Summary: The Reoccurring Theme Of Prophets

Three young men, dressed in crisp white shirts and black pants, walked up to a dark blue door, and rang the doorbell. Chimes echoed cheerfully in the house and within a few seconds, a middle-aged woman stepped onto the porch. After talking for a few minutes, she kindly declined their pamphlets and wished them a good day. Similarly, on the other side of this town, a tall man stood with a microphone on the street corner, preaching to the passersby. Some gave him a disgusted scowl while others walked slower to hear what he had to say. Both missionaries, one Mormon and the other Evangelical Christian, desired to share their message, but many people often wonder about the difference between these two messages. These two belief systems have many principles in common, but they also have gross differences. Knowing these differences will enable the reader to establish a clear stance on either belief.

When we think of prophetic books of the Bible, James is not likely one that would top the list.

In “Memories of Muhammad, Why the Prophet Matters,” Omid Safi appears to be sympathetic to Shi’a doctrine. For example, he describes a “horrific” march in which women, children, and a few young men were forced to process by the army through the Iraqi dessert after the death of Hussein. This was not mentioned in the “Massacre of Karbala: A Historical Analysis” video; in fact, the video mentioned only one young man who stayed in the tents of the women due to a high fever. Safi also cites Tabari as a primary source of early Islamic history. According to Tabari, the army marched with seventy-two heads of members of the Prophet’s family propped on their lances. However, in the video, this type of behavior is not mentioned, although the story of

Are we living in a society that is drowning in Apostasy? That is a question we as pastors are facing today. If you look at the Old Testament prophets of Israel you see men who were concerned for their people. Men who are trying to get a message of rebuke and repentance across to a nation that is living in apostasy much like America today. The problem that the prophets faced is that Israel did not realize or did not want to realize that they were living in apostasy. This again mirrors the moral behavior we face in America today. The prophets brought the startling word that God was not on the side of His own covenant people. The priests were continuing with their teaching of the Law and their rituals. With scripture like Isaiah 1:10-17 God referred

Isaiah came during a pivotal time in history. The world was changing rapidly and life was on the edge of prosperity and ruin, as it is today. In this uncertain time Isaiah was called by God to deliver a message of warning, comfort, and deliverance. Christians view the prophecies of Isaiah as a projection of the coming of Jesus Christ. Isaiah spoke of divine judgment and the promises of God through the Prince of Peace. Isaiah’s message of the future King was very meticulous. He describes how Christ will come, Christ’s character and Christ’s purpose. In this paper I will dissect Isaiah’s prophecies in the Old Testament and reference them to the events of Christ in the New Testament.

Amos, as one of the Twelve Minor Prophets, evokes imagery of a fiery orator whose central theme is the pursuit of justice and righteousness which possesses significance in both ancient times and today. Amos elevates the concept of justice though human actions to a primacy in the lives of believers who established a covenant with God since the time of Abraham. We shall exegetically explore Amos 5:18-24.

Moving forward in Scripture to the book of Kings a prophet by the name of Elijah is mentioned. The prophet Elijah has been revered by many saints, hermits and mystics, but especially by the carmelite order who took the prophet Elijah as the patron and father of their order. In 1 Kings 18:16-30 Elijah called all the people of Israel and the prophets of Ba’al to meet him at Mount Carmel. He challenged them by asking the people of Israel when will they choose between following the Lord or following Ba’al. He then challenged the prophets of Ba’al by challenging them to set up a sacrifice to their god (and he to his Lord) and whichever god lights the sacrificial altar is the true god. The prophets of Ba’al waited for many hours and called on their

Isaiah is identified as the author of the twenty third book in the Old Testament, which is one of the books of the Major Prophets. Who is called the Prince of Prophets. He was a true patriot who loved his country and the people. He was the son of Amoz. He lived in Jerusalem, the capital of Judah. The nation of Israel was divided into kingdoms during this period. It contains foreknowledge about the coming Messiah and future reign of Christ. The theme of this book is the judgement upon Judah and salvation. It's the longest book of prophecy in the bible. The purpose was to call God's people back. God calls Isaiah and commission him to declare commendation, conviction, and ultimately hope. The name Isaiah means salvation of Yahweh or Yah saves.

The Old Testament consisted of a set of documentations of religious scriptures, which were written by different people at various times for a different audience. Most of the Old Testament contains short stories of traditional stories and those stories of distinguished ways God established mankind. These stories are often told to the people in narrative form, which are guidelines often referred to as laws, songs, genealogies, and a list from these authors that composed the Old Testaments. The pressing of set documentation is essential because it is the framework for the lives of God 's followers. The term “Old Testament” originated as a means to express spoken traditions and God 's creation of that particular era. It is an method of philosophical investigation was designed to answer the why questions within these spiritual text documentations. These religious documentations consisted of four parts. These four sections retrieved from the Old Testaments are the laws, history, wisdom and prophecy. The laws are a rule of behavior enforced within the community. The rules are sometimes called “Torah.” When analyzing this Torah, these rules viewed within the first five spiritual books of the Bible. For example, in the first Torah in Genesis, it explains the creation, Noah’s Flood, Abraham and Isaac, and Joseph’s coats of many colors. However, the laws in Exodus were in regards to the going out. The going out took about 40 plus years, until the people led to

The point of this assignment is to discuss the passage chosen, as well as information regarding the historical/cultural background of the passage and applying it to my life as a human being. It is also important that I apply this information on the passage to the Christian life or church ministry. The passage I have chosen for this assignment is from Matthew chapters 5-7 and is labeled “The Sermon on the Mount”. The Sermon on the Mount is the longest and most prominent of the five discourses of Jesus in Matthew. The whole point of the Sermon on the Mount was to show people who converted to Christianity how to live. It is to show how Christians should live in their actions, words, thoughts, and others ways of life. With that being said, this way of life was preached by Jesus Christ as he “went up on the mountain” to deliver his powerful message. The information for this passage is in, of course, the bible and our textbook “Encountering the New Testament”, as well as many other resources on the web that are related to the bible and passage.

To many Christians the Prophets are seen as being predictors of the Messiah, but it can be argued that one can take any tidbit of information from a source (not just the bible) and use it, whether within context or out of context, to support one’s argument. In my opinion, as far as the prophets are concerned, just because the prophets seem to predict the coming of the Messiah because of the parallels that have been drawn between the books of the prophets and the New Testament does not necessarily mean that they were able to predict the future—it means that the New Testament authors such as Matthew had either heard or could refer back to the writings of the Old Testament prophets such as Isaiah, Micah, and Hosea. The problem is not that the

Haggai is the prophet that tethers the Old Testament Prophets to second temple Judiasm and New Testament Christianity. The man himself is covered in mystery and intrigue. Who is this prophet that comes on the scene and vanishes as fast as he appears? The context is in a time when the Israelites are back in the land YWHW promised, yet things feel much different. The temple is not yet in construction and the Judeans are having trouble with the indigenous Samaritans. Haggai has a challenge, but he is just the man for the job, and YWH has called him for just the time as this.

The Old Testament ends with the Minor Prophets. These prophets provided insight on many issues the Jews were facing. All of the prophets had the same ideas of a warning of impending judgment because of the nations’ sinfulness, the coming judgment, a call for repentance, and a promise of future deliverance of God’s grace. Idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism are three issues that the prophets emphasized on in their teachings and can be inspired in the minds and hearts of believers today. The prophets’ teachings are just as important today as they were in the past. The teachings about God, the way man lived, social issues, and religious rituals are all relevant in the today’s society.

Weber was concerned to demonstrate, contrary to Marx's thought, that culture was not reducible to the economic aspect of a society. Weber insisted that culture was to be considered as an autonomous value-sphere of any society. We might define such a value-sphere as; "..a distinct realm of activity which has its own inherent dignity and in which certain values, norms, obligations are inherent." (Brubaker:1983) Not only is this value-sphere of culture autonomous but, for Weber, it has the ability to construct forms of economic activity! For Weber, culture is seen as an agent in the production and maintenance of social relations. For

As we continue with Worship Lessons from the Old Testament we will dive into the book of Isaiah. Before I get into my main point, I wanted to give you a quick biography of the prophet Isaiah, since many of us, including myself, have at one time or another skimmed through this book. Who exactly was the prophet Isaiah?