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.
One day, Abram had a vision. In the vision God tells Abram to leave his father’s house which is today’s Iraq, and travel to a place that God will show him. God said that if Abram who becomes Abraham obeyed this command, his descendants would become a great nation, and that he will bless thee,...
Garden of Eden. They were told not to eat fruit from a certain tree. They ate the fruit and a sinful
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”.
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Holy Bible: Contemporary English Version. New York: American Bible Society, 1995. Print. (BS195 .C66 1995)
Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Esau, was born in Canaan, around 2,000 BC. Even before his birth, great things had been predicted of him by the Spirit of the Lord. It was prophesized that although he was the younger born of the twins, he should have dominion, and be the father of a great and powerful nation. The predictions also included his descendents would reign supreme over all the descendents of his elder brother, Esau (Blunt 123).
Bibles, Crossway. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version: Containing the Old and New Testaments. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010. Print.
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.