of Mohammedanism. Jesus Christ was born on December 25th but no one has an exact year when he was born just estimation. Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th to celebrate his birth. Jesus Christ was born in a stable at a place called Bethlehem. He was carried in the womb by a young Jewish virgin named Mary who was married to a man named Joseph. Angels announces his birth to shepherds and a unique star brought guided three wise men from far away to witness his birth and brought gifts for the child. As a young boy Jesus and his family fled to Egypt because an angel warned Joseph the stepfather that Jesus was in danger. Jesus stayed out of the eye of the public until he was about 30. A man named John the Baptist baptized him. As he was being baptized Jesus was praying, "heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a...
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...EXPOSITORY ESSAY LIFE Life is indeed, so short. And, oddly enough, it is much shorter for those who lives they find meaningful while it is too long for those whose lives they find meaningless. Couldn’t it be that life is what meaning we put into it? Now and then, I also ask what meaning has my life really. Often, I feel like I know but at other times, my thinking looks like a useless mental exercise. Life is just so vast, so full of mysteries that before I can put meaning to my life, part of it is gone and the meaning I try putting on it is already partly exhausted. Life, so it seems, is like dry sand slipping through my fingers. When I try to hold on to it very tightly, as if squeezing it, it slips away faster. But when I try to cast it away, it sticks on my hands. Sometimes, I think, to appreciate life best, one has neither to hold on to it tightly nor to let it go so carelessly. The sand in the hourglass is life. It is better to let it flow freely, although not carelessly. How we take life is often dictated by what priorities we have. And life, being so vast, offers everything which can be a priority to us. A student ever so eager to get out of poverty would say, “Life would be meaningless if I don’t finish my studies.” A terribly-in-love woman would say, “Should I lose him now, life would be meaningless to me.” And an alcoholic, trembling with the urge to drink, would be ready to give anything he has, even his...
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...There are many prophets in the old testament that had a significant impact in spreading the word of God. I will discuss them and the message they provided to the people of their time. The first prophet I will talk about is Elijah. Elijah was an significant prophet who lived during the ninth century B. C. during the reigns of Ahab in the northern kingdom of Israel. Elijah shaped the history of his day and dominated Hebrew thinking for centuries afterward. Elijah's prophetic activities emphasized the unconditional loyalty to God required of the nation of Israel. Elijah had conflicting views and did not accept standards of his day, when belief in many gods was normal. He appears in the role of God's instrument of judgment upon a wayward Israel because of the nation's widespread idolatry. Elisha, whose name in Hebrew means “God is Salvation,” was an Israelite prophet and disciple of Elijah. Elisha is described as a miracle worker, he is known for healing the sick and reviving the dead. Elisha was also involved in politics. Elisha’s message was to those in charge that they should turn back to traditional religious practices and acknowledge God’s absolute power over every aspect of life, personal as well as political. When he healed the sick, it was to demonstrate God’s power over life and death. When he helped in battle, it was to demonstrate God’s power over nations and kingdoms. Elijah had a much friendlier relationship then his mentor when it involved political authorities. ...
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...The countdown moves straight into worship and offering. Once you have started Propresenter, let it just run. (Make sure to discuss offering with the children.) * Step 1: Come Together Gather the children around the carpets and say, “Messages come to people in many different ways. Let’s say I want to send you a message. How could I do that? Allow the children to answer. Ask: * What is the best way to tell someone that you want him or her to come to your birthday party? * What is the best way to thank someone for a present? Say, “There are a lot of great ways for us to send messages to each other. God sends messages, too. In Bible days, he sent his messages through prophets. A prophet is a person whose job it is to give people messages from God. Let’s read a story about one of God’s prophets. It’s great to talk to the children each week before the story about the Bible … book of stories that God left for us and wants us to read so we can know Him better and know His good story. * Read the Story * Wrap up the story with, “God doesn’t give up on his people, and God won’t give up on you.” * Pray before breaking up into small groups. SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS 1. Who told God’s people that bad things were going to happen? (Isaiah) 2. Who did God promise to send to save...
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...In chapter 9 of Daniel, Daniel is giving his third vision. Daniel was the only prophet that received a wide view of the future events that would take place for the both the people of Israel and the Gentiles. In order for one to understand the prophecies that take place in the book of Daniel, one must fully understand that prophecies that are given in chapter 9. Daniel was given the prophetic perspective on the fate of the Gentiles and the Jews. At the beginning of chapter 9, the prophecy of Jeremiah is brought into the picture. Jeremiah prophesied that Jerusalem would suffer 70 years of desolation. “For thus says the Lord, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. “ For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 1You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’” (Jer. 29:10-14) Daniel gained access to the writing of the prophet Jeremiah. Daniel fully understood what the writing meant so when he read the prophecies of Jeremiah, he became...
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...1. In Micah 5:2, it says, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time” (NIV). -Fulfillment: Matthew 2:4-6, it says, “When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel” (NIV). In Malachi 3:1, it says, “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty (NIV). -Fulfillment: Mark 1:2-8, it says, “as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way. A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and...
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...Prophet Lucius was a North African, Libya Cyrene, who was a Christian, Jew, a teacher and a prophet in the Church of Antioch. Lucius was among the other prophets in the church who commissioned Paul and Barnabas for their first missionary work which enables them to preach the gospel of Christ with boldness to the Jews and the Gentiles (Acts 13:1-4, 46,49-52; Romans 16:21). The bible states that the early church faced great persecutions after the death of Stephen, and they were scattered abroad. Subsequent to this, the early church was preaching the gospel to the Jews only. However, the Bible told us that the African, Libya Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hands were with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord (Acts 11:19-21). We have always been told that Christianity was...
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...Isaiah 7:1-17 The law of connection In Isaiah chapter seven Isaiah is giving a prophecy to Ahaz who is looking at a potential war with the kingdoms of both Israel and Aram. God spoke to Isaiah and told him to go to Ahaz, and tell him to “be careful, be quiet, do not fear”. The lord spoke through Isaiah saying that Rezin and Pekah, the kings of Syria and Israel, were like burning firewood that will soon be burnt up and gone. God wanted to have Isaiah assure Ahaz to not let his heart grow faint, and to keep his faith that the Lord was looking after him. Isaiah makes a prophecy that in sixty-five years Israel “would not be a people anymore”. A prophecy that came true in 669 B.C. when Assyria, who had conquered Israel, deported many Israelites from their country making it impossible for them to become whole again. Ahaz would not be alive to see this prophecy come true, but Isaiah helped give him faith that the Lord would have these things come to pass. John Maxwell says that a leaders sense of calling provides a divine energy. When thinking of the Law of Connection I think about how God connects with us. We as Christians should feel a call to serve God, and we know and believe that God is God and can do anything. However it’s the moments when God truly calls on us or gives us a calling that we find ourselves in a situation where we completely align ourselves with him. When God makes this connection with us it does more than just give us direction on where to go. In these sacred...
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...The Mormon Faith Robin Miller Strayer University World Religions 212, Professor Keyes The Mormon Faith The Mormon faith founded by Joseph Smith in 1844 is considered a new religion. The Mormons believe in the Bible, but they also believe in another scripture that was found in New York by Joseph Smith. I have discovered that the Book of Mormons is supposedly written accounts taught by Jesus to several lost tribes from Israel who had crossed the ocean beforehand. Jesus showed himself to them after his death and resurrection. He told them how to live and it was recorded in the Book of Mormons. This book was accepted as authentic by Joseph Smith and he began his quest to teach true Christianity as opposed to the apostasy which he and his followers felt characterized the Christian churches. The Mormons believe that all people, including Jesus, lived in a premortal existence before birth. One thing that I have learned about the Mormon Faith after listening to the Podcast “Inside Mormon Faith” with Krista Tippet and her guest Mormon scholar, Mr. Robert Millet, is that this theory makes family ties and all ties to all people very important to the Mormons. Since they believe that everyone lived a premortal existence, they also believe that everyone continues to exist after death. Because of this, deceased relatives are not gone and children are highly respected because, in sense, they are not actually children. Everyone is a brother or a sister to everyone else before birth,...
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...Introduction to Jonah I would very much like to start off by bringing in some facts about Jonah, whom was a prophet of God and the son of Amittai. Jonah was written between 793 and 753 B.C. and was written near Jerusalem. The author of Jonah is he himself; although throughout my research other theological scholars say the author of Jonah is unknown because it was written in third person. However, I disagree because there are other books in the bible written in third person and the authors are writing about their selves. First, I am going to write about the background of the Book of Jonah. The book of Jonah is quite interesting because it has some major themes and several purposes; it is also a short book in the bible that only has four chapters. The recipients of this book would be primarily to Israel, but it as well could be to any individual because we can all relate to the book of Jonah. I am certain that there are individuals that have several of the characteristics of Jonah, being that we all can be disobedient, bitter, resentful, and prideful at times. According to author Hyun Chul Paul Kim, that wrote Jonah Read Intertextually believes that out of all the other twelve Minor Prophets, Jonah has been the one who has been neglected, because people in general refer to him as the prophet that was swallowed by a big fish, because he was stubborn. The Book of Jonah Outline 1. Jonah flees from the Lord. ( 1:1-17) 2. Jonah is delivered from the fish. (2:1-2:10) ...
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...this paper will attempt to achieve a greater understanding of the religion in its context in the Christian religious tradition and the American religious tradition. In 1820, according to the Mormon faith, Joseph Smith (1806-1844) prayed to God to ask him for a sign that would tell him what church he ought to join. Instead, Jesus Christ and God appeared to the young man and told him he ought to found what the Mormon Church is today. Smith was fourteen at the time, a farmer from the region of western New York known as the "burned-over district" because of its unrelenting religious enthusiasm. (All About Mormons Website) Mormons believe that this revelation to Smith was similar to that of God to Saul. They refer to Smith as “The Prophet” because his revelation was transmitted to him directly by God. It was not reached through the intellect, but through accessing the divine itself through religious experience. Smith put his teachings into a new book, called The Book of Mormon, which he published in 1830. This text became the foundation for his new religion. The Book of Mormon is not a reflection upon the sacred texts of the Bible, bur rather like the New Testament...
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...Jesus of Nazareth and the Prophet Muhammad were key important figures in the respective religions. Jesus Christ was important to Christianity and was seen as a messenger, teacher and the living embodiment of God. The Prophet Muhammad was also seen as messenger for God, and he united Arabia under one polity, which was Islam. Both Jesus of Nazareth and the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings are followed in the current era. Their lives and the manner of their deaths have brought inspiration to literally millions world-wide. Each of these historical individuals is considered the greatest prophet of their own religion. They were each were radical leaders of their people during their lives and are still highly regarded by followers today. It is believed that Jesus was born a few years before the beginning of our current Christian’s calendar Year One. He is said to have been born in Bethlehem in current day Israel. The New Testament of the Bible tells the story of Jesus’ life as beginning with a virgin birth by Mary. He worked as a common carpenter, following in his father Joseph’s trade. 18 years of Jesus’ life are unrecorded in the New Testament. His story picks up when he is 30 years of age and begins preaching among the people. He gathers disciples during this time who follow him throughout the region. His teachings include the basic precepts of living in humility, faith and forgiveness. He also taught of God’s mercy and forgiveness to man. He is said to have performed...
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...Perilous times shall characterize the end time. Evil imagination and strange things will be happening, many false prophet and fake Christ will arise against nations, brothers against one another, disasters will be happening here and there, there will no longer be comfort but danger and discomfort. The world is in its perilous times now. Evil imagination and practices are increasing every day. God has warned against this. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 says, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parent, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breaker, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power therefore. From such turn away. “The judgment and wrath of God is coming upon the world and upon the children of disobedience (Col.3:6). But God in his infinite mercy has made a way of escape in Christ Jesus for every soul to be saved. John 3:16 says, for God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”1 Tim 2:4, “who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Acts 4:12 says “Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved...
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...profoundly changing our world. Just as the 16th and 17th centuries were a transition from medieval to modern periods, the late twentieth century is beginning to move us from modernity to a new "postmodern" era. Because we are only at the beginning of this shift, it remains clear that God’s purpose is to: fill the earth with His glory (Numbers 14:21, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 60:1-4, Habakkuk 2:14 Matthew 6:13, Colossians 1:27), the consummating third day expression of God to the earth. The purported changes will intensify the glory of God and bring the church to full disclosure of divine mystery and revelation. Contemporary theology is therefore the study of lost truth dating back to the mid 18th and 19th century trends in theological thought by prophets and apostles of both the Old and New Testament including but not limited to Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, John, Paul, Peter, with special reference to theological options of the present, third-day Christians. The purpose of contemporary theology is to seek—in language and thought—to reformulate the truths given to us by previous generations, and to articulate and conceive a new vision for the twenty-first century. The overarching thesis of contemporary theology is the need for the revelation of truth by the spirit of God. This truth is the only transforming agent of the New Testament. This truth is revealed by the Holy Spirit. The declaration of this truth therefore will precipitate divine revelation which...
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