In both narratives, the families were greeted at the Temple by holy people. Eli the High Priest received Samuel, and "Simeon, a man righteous and devout," together with a "prophetess," were on hand to sing the praises of Jesus. Interestingly, her name is given as Anna which in Hebrew ...
1.the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments. 2.Also calledHebrew Scriptures.the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion: known to Christians as the Old Testament. 3.(often l.c.) the sacred writings of any religion. ...
We never find a true religious revival springing from the spirit of the age. Such a revival always begins in one or two choice souls — in a Moses, a Samuel, a John the Baptist, a St. Bernard, a Jonathan-Edwards, a Wesley, a Newman....
About 150 years after David was king over Israel, God called the Hebrew prophet Elisha to be Elijah’s main disciple and successor. When Elijah had come on the scene, Israel had fallen into a state of extreme apostasy under the leadership of Queen Jezebel and King Ahab, as well as their ...
One of the frustrating things I have learned about life is that you can be sincere in your convictions, and still be wrong. I have also learned that God’s grace will not let us go, even after we’ve strayed. He is always willing to leave the 99 others, and come get us. When I...
Before long he adopted the Hebrew name Ben Ammi. He also began proselytizing, portraying racism as punishment for ancient Israelites’ worship of false gods after Moses led them out of bondage. “America for us is a land of chastisement,” he explained in a 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer interview...
the strong, courageous actions as a deliberate choice without excitement, love for the antagonist, preparedness to suffer, and no fear of death. All these aspects are embodied by the Gandhian Daniel. Gandhi emphasized the active role of Daniel as a resister, not the traditional view of the ...