The First Five Books Of The Bible

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has provided me with a critical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and introduced a wide variety of interpretive strategies, including African American, anthropological, feminist, historical-critical, Jewish, and literary perspectives. These approaches were presented by our author’s, L. Juliana M. Claassens, Peter Enns, Walter Brueggemann, and John L. Collins. Each author provides a unique interpretation to help us comprehend how the text is an expression of one’s interpretive understanding. Having said that, the biggest influence has been how I will seek to present Old Testament scriptures more effectively while remembering the context and the audience in which I am presenting. For example, I believe the greatest lessons that I have been reminded of are, the Old Testaments Scriptures from my childhood, which have become a big part of my relationship with God and are based on a childlike faith, which must now grow in the richness of the different interpretations, it is this message that I can apply to life.

Deuteronomy comes next in the Pentateuch--the do this, do that, Deuteronomy. The name Deuteronomy means “the second law. “It was given because the Greek translators found in it a repetition of some laws previously given, and the enactment of some new laws.” Almost similar in its structure to Numbers this book has three parts, the three parts are the three speeches delivered by Moses in Moab. The first speech Moses gives starts in Deuteronomy 1:6 and ends with Deuteronomy 4:40. This speech Moses gives has practical meaning and analysis of the events that led them up to the previous forty years. The second part of Deuteronomy is Moses’s second speech (Deuteronomy 5-Deuteronomy 26). Moses adds some laws and encourages the people to live up to their plan of being God’s nation and to raise the children up in this way. The third speech from Moses begins in the twenty-seventh chapter and finishes in chapter thirty. Moses tells the people not to

At the beginning of time, God created mankind, creatures made in his own image, with whom He could have relationship with. Unfortunately, the original humans, Adam and Eve, shattered this relationship by turning away from God and sinning, putting themselves before Him. All of the descendants of Adam and Eve, mankind itself, have and continue to suffer from the repercussions of this Original Sin. Ever since that time, thousands of years ago, God has been working through human history in order to repair His relationship with Humanity, redeeming them from the effects of sin. His plan of salvation began with a covenant He made with a nomad named Abraham, whose descendants became the nation of Israel. This covenant established the Lord's intentions to bring about redemption for humanity through the nation of Israel. Sadly though, the ancient Israelites time and again were unfaithful to their covenant with God, and would worship the false idols of the nations around them. Because of their sin of apostasy, the nation of Israel eventually split in two, and was then wiped out by foreign invaders, sending in the Hebrew people into exile. It was during this exile that the Prophets, men who would speak on behalf of God, began to predict the coming of the Messiah, an 'anointed one' of

Firstly, I would like to speak of my journey to change, rectify, or should I say modify my behavior. The behavior I wished to modify is the behavior of spending time to grow in the spiritual realm. This is a rather personal subject so I will try to be superficial, but maybe not too superficial. I do not wish to lose the essence or profoundness of the journey.

The word Torah means instruction and offers a way of life for those following the faith. Torah, the first five books of the Jewish bible, consists of the foundational narrative of the Jews and represents the word of God handed down to Moses at Mount Sinai. In this logic, the Torah is perceived to be directly written by God and Moses being the messenger as a way.

The literary elements of Deuteronomy create a narrative book, where Moses and another author whom is unknown to the reader retell the history and the law of Israel. The story alternates between past and future occurrences; God speaks of Israel’s history of past transgressions against him and why they had to spend an addition 40 years in the desert. It is next that God prepared the Israelites to go into the Promised Land, and God gives them the Ten Commandments, and a list of ordinances about how they should behave within their community. Finally God flashes forward to the eventual fall of the people to false idols. The narrative law of Deuteronomy to demonstrate the intricate relationships that god has between himself and the people as well as

As an individual who finds great personal value in the Scriptures, Brettler provides permission to look at passages from different angles and perspectives. Consequently, a conclusion must be made that one can not put ancient literature into a neat and tidy “this is what the Bible is saying so it must be true” box. There are many parts of the Hebrew Bible that are strange to read. If many were lived out today, it would ostracize people, and to be blunt, land someone in prison. However, all of these passages are included in this great book, the Hebrew Bible, for a reason. They were important to the Jewish culture whom they were written for. Why were they important to the Jewish culture in the Ancient Near East World? Can they bring value to us today? Is it possible to accurately declare that everything in the Hebrew Bible can be exegetically “figured out”, with no unanswered questions, or unresolved mysteries? Of course not. By asking questions, challenging preconceived notions, and examining whether passages in the Hebrew Bible are mythological or fact, one is not agreeing to a predetermined diminishment of personal spiritual and faith principles derived from the Scriptures.

The history of Israel recorded in The Torah covers approximately 1800 years, and presents a powerful record of God's promises, miracles, blessings and judgments. Through the greatest series of miracles presented in the Jewish Scriptures, God brings the people of Israel out of 400 years of slavery in Egypt. It is this event that Jewish believers view as the miraculous origin of the nation of Israel, the act of redemption that Israelites look back upon throughout biblical history as the ultimate sign of God's love and care for His people. Once God redeems His people out of Egyptian bondage, He establishes a bilateral covenant with them at Mount Sinai. It is here that God delivers His Law, referred to in The Torah as Aseret ha-D'varim, in two separate books; once in Exodus and twice in Deuteronomy (Ex. 34:28, Deut. 4:13 and Deut. 10:4). It is also where God promises blessings for obedience and judgment for disobedience.

“And Joseph found grace in His sight, and he served Him, and made him overseer over his house, and all that he had put into his hand” (Genesis 39:4). This is only one example of the many in the King James Version of The Bible, that tells one who Joseph really was. Joseph was only 17 years old when he was introduced in the Bible. Joseph, was his father’s favorite out of all his brothers, he knew it-and so did they. He received a coat of many colors, which back in this time period everyone had coats; however, the coat given to Joseph was ankle length and in beautiful colors (meaning royalty). The coat, according to the Bible, was given to Joseph by his father to make him stand out and be praised by his father a little more. Even though he was “praised” a little more than all of his brothers he remained humble and did not think himself higher. His personality was naturally down-to-earth and as we say today, he “did not have a big head”. So the author of the Bible really wants us to realize in the book of Genesis that the character Joseph is a very humble, faithful, prosperous, and forgiving man. The reasons he grew to be such a wonderful person and character with much charm was because of his humble and faithful personality. With his mindset, he indeed went a long way in the life he lived for Jesus.

The first half of the book discusses the message and warning from Isaiah that God will punish Israel, Judah, and the surrounding nations for their corrupt behavior, that includes idolatry and immorality (Holy Bible, NIV, 1996). "Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! This is what the Lord says: "The children I raised and cared for have turned against me. Even the animals-the donkey and the ox-know their owner and appreciate his care, but not my people Israel. No matter what I do for them, they still do not understand". "Oh What a sinful nation they are! They are loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil and corrupt children who have turned away from the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel, cutting themselves off from his help" (Isaiah 1: 2-4). The second part of the book discusses the message of forgiveness, reassurance, and hope. Hope comes in the form of the impending Messiah. Isaiah explains that the Messiah will be "both a suffering Servant and a sovereign Lord" and will "offer forgiveness to all who turn to him in faith" (Holy Bible, NIV, 1996). "Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. He will shelter Israel from the storm and wind. He will refresh her as a river in the desert and as the cool shadow of a large rock in a hot and weary land. Then everyone who can see will be looking for God, and those who can hear will listen to his voice. Even the hotheads among them will be full of sense and understanding. Those who stammer in uncertainty will speak out plainly" (Isaiah 32:

The New Covenant was the hope of Israel. They would have to endure years of bondage and discipline because of their disobedience. Jeremiah wrote, “All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not seek; for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the punishment of a cruel one, because your iniquity is great and your sins are numerous” (Jer. 30: 14). It was not because God wanted to punish Israel, but it was there continued disobedience, as well as their rejection of the Messiah. “The new covenant, foretold by the prophet Jeremiah, explains how God’s people Israel will enjoy the kingdom blessings. It is through a regenerated heart.”

Deuteronomy is a pivotal book in the Old Testament for several reasons. Thought it is the last book in the Pentateuch it seems to be transitional in nature. Deuteronomy opens with all of Israel on the plains of Moab waiting to enter the land that the Lord God had promised their forefathers to give to them (Num. 33:48; 36:13). This is a new generation, for the older generation, which the Lord led out of Egypt, has died in the wilderness. This new generation was not alive when the first covenant was made, thus it would make sense that they would have to renew the covenant. They will also enter the Promised Land, a place that their forefathers only hoped to enter, not even Moses would be able to enter. How will the Lord address this new generation before they enter the Promised Land?

The book of James is the fifty-nine book of the Bible. It consist of many inspiring verse that make me become a better person. The three most remarkable memorize that I learn from the book of James is God want me to don’t look down on poor people. God want me to use my tongue to praise Him. God want me to be patience and wait until the hope comes.

The Old Testament is one of the few religious books that over the centuries has not changed and been a central tool to the Christian. But what is it about? What are the fundamental teachings this amazing story explains. Well like any good story it is about unlikely heroes, kings, seers, nations rising up and falling. But though all the different turns it makes there is one key theme that can be seen throughout. Notably, it is that despite our many sins God 's desires a personal relationship with his people.

Many evangelical Christians believe that there is no error in the Holy Scriptures. Since the Bible was written many years ago, we must reconcile our understanding of passages that seem to make contradictory statements.