There seems to be some variation in the exodus tradition regarding when the Israelites left Egypt. As we saw in the previous entry (#114), in the Elohist tradition although the Israelites were commanded to stay in their houses “until morning” it does seem that they nevertheless leave Egypt...
He ridiculed the Jews / before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of ...
44This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in Lower Egypt—in Migdol,Tahpanhesand Memphis—and in Upper Egypt:2“This is what theLordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disasterI brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah.Today they lie deserted...
There is a lot of commercialism and worldliness in regards to the holiday, but just as the Jews had and still have Holy Days in which they would give thanks to God, and reflect on all that He has done for them, this is why we have Christmas Day, even if it was not the actual ...
17The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. ...
to focus into one vivid beam of light the various facts which witnessed to the sunken civil and darkened moral and religious condition of the Jews. What more needed to be said to prove how the ancient glory had faded, than that they were under the rule of such a delegate as Pilate, of...
which were put to good use in defending Egypt, and thus the Yishuv, from the Nazis. But she did this only conditionally: The British had to agree never to use these animals against the Jews in Palestine. They agreed—and kept their word. After 1945, when British forces were tracking down...
Perhaps the most well-known of Passover foods aremaror(bitter herbs) andmatzah(unleavened bread), which is a reminder of the haste with which the enslaved people left Egypt because they did not even have time for the bread to rise.
And Kara Cooney wants to talk to you about six of them, each of which left a lasting mark on Ancient Egypt. Learn all about them in our summary of her book: When Women Ruled the World. Who Should Read “When Women Ruled the World”? And Why?
Revelation 16:3 "Every living soul died in the sea." Souls can die. Ezekiel 18:4 God said, “The soul that sins, it shall die.” Again, the soul can die! Exodus 1:5“Seventy souls” went to Egypt. Souls are people. Acts 2:41“Three thousand souls” were baptized. Again, souls...