Exodus 21: 22-25

Today, abortion is a topic that people are very sensitive on. People either are pro-life, meaning they are against most if not all forms of abortion. The only exception some say is in the cases of rape and incest. The other stance people have on this controversial topic is pro-choice, meaning it is not the government’s responsibility to tell the women if she can or cannot have an abortion, it is up to that women. In Jewish scripter, there are three translations that are covered. In the Torah, there is not a specific text on the issue of abortion, but there is one part that is the most similar. The Torah, Septuagint, and Vulgate all have a version of their depiction on what the original text means.

The story of the two men on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:1-35 takes place on resurrection Sunday after two angels appeared at dawn to Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the women who accompanied them. The angels declared that Christ had resurrected and would not be found in the tomb, so the women went to tell the apostles. However, despite what the Scriptures had promised, all were in denial of the resurrected Messiah. Fast forward a few hours and two men, who were not a part of the now 11 disciples, were on the road to Emmaus, one being named Cleopas and the other unmentioned. Rather than believing in in the resurrection, the two men are disheartened because their hope in the Messiah to redeem Israel had vanished and their

Exodus 15:1-21 contains two songs of praise aimed toward the God of the Israelites, and is just one example in the biblical texts of song being used as an instrument of worship; a form of worship that is seen regularly in the Psalms of David and in other areas of Bible. “In a nutshell, poetry and song are to prose speech what dancing is to walking. Walking gets you there, but dancing expresses the vivacity of spirit and style of soul.” The power of song is evident throughout the Scriptures, as detailed in the book of 2 Kings, “But get me a musician.’ And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the LORD came on him.” Music is often used as an expression of adoration toward Yahweh, and it highlights the importance of the exodus in the Israelite’s history by using the Songs of Miriam and Moses as a transitional piece in the Exodus

In reading yours Discussion reply, I agree that the first books of the Bible signify or is otherwise known as the Pentateuch. These books described the creation of humanity and their religious beliefs with the creator. I think that Exodus portrays the “Lords effort of connecting with the people to showcase that he understands their effort and acknowledges their ploy to remain faithful to the covenant of the Lord’s agreement (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p.92). God promised to free the people from slavery and allow them to have free will like in making choices and strategic efforts for being obedient to his will. So his promises could reign over the people and be upheld to aid in restoring humanity connection to God. In Exodus, Moses was born,

8. In Exodus 3:1-4:17, the ongoing dialogue between God and Moses for the deliverance commission is led by Moses’ five excuses. God comes to invite Moses to deliver God’s people. Moses’ resistances as knots of “buts” in the text will make the reader wonder “who God is and who Moses is” in order to understand of Moses’ commission.

The premises and the conclusion for this paper states that if the Christian biblical scriptures, which the United States of America based their religious foundation on, mentioned in the Ten Commandments “thou shall not kill,” then it is morally wrong to abort a child for the following reasons. First, legalizing abortion is going against the scriptures, especially in Genesis, when the God instructed Adam and Eve to be fruitful and replenish the earth. So, decreasing the population of human beings on earth is not a good way to abide by the biblical word of God.

Numbers 20:1-13 begins with the Israelites arriving in the wilderness of Zin after leaving Kadesh, where Miriam died. There, the Israelites complain to Moses and Aaron, wanting water and wishing they had died. Moses and Aaron then consult with God and He asks them to assemble the Israelites and “order the rock to yield its water” (Numbers 20:8). When Moses approached the Israelites, he says “Listen you rebels, shall we get water for you out of this rock?” (20:11) and hits the rock with his rod causing water to flow out. This causes the Lord to say to Aaron and Moses that they did not trust Him enough to affirm his holiness in front of the Israelites, which prevents Moses from entering the Promise Land and leads to Aaron’s death. This chapter is important because it tells us why Moses is not allowed into the Promised Land. It also is a great example of the co-parenting relationship between Moses and God. This is because it exemplifies that even though Moses is closer to God than any other character in the Bible, God is strict with Moses. Moses was being judged by a harsher standard because of his leadership position with the nation, and because he had a uniquely close relationship with God.

The bottom line is that the righteous are dependent upon God, looking to him for deliverance rather than trusting in their own strength. Human ingenuity did not save David (acting insane); he was delivered by God's grace in response to David’s humble petition for deliverance. David was saved in spite of his cleverness, and because of God's mercy, which moved Him to answer David's cry for deliverance. In (Psalm 34: 19,20) the fear of the Lord is described as providing the righteous with protection and deliverance from the wrath of man. However, we dare not suggest in the light of verse 19 that God's care promises us that the righteous will not suffer, God will keep us in our afflictions, and he will ultimately deliver us from all adversity. The extent of our protection is stressed in verse 20, while this verses may be related to (Exodus 12:46) and ultimately fulfilled in the life of our Lord (John 19:36), it should probably should applied to the righteous in view of the context of (Isaiah

The commandments correspond to God , is given for life and represents Gods rights. (Brown, 336) The Ten Commandments are also known as Decalogue and are recorded in Exodus 20:1-17 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5:6-21. (Hill and Walton, 118) We know that God writes the commandments on tablets but many don’t know that he speaks directly to the Hebrews. The Ten Commandments are broken down into two statutes in the form of positive imperatives, which is the fourth commandment being, “Remember the Sabbath day” and the fifth, “Honor your father and mother” The rest of the commandments are prohibitions which mean they start with the form of, “you shall not” (Hill and Walton, 118) The first four are circumscribed with the relationship of the vassal which is Israel to the suzerain who is Yahweh and the last six commandments order the human relationship with the Israel community. These commandments brought a sense of righteousness to Israel's religion and social life. (Hill and Walton, 119) In Exodus 22:20, it states, “that the fear of God will be with you to keep your from sinning.” This has so much significance because, the Ten Commandments express the perfect moral of a character that he wants us to play. But when we relate it to Yahweh, the Ten Commandments also want him to express the perfect moral of a character and they constituted the principles of the life of faith of the Hebrews. (Hill and Walton,

Prior to beginning this assignment, I had already found a passionate interest in theology, primarily the logical historical analysis of the Old Testament. I had read several books on the topic, but still had a thirst for more knowledge. With that said, my preceding assumptions predominantly consisted of skepticism towards the religious interpretation of the Old Testament. I believed that Exodus 20 was a prime example of the religious establishment interpreting an ancient text as to be divine. I felt that the Ten Commandments were nothing more then a moral code of antiquity, established as an ethical compass by spiritual leaders in a religious society.

From my reading, I have realized that The Laws of God and His established commands of the Old Testament were not given to restrict or enchain man, but to reveal to man God’s own true and righteous character. It was a way for God’s people to be identified with Him, and though they were forever falling short, they were identified and forever learning from the holy and righteous glimpse of God their creator through the Law. The entire Old Testament was one continuous story of God faithfully reaching for fallen man, and as man would repent and turn to God as their one and only God, He would deliver beyond mans’ deserves with blessing, victory, and hope for salvation.

To understand this scripture, we must first look at who the writer is. The writing of the book of Exodus is attributed to Moses. There is evidence cited which states that “Moses usual procedure was to record events soon after they occurred in the form of historical annals.” (The Open Bible:80) The key people in the lesson is Moses and Aaron. The setting is at Mount Sinai which comes from Exodus 31:18 (The Open Bible:127). The time line is estimated to be between 1445 B.C. and 1405 B.C. (The Open Bible:80). Moses is leading the Israelites from their bondage in Egypt to the promised land that God has set for them.

The book of exodus is divided in to two main parts; A first part tells the story of God’s rescue of people of Israel from Egypt and his bringing them to mount Sinai (Chaps. 1-19), and a second part describes his covenant with them, made as they encamped at mount Sinai (Chaps. 20-40). Exodus is a book which talks about the rescue from human bondages and bondage from sins. The text of the book of Exodus is on the whole rather well preserved in the Masoretic tradition. Moses spent almost thirty nine years to write Exodus. We can reasonably think that he wrote this book for the second postexodus generation, the ones who were preparing themselves to enter the promise land. There are basically six themes which exodus talks about: Bondage-Deliverer-The Law-Sacrifice-The Tabernacle-Presence-Continuation-Anticipation. In this paper we will be discussing about the laws which was made to

In the book of Exodus, we see how God takes the children of Israel out of Egypt, He Baptizes them in the Red Sea, leads them through the desert for forty years, works signs and wonders, and he personally meets them at the top of a mountain where he gives his Law (Ex 13:16; 14:16; Jos 5:6; Ex 16:4; 20:1-17 TNOAB). In Matthew, we see how Jesus leaves Egypt at twelve years old, is baptized in the Jordan River, goes to the desert for forty days, works signs and wonders, and finds himself personally with Israel on a hill where he delivers this same Law but amplifies (Mt 2:20; 3:13; 4:1-24; 5:1). Jesus walked through the history of Israel, and in it all the promises of God's covenant with Israel were fulfilled. The Sermon on the Mount “Is quite simply the most celebrated discourse by Jesus of Nazareth, the incarnate Word.” His words influenced his immediate listeners. However, it is not just about listening to this sermon; we also must apply it. We will see what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount and how we can apply his words to our lives. “The beatitudes are the crowning achievement in the Christian’s life on earth.” And since the world cannot be transformed or offered to God without the spirit of the beatitudes, therefore, we must also try hard to assimilate it so that in this way our life, labors, and trials make us worshipers that in every place we act saintly and consecrate the world to God. This page of the Gospel of Saint Matthew expresses admirably all the elevation

Critical investigations into the Bible have revealed nuances and subversions which go beyond the mere didactic nature the text displays in a preliminary surface reading. The book of Exodus, the second book of the Torah and the Old Testament, begins with a depiction of Israel's servitude in Egypt and God choosing Moses to move Israel out of that servitude. The Pharaoh resists the purposes of God, and God responds by sending plagues on Egypt that culminate with the death of the firstborn and deliverance at the sea. Israel saves itself from this through the Passover and then journeys to Sinai. At Sinai, Israel receives the Ten Commandments and the covenant relationship is established. While Moses is receiving instructions from God on Sinai with respect to the designs for the tabernacle, Israel rebels by building the golden calf. Moses intervenes successfully on behalf of Israel, and