Exodus And Job Bring Different Experiences For The Readers Essay

In the book of Job, Job walks through life making sure his actions and words are carefully chosen, and even goes as far as to burn offerings for sins yet committed. The book of Job, and then later the modern take titled J.B., was a new display from God, showing that bad things can happen to good people. The book of Job made it clear in the bible that God was not giving or taking anything because of our own achievement, but that all things good and bad are from God. Archibald Macleish tries to reenact Job in a more modern version that new readers today might find easier, and although so aspects might be off from the original text, the story of J.B. follows closely to Job’s story line. One area that can be compared when looking at both texts

The view of fate the book of Job expresses, though similar in that it originates from God, differs in a few important ways. In Job, situations are predetermined to occur, but the personal choices of the people involved determine the outcome of the situation. The story of Job opens with Job's fate of suffering being planned. Satan presents himself in an audience before God. God makes example of Job, and Satan rebuffs, stating that Job's constancy is only because of God's preferential treatment. Satan tells God, "But put forth thy hand now and touch all he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face."(40). In response, power is given to Satan to torment Job as a test. Job's life and finally health are viciously mangled and destroyed by Satan. Though Job does not know the reasons behind his great suffering, we are told that "In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly."(41), and "In all this did not Job sin with his lips."(41). Self-pity creeps into Job's thoughts and words, but there is no disenchanted turn from God. Instead in Job the reader sees a turn to God for relief and

The theme of the Book of Job is the perseverance of the human spirit. Job loses everything but he does not lose his faith in God. “Job refuses to curse God” (Book). Job has not done anything to deserve this, but it is a test from God and Satan to see if Job is actually as

Gilgamesh: A New English Version, translated by Stephen Mitchell, and The Book of Job translated by Raymond P. Scheindlin, are both ancient texts that argue that the world is not just in a variety of ways. In Gilgamesh, the part-human, part-divine tyrannical ruler of Uruk, Gilgamesh, is sent an equal by the gods in the hopes of changing him and therefore rescuing the people of Uruk from his brutal ways. This equal, Enkidu, and Gilgamesh go on to offend the gods in a multitude of ways, leading to the death of Enkidu and finally, the return of Gilgamesh to Uruk to continue his ruthless regime over the people. The Book of Job is the story of Job, a faithful servant of Yahweh (or God) who is the picture of morality. When Yahweh makes a passing bet with the Accuser that results in Job having everything dear to him, including his health, torn away, Job and his friends debate the duties and nature of Yahweh. Gilgamesh and The Book of Job are in agreement that the world is not just, but whereas Gilgamesh shows that the innocent are killed and that the guilty are rewarded rather than punished, The Book of Job argues that the morally upright suffer and that Yahweh did not create the world to be fair, and so it is not.

The Book of Job is of wisdom genre. Job was a righteous, rich man. God and Satan have a confrontation regarding Job’s faith in God. God allows Satan to test Job by taking away his family, sheep, camels, and servants. Job was passed the test. Job was tested again. This time it was his health that was taken away. Job speaks to his three friends and curses the day he was born. The four of them have a lengthy conversation as to why Job is being punished. Elihu enters the conversation and becomes somewhat angry with Job’s lack of faith in God. God speaks to Job in question form. Job repents. God speaks the three friends and advises them to sacrifice a burnt offering. Job was them made prosperous and was “given twice as much as he had before” by God.

My poor and uneducated mother immigrated to the United States in two thousand one and brought me along at the age of four where she knew I would have a viable opportunity of becoming something more than what our poverty stricken, gang ridden country could offer. My father in a cruel gesture named me Leo without my mother's approval, for he figured a hypocoristic name would allow me, a future illiterate, to at least write my own name. A decade later after experiencing variations of homelessness, hunger, medical conditions, and gunshots outside of our home, my mother remarried, and gave birth to my brother who has been a blessing in disguise. After my mother's short-lived marriage we struggled financially once again; however this time we were

It is believed that the book of Genesis was written at the time of the Exodus. The book of Genesis seems consistent with writing a people recently released from servitude would produce. F for a people who were en route to create a new independent culture, a rational and forgiving God would be an excellent role model for his followers to try to emulate.

For my capstone project, I had the honor to interview my father in which I actually learn a lot from. As an immigrant he diced to move to the United States to live the American dream what everyone back home talked about. It was during his migration in 1984 that he discovers what America actually looked like. During this time the 1984 Olympics were happening in Los Angeles where he migrated too. During this time many local restaurants were hiring and luckily enough he was hired as a dishwasher which he knew nothing about. He learns his new job the hard way with white bosses screaming at him to be faster, better and clean, which was difficult to the English barrier. This is where white supremacy takes place, bosses screaming at their workers just because they

The historical setting of Exodus 15:1-18 was set in place of Egypt. During the book of Exodus, the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness guided by Moses. In the 15th chapter Moses and the Israelites were singing songs of praise to God for he had delivered them out of the wilderness after 40 years. God led his chosen people through the parting Red Sea Moses along with his sister, Miriam joined in with the songs of praises (Amzallag, 2012). The author of Exodus is Moses an Egyptian educator, trained for wilderness wandering, a Jewish leader, Moses was a prophet and a lawgiver and a recorder of the Ten Commandments. Although Moses led the people into the Land of Cannon he himself was not allowed to go into the Land because of his behavior towards God in the latter part of the journey. The audience that was partaking in the passage of Exodus was the people of Israel, the same people that God loved so much that the lives unrighteousness but God kept giving them grace passes until they began to take advantage of those passes. God began to punish the Israelites by making them wander around a wilderness that only should have taken 11 days instead of 40 years (Miller,1997).

In my high school, I am the only student in both college French four, and college Spanish four. Many of my friends have asked me questions along the lines of “Why would you do that to yourself?” For awhile, I would chuckle and simply state that I liked the teachers. It wasn’t until I started to travel more that I realized the real reason I chose to learn more about these two cultures - from France to Mexico to Canada, what I have realized is that we are all connected. Though there are language barriers and physical barriers between all peoples, everything is linked. I am a global leader because I am trying to break down those barriers to become more united with the world and the people inhabiting it.

As time passes, our youthful explorations become more and more sophisticated. Bicycles will take us many miles farther from home than any of our parents, busy with houses full of babies, ever realize.

Perhaps one of the most difficult realities a Christian must face when reading the Old Testament is the God of Justice—who ordered the death of women and children, and even killed the firstborns of Egypt by His own hand—and then reconcile Him with the God of great Mercy who gave us Salvation by dying for us on the cross. One such passage is found in the Book of Exodus 11:1-10 and 12:29-32 in which, “The Lord struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on his throne, to the cattle.” The Church’s many theologians in the Early Church, Medieval Church, and Modern Church addressed this particular passage. Between these centuries there was a tendency between two extremes, one being a figurative interpretation

In this report I will explore who it was written by, the location of the text, the Insights of Jewish thinking of god and the social and historical codes of the text. This text explores a time when Satan accuses Job before God and it’s because Satan believes that “Job only serves God because God protects him and seeks God’s permission to test Job’s faith and loyalty” (GotQuestions.org, 2015)

To the Israelites (the original audience), Exodus 3:2-12 had many important meanings. First, the Israelites learn that God was coming to save them, because he loves them and he has heard their cries for help. Second, the verse reflects the first time the Israelites have the opportunity to understand their God and who He is. Robinson (1997) reflects, that “the miracle of the bush that burns but is not consumed is of a piece with the marvels soon to be worked in Egypt…”, this serves to mark God as totally in control of the natural forces. Robinson (1997) further explains, “He who controls the elements is Lord of

The Book of Job has been praised but also neglected all at the same time. Its literary work is written in a poetry sense with a prose format and considered one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time. The Book of Job is one of first book of five generally called "The Books of Poetry", which contain Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. The Book of Job is written in the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible and the main theme that is seeks out is "Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?" First of all I will be talking about the origins and history of the book, and then I will give a brief summary on the story and theme of what the Book of Job is addressing. I will then be breaking down, in