The Role Of Jezebel In The Bible

In the reading of the Jezebel and Mammy. During slavery era black slave women were

To begin with Esther was a jewish girl that was hiding her jewish identity(Esther: Bible). She became Queen of the Persian Empire because of her youth and beauty and married King Ahasuerus. Esther's cousin, named Mordecai, was trying to gain power from Haman who was an enemy of Israel. Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman. Haman got angry and made a plan to put Mordecai to death along with all

” Hildeburh had little cause to credit the jutes: son and brother, she lost them both on the battlefield. She bereft and blameless, they foredoomed, cut down and spear-gored. She the woman in shock, waylaid by grief, Hoe”s daughter- how could she not lament her fate when morning came and the light broke on her murdered dears” (lines 1070-1078)?

Throughout history, there have been certain gender roles established for both males and females. For ages, many held the belief that women must fit a certain mold— good wife, housekeeper, caretaker, etc.,— solely based on the notion that "that 's what women are supposed to do". These societal standards that women are held to are prevalent in all kinds of literature, ranging from works from biblical times to the late nineteenth century. Through her novel, The Awakening, Kate Chopin shows a contrast between the characters of Mademoiselle Reisz and Adèle Ratignolle versus that of Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother of God as seen in the bible. This contrast pits the image of

His aunt argues the violation of human rights and the decimation of six million Jews. After seeing how horrible atrocities can be committed without justice she asserts that bad deeds are really only wrong if you get caught and that there really is no moral justice in the world. Her contention that "might is right" and there are no punishments for wrongdoing. By witnessing the lack of retribution by God or his moral agents this leads Judah to soon believe his actions would go unpunished by God and ultimately plays a large part in Judah’s short lived

The first night with the king, she asked if she could tell her sister goodbye before daybreak, so her sister came and slept under the bed (p.566). Shahrazad’s sister asked her to tell a story, so she asked permission from the king (p.566). She told a story of the Merchant and the Demon and in the middle of the story she fell asleep, leaving the king full of curiosity to hear the rest (p.568). The next night the king asked her to finish her story and this went on for many nights (p.568). On the fourth night, the king thought, “By God, I will not have her put to death until I hear the rest of the story and find out what happened to the

Ancient societies and their cultures traditionally provided women with no access to power. It was nearly universal for women to be treated as subservient to men while being expected to behave mildly and submissively. The New Testament makes no exception. The Apostle Paul explains that through Christ, women are absolved of constraints that the social hierarchy imposes on them, but he later goes on to explain that even in Christ a religious hierarchy still exists. By acknowledging that women are inferior to men in both the social and religious circles, Paul presents women as subordinates. This contrasts with Njal’s Saga. Through the saga’s characters Gunnhild, Hallgerd, and Bergthora,

his wife was maltreated in his absence and their attempt to take over the kingdom. In addition, his

He removed the righteousHigh Priest, Yochanan, from the Temple in Jerusalem, and in his place installed Yochanan'sbrother Joshua, who loved to call himself by the Greek name of Jason.For he was a member of the idol-worshiper party, and he used his high office to spread more andmore of the Greek customs among the priesthood. Jason was later replaced by another man,Menelaus, who had promised the king that he would bring in more money than Jason made.When Yochanan, the former High Priest, protested the spread of the idol-worshiper's influence inthe Holy Temple, the ruling High Priest hired murderers to assassinate him. Antiochus was atthat time engaged in a successful war against Egypt. But messengers from Rome arrived andcommanded him to stop the war, and he had to yield. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, a rumor spreadthat a serious accident had befallen Antiochus. Thinking that he was dead, the people rebelledagainst Menelaus.The treacherous High Priest fled together with his friends. Antiochus returned from Egyptenraged by Roman interference with his ambitions. When he heard, what had taken place inJerusalem, he ordered his army to fall upon the Jews. Thousands of Jews were killed. Antiochusthen enacted a series of harsh decrees against the Jews. Jewish worship was forbidden; the scrollsof the Law were confiscated and burned. Sabbath rest, circumcision and the dietary laws wereprohibited under penalty of death. Even one of the respected elders of that generation, RabbiEliezer, a man of 90, was ordered by the servants of Antiochus to eat pork so that others woulddo the same. When he refused, they suggested to him that he pick up the meat to his lips toappear to be eating. But Rabbi Eliezer refused to do even that and was put to death.Antiochus's men went from town to town and from village to village to force the

Josiah found the copy of the law of God in the temple and when he heard the news that the people were not following the law, gathered all the people and kings to promise to obey the book of law. Jerusalem was filled with pilgrims for keeping the passover. They sacrificed more than 45,000 sacrifices. After the temple was refinished, The king of Egypt and his army gathered with the king of Jerusalem. The king of Egypt told the king of Jerusalem that the Lord had spoken to him telling him that if the king of Jerusalem interferes with him he will destroy the kingdom. In the battle, Josiah was badly hurt and died a few days later. Then, Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, instead of tearing his clothes he tore apart the book and the whole generation changed. Jehoahaz was the king of Judah for three months. When pharaoh defeated his father the kingdom, Judah was handed over to the Egyptians. He allowed the people to go back to practicing idolatry. When he stopped listening to the king of Egypt he imprisoned him and send him to Egypt where he died. Jehoiakim reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years and for the first four years he paid large tribute to Egypt and he reestablished idolatry then in 605 B.C., the Babylonian king, King Nebuchadnezzar, fought with Pharaoh and

Uzziah aka Azariah, or Ozias was the son and a successor of his father Amaziah (2 chronicles 25:25-28; 26:1-3; 2 kings 14:21). He was the tenth king of Judah and the fifth generation descendants of Jezebel. He was a good and God fearing king and the ancestor of Jesus Christ (2 kings 15:1-4; 2 chronicles 26:1-18; Matthew 1:1, 8-9).

being covetous, incestuous, lascivious, vengeful, choleric and many more). During the time of the Inquisition, the term witchcraft gained a new meaning. It didn’t only limit itself to prescribing certain acts of earlier pagan religions as not virtuous, but to be an act of Devil worship. An example of the kinds of negative consequences that would result of consulting witchcraft is the story of King Saul and the Witch of Endor in the book of Samuel 1.He is the first king, appointed by the prophet Samuel. He has a couple of shining moments when he defeats the Ammonites. He commits his first big mistake not soon after, he spares the Amalekites who are sworn enemies of the Jewish people, as per dictated by God. After he spared the Amalekites, he is tormented by the Lord’s unresponsiveness to his pleas. He is full of doubts, concerning his upcoming battle with the Philistines and their leader, David. When his doubts are not appeased via prophet, a dream and such, he decides to go to this woman, who is also called “familiar with

After Solomon died, the kingdom was divided into two: the Northern Kingdom, called Israel and the Southern Kingdom, called Judah. Common elements of two nations are that both the kings of Israel and Judah practiced idolatry. One of the most terrible king of Israel is king Ahab who ignores the God and spread idol worship of Baal. Although many of the kings served idols, a few kings of Judah served the God faithfully. One of the good kings of Judah is king Jehoshaphat who worshiped the God and educate his people do so too.

In his defense, at least he showed up with a map, but staying on the straight and narrow path? Too much of a challenge. Therefore, the sheep duet, wandered around the jagged cliffs, blind and deaf to the Shepherd’s persistent calls. We were dying, drowning in a pit of self-inflicted, excruciating pain… hopeless, with no sign of relief. Picture two sheep at the bottom of a ravine, on their backs like turtles struggling to get up, bleating, “Baaaaaa!” The Shepherd should have said, “serves you right” or at least jabbed us with an “I told you so.” Instead, He kept at us, gently coaxing for us to stand up, climb back up the cliff, and follow the directions on the map.

The Book of Judges talks about ancient Israel, and how they extended their territory by acquiring lands from the non-Israelites. The book narrates how Israelites conquered and reclaimed their lost land from non-Israelites and how they used to turn from God whenever they are satisfied. But it is written in the Bible that, the guilty are by no means cleared, as Exodus (34:7) says this is the reason why the Lord used several Kings and Judges like Deborah to help the people of Israel find their way back to Him. As the book reveals, it is evident that most of the judges were men (as they were most of the times referred to as Judges). The book talks about a great woman Deborah, also referred to as the “bee”, as a key judge in the entire book. This book unveils the importance of women (through acts and strengths of Deborah (mainly) and other heroic female characters) and their power to the readers.