Glenn Jacobs

I had never experienced a respect or fear of an idol, but in my young years, my eyes saw what a piece of clay or wood can do in the mind, heart and action of a person. I saw the effects of the idols in the “Sierra Oaxaqueña” when the whole town committed all kind of perversions in the name of their gods. This experience made me remember and understand why God used His prophet to emphasize the two most important commandments, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt…. You shall have no

The Bible contains sixty-six books, written by approximately forty authors, over the course of two thousand years. God created and loves humans despite their rebellious attitude towards Him, and God wants to reunite humans to Himself (Poythress, 2008). The Bible is a record of the sinful rebellion of humans and it still declares God’s love for humanity through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. This foundation prepares the way for Jesus Christ to fulfill God’s entire promised covenants. Creation

First Amendment When talking about the First Amendment, the law protects us from freedom of speech and free exercise of religion and it also stops Congress from making any new law to prohibit free speech and free exercise. The case involving a Christian printer who refused to print gay pride T-shirts. The printer declined the printing job for T-shirts promoting a gay pride festival on religious grounds, but he did offer the customer to help them find other local printers to do the work for the

Negative ambition fills the minds of many people across the world. However, we are going to look at a specific example from the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The main character from this play is Macbeth who is struggling with an ambition to become the king of Scotland. This paper will demonstrate that Macbeth is an accurate example of negative ambition. Ambition is the desire for something and the determination to achieve that desire. Ambition can be classified in two different ways. The

The Pentatuach offers the reader hope in the fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant because It all began in the covenant with Abraham, God promised many things to him. God promised numerous descendants, land, and a relationship with him. God’s first blessing would provide Abraham with numerous descendants, which in turn would become a great nation. His second blessing would provide him and his family with a place to call home. His third blessing states that Abraham will have a relationship with God

Bible introduces Dinah as the daughter of Jacob from Leah; Gen. 30:21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. The remainder of the book of Genesis gives some detail that Dinah was bare in Padanaram, she was the seventh children from Leah and with her other brother (Gen. 46:15). The Bible doesn't describe the appearance, the attitude, even the character of Dinah. We can see a little bit character of Dinah in one occasion when Jacob and family stay some time in the Shechem (Gen

This gives the reader the idea of how much Sarai wanted to have a child of her own with her husband. In the story Jacob: In Pursuit of Blessing Jacob is jealous of his twin brother Esau because his father favors him more and Esau has more useful talents such as hunting. “Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were there in the house, and had her younger son Jacob put them on; and she covered his hands and the hairless part of his neck with the skins of the kids...” (Ackerman,

Unlike many other ancient texts, women in the Bible have a very prominent and important role in deciding the future of their lineage and often, their nations. However, an initial reading of the Bible without historical context often leads the reader to the assumption that women often are a detriment; committing actions that appear deceitful or resulting in punishment. However, if we approach these stories with their historical context in mind, we see that initial impressions do not hold true. Women

Although Jacob had committed many deceitful acts against Esau, such as tricking him in giving up his birthright to Jacob and taking Isaac’s blessing also, Jacob was not punished at all by Esau or God. For instance, in Genesis 32:35 before Jacob went to meet Esau, he is wrestling with God disguised as a man. This scene is important because this is when Jacob tells the man his name leading him to admit what he has done and who he is, a deceiver. The man told Jacob “Your name shall no longer be Jacob

reaffirms is a lesson in humility and grace through God’s patience and love for man. Jacob had always used trickery and lies to obtain blessings that belonged to others, especially his brother Esau. Jacob was indifferent to God as well and demanded to be blessed like a spoiled child. Despite all this, God patiently waited for Jacob to learn there was only way – His way. At the beginning of chapter 32, verses 22-23, Jacob sends his family, servants and belongings across the Jabbock River towards his