Why, then, does God instruct Moses to “come up to the Lord” (Exodus 24:1)? Isn’t Moses already on the mountaintop with him? Indeed he is, which is why he does precisely the opposite: “Moses came down and told the people” (Exodus 24:3). Moses ascends the mountain (Exodus ...
The ancients had little if any knowledge about how the universe worked, how old the earth was, how life came to be, etc. Moreover, their world was infused with powers that are more akin to what we would call magic than what we would call science. History was a mix between factual kno...
a tractate of theMishnah:"Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua; Joshua to the elders; the elders to the prophets; and the prophets handed it down to the men of the Great Assembly. They said three things: Be deliberate in judgment, raise up many disciples...
Before the Messiah, Jesus, came, no one had a chance at immortality because of sin. If they did, then Paul's statement would make no sense. Why would immortality come through the gospel if all had it from birth? The gospel would not have brought about immortality-since all had it. ...
(Pharaoh) and his people erected. 138. And We brought the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea,and they came upon a people devoted to some of their idols (in worship). —(The land of Canaan where idols were worshiped was what was given to The Children of Israel. These ...
It is recognition of this point that every sinner is on equal ground before the Savior: we all are completely and categorically at God’s mercy for saving. Thankfully, “mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2:13). So, we can affirm wholeheartedly the point of the verse, that any sin ...
Also, as awriting teacher, it’s my duty to give you a free writing lesson. Everything in an essay should logically follow what came before it, and lead into what’s coming after it. Finding a linear order for these ideas was the hardest part about writing this piece. But because I ...
A scroll found in the temple during renovations, believed to be a part of the Torah, which prompted Josiah's reforms.5. The LORD, the God of IsraelThe covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will through prophets like Huldah. Teaching PointsThe Role of Women in MinistryHuldah's ...
He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’ 9Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ...
The Jewish calendar goes back more than 5000 years, most scholars date the beginning of the religion of the Israelites to the known founder, Abraham, whose life is generally dated around 2000 to 1800 B.C.E. Abraham came to believe that the universe was the works of a single creator, and...