Old Testament Essays

Throughout the Old Testament God has picked His chosen people to guide and protect. God uses covenants with His people to hold them accountable to their actions. Covenants are agreements between two people that form a bond. To show how important covenants were in the Ancient times, an animal would be cut in half and both parties would walk between the halves implying that if the covenant was broken then the party that broke the covenant would be killed. God used this ideal of covenants to lead His

This essay attempts to define the meaning and types of Old Testament Covenants and describe The Creation Covenants as seen in the Old Testament. The Creation Covenants will be discussed and their common interpretations will be examined so they will be more easily explained. The Creation Covenants include the Adamic and Noahic Covenants. 1. What is a Covenant? God created humanity as an expression of His loving, relational character. In His wisdom, and because He is the Creator and sustainer of love

There are many great leaders in the Old Testament of the Bible. However, there are some that deserve far more respect than others, and there are others that do not even have the great appearance or qualifications of a leader. Just as there are leaders such as these, a person that is related to both of these types of leaders is our Savior, Jesus Christ. The Old Testament leaders of the Bible that deserve more respect or do not have the greatest appearances or qualifications of a leader are easily

in the religion of the Old Testament. The first five books of the Bible, called by Christians the PENTATEUCH, are called the Torah (tôrâ, law) by the Jews.” “The Mosaic Law begins with the Ten Commandments and includes the many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament.” The Mosaic Law in the Old Testament was a law given by God to Moses (Mosaic) as a covenant to Israel. This covenant is very important to the Jews of the Old Testament as well as to the Jews

others, make up some of the numerous traits which the world of today greatly lacks. Throughout the compilation of the Old Testament books, stood men and women of honor and virtue for the Lord. They stood humble and stout in their faith and were devoted to God, with complete trust in His Sovereignty. Reading through the Old Testament, as well as our guide book, the Old Testament Authors, I came to two qualities which I found in devout men of God even in a world of falsehood, of which, I want to

| The Heart of the Old Testament | | BIB220 | | The Heart of the Old Testament | | BIB220 | The Heart of the Old Testament written by Ronald Youngblood is an informative and insightful book. Youngblood identifies the nine themes that form the foundation of the Old Testament. These themes show that the Old Testament is not any different from the New Testament and should not be consider irrelevant when compared to the New Testament. The nine themes include monotheism

interpretations of the old and new testimony, as the words are to be taken by the reader in a sense in which it can be interpreted. My interpretation of the Old Testament however, consists of the fact that numerous writers, several languages, origin of creation and the ever growing history of the bible are all still under speculation. It is said that the Old Testament considered up to thirty authors, some of which are undocumented. Believers of the Old Testament declare that Moses, a

There are several great leaders in the Old Testament of the Bible. However, there are some that deserve additional respect, and there are others that do not even have the great appearance or qualifications of a leader. Just as there are leaders such as these, a person that is related to both of these types of leaders is our Savior, Jesus Christ. The Old Testament leaders of the Bible that deserve further respect or do not have the greatest appearances or qualifications of a leader are easily compared

COVENANTS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT A Word Study Submitted to Dr. R. Dennis Cole of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the M. Theological Studies course Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics – BSHM 5310 in the Division of Theological and Historical Studies Jean Claire Monroe B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, 2007 October 24, 2015 Word: Covenant, האמנה, beriyth Text: Exodus 19:1-8 Understanding the dynamic concept of covenant

Brent DeShields Dr. Harper Old Testament 6, April 2015 How is God Represented in the Old Testament? In this essay I will discuss how God is represented from early on, to later in the Old Testament. Throughout the Old Testament, God acts many different ways. Each author shows us their own take on God and his actions, leaving him looking both good and bad. Compared to the New Testament, this God seems to be much worse. There are many examples of God being shown in both positive and negative light