Israelites Curses

According to the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy, the Hebrews were promised that as long as they followed the Ten Commandments that God had given to them through Moses, they would be blessed with prosperity and good fortune. However, if the Hebrews failed to follow God’s instructions, they would be cursed with a plethora of disaster and disease.

God has a plan for every single being, and, at the same time, we have plans for ourselves. One could decide that they will finish high school early and study in a top University. And they do. But that signifies that God’s plan and their plan were the same. On the contrary, if their plan did not happen, it expresses it wasn’t in their fate. Therefore, whatever does happen, it was still in God’s plan. God has written your destiny, and knows every action you are going to carry out. The logic in this mindset is that God is the only one who knows your future, and therefore, you should not be shackled by the imaginative theory of forced destiny. The theory of forced destiny is rather flawed; destiny is something currently in the making, with every action you make, so when you consciously make your own decisions, how can someone else be forcing it? In fact, there is no forced destiny, only the choices you make that become your destiny. Furthermore, trials that occur in life are all tests from God, and are to be persevered through with patience. In the excerpt from The Iraqi War Blog, Faiza Al-Araji says, “It is a great disgrace that has befallen us, and everyone makes suggestions and

Also these choices can lead us to our own fate and that is to have an eternal life with God or

Defining God’s plan is hard to do, because it is different for everybody. Some people question if a plan actually exists, because why would anybody be put on this Earth just to die? I have found that because I was brought up in a western Christian society, I have always just believed that everybody was put here for a purpose and we just need to trust in that. Portier describes these as the “deep questions about the human condition” (Portier, 17). Reflecting on my personal experience, I can confirm that during those

When someone speaks about their destiny they are either deciding what their plan is or wondering what destiny is going to give them. Some people think that we can choose our destiny, what we want. Others think that it’s unknown. We don’t know what’s going to happen because fate can change it at any moment. People may have an idea of what they want their destiny to be like, but it may not always go as planned. Our destiny is uncertain.

The Decalogue The Ethical Decalogue, better known as the Ten Commandments, were the ten religious and moral laws given to the Israelites. It was, and still is, an important role in the solidification for the people of Israel to be in right relationships with both Yahweh and all other peoples. The Decalogue demonstrates the most important core principles of having a right relationship with God and others. In the first version of the Decalogue in Exodus 20: 1-17, Yahweh directly presented the Israelites with the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The tone of Yahweh is one of obedience; He asks that the Israelites be appreciative of His rescue from Egypt and in return they be obedient to His commandments.

Jeremiah 31:31-34 is one of the most popular and well-known passages of Scripture for both Jews and Christians alike. It is a prophetic message of hope for God’s people, where God promises that one day he will make an unconditional new covenant to replace the Mosaic covenant that the Israelites have broken. God’s mercy and compassion shine through this prophecy as he shows that he is faithful to his promises, despite the continued failings of the Israelites. Today Christians often refer to this passage when declaring that Jesus Christ has ushered in this new covenant, and rightly so, however it is important to first consider the prophesy in light of the time it was written and what it first meant to the Jewish people who

Nobody, not even the closest person to him or her, knows what one is going to be in the future or what God has plan. One can only know what his or her plan is if he or she follows God and the Holy Ghost will guide one to his or her life. “Gods purpose for your life” speaks about a great desire is for one to have a relationship with the Great All Mighty. Charles Stanley is from a Methodist ministry and he states that “once one finds that encounter with God nothing is the same anymore.” Which is true and everything that one went through in the past has brought one to Gods feet and Stanley says Old Testament principles governing human behavior and relationships are still applicable to people’s lives. Everyone has his or her own opinion, but there are only a few that are sharing the right opinion in this

The book of Deuteronomy, also known as Devarim, is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) or Pentateuch. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the book of Deuteronomy was written as a farewell address by Moses to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land of Canaan. After review of the chapters assigned, the initial feeling is that it’s a law book from that time period that includes commentary on the reasoning why the law has been created and implementation of the laws listed within this text. Further review of the various chapters and verses, the reader is left with a vision of the author repeating the law, while explaining associated consequences that correlate to the breach of contract with GOD. Considering

Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them” (Ezekiel 42:2-4, ESV).

By being the chosen people, to the Hebrews it meant that they had reasons to serve God. When God first appeared before them and annihilated the Egyptian army, Moses explained that god “put the fear of him” (Exodus 20, line 20) upon the Hebrews so that they would not sin. The Hebrews out of fear would then serve God. God then made a contract-like condition, where if they obeyed his rules “blessings shall come upon you and overtake you” (Deuteronomy 28, line 2). On the other hand, if they disobeyed his rules, “curses shall come upon you and overtake you” (Deuteronomy 28, line 15). Knowing his true might through the destruction of the Egyptian army, they had reason to believe punishment was absolute. Thus they would obey this simple merit system,

In Deuteronomy 30:15-16, it states that “If you obey the commandments of the LORD,...you will live and grow numerous. If, however, you turn away your hearts and do not listen,...I tell you now that you will certainly perish”, this statement is the semantic center of whole Moses sermon. By using the Ecclesiastical terminology, it says that everyone in this world have to make a choice, and the choices are very limited due to the good, bad, life and death. The Understanding and the acceptance of God’s will is the main thing in Rabbi Kushner’s mindset as well as the Job’s life position, even though both of Rabbi Kushner and Job give a several different key points and how do they wrestle with it.

In this example, Jesus is giving a sermon to people from various areas of Africa. “Therefore, whoever breaks even the smallest of the commandments and teaches others to do the same will be least in the kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law, and teaches others to do the same will be great in the kingdom of heaven” (The Sermon on the Mount 30 C.E.). This exemplifies that if one was to break a commandment, he would face little to no severe punishment. Although the individual would face little punishment, if they did nothing to make the situation right they would face punishment spiritually or after death. However, Jesus did not only ensure punishment but also made good promises for those who were obedient. “(God speaking to Moses) From this you know that now, if you obey my voice and hold fast to my covenant, you of all the nations shall be my very own for all the earth is mine. I will count you a kingdom of priests, a consecrated nation” (The Covenant Code, Exodus 20:19–23:33). This portrays that those who did not obey God’s covenant would not receive the good things that he promised but they would, however, get away with facing little punishment physically. On the whole, throughout history, justice becomes less about relentlessly punishing and following every rule word for word but more about benefitting from being

The song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32:1-43) contrasts God's faithfulness with Israel's unfaithfulness. b. The psalmist wants to show that God's faithfulness is above the Isreal's. The Israel's turned their faith on God, they bowed down to other Gods, praying to them, knowing that they are false Gods. They made God jealous by what is no god, and and angered him with their worthless idols. They are not the Lord, there is only one God, and he should be feared. God turned away from them, like they did to him. He made deadly plagues, sent them the fangs of wild beasts, their homes terror will reign, young men and woman will perish. The Lord didnt make all those terrfying rules, because he is God and still has faith in

4. Finally, my last comment is simply a warning. Beware of anyone who tells you they know God's will for your life. Again: if you accept that God is omniscient, then you accept that God knows his plan for your life. And if you accept that God is the "Alpha and Omega," "the beginning and the end," "the first and the last," "the