Promised Land Essay

crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land, Moses sent twelve spies, one from each tribe, to assess the new land. After 40 days, they returned telling stories of a great land flowing with milk and honey that was inhabited by a powerful people living in large well-fortified cities. Caleb, one of the twelve, a courageous and loyal colleague of Joshua, silenced the crowd. Standing before Moses, Caleb declared boldly, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” The

or Jesus Christ. As he did in 10:4, Paul again makes OT reference to our Savior in the wilderness. Psa78:18 and 106:14 testify that the Israeli nation tempted (H5254 נסה nâsâh naw-saw ') God in the dessert. As the Israelites journeyed around the land of Edom by way of the Red Sea they became impatient and railed against God and Moses because they feared death in the wilderness for lack of food and water. (See Num21:4-5, Psa78:19) God 's snake judgment is seen in Num21:6 The

from bondage and prepares them for the gift of land, giving them specific instructions about how to live and act. In Leviticus, Moses further unfolds the divine-human relationship coded on Mount Sinai, assuming that Israel is sinful and impure, and describes how to deal with sin and impurity so that the holy Lord can dwell in people’s midst. God gives the Israelites specific instructions on how to live and prepare for the journey to the Promised land, but the Israelites disobey Him. However, God is

The bible begins with the scripture, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1. This scripture defines the introductory theme of the bible, God is the creator and God over everything. God assigned positions to entities and defined their functions. Then the main characters of the bible are introduced when God creates humans. God created people in his image, meaning every individual on earth has been created with God’s imprint regardless of their ethnicity or culture. With

earthly glories, but heavenly also. Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic covenant is God’s assurance to make Abraham’s name great, but eventually make His name greater. The main promises associated with the Abrahamic covenant are “I will give all these lands”, “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky”, and “through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed” (Niehaus, 251-52). This covenant was

38 years of wandering the desert, the people who disobeyed God by not going over to the promised land died. This was the time that God let the new generation cross over in the Promised Land to Canaan. This was the covenant that God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob many years before. Deuteronomy 27-30 states, that there are blessing for obedience and curses for disobedience. God will also bless the land for crops, the livestock with great herds and flocks, and wherever they may go, they will

In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family In The Old South by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger outlines a very unique African American family living in Nashville, TN accounting tales of the trials and tribulations that Sally Thomas, the mother, and her sons had to go through; and how in the end she accomplished her goal. The authors excellently executed the life of this family in an informational and intriguing text by explaining and comparing the different lives and classes of slaves

Joyce Carol Oates “Where have you gone, Where have you been” demonstrates a dysfunctional relationship amongst a family towards a young lady, Connie, bringing about a dispute as to whether the “Where have you gone, where have you been?” includes biblical references and irony. Using prior knowledge one may conclude that the short story may sounds as if a person is searching for themselves on a journey unknown to take past experiences and learns to use them as a future reference in where to go next

Nehemiah The Book of Nehemiah is narrative that continues the history of the Israelites after they return from exile. Nehemiah prays to God about Jerusalem and God’s promises. Nehemiah is sent from Babylon to Jerusalem where he inspects Jerusalem’s walls. Different sections were rebuilt by different groups of people. Through prayer, they were able to complete the rebuilding even when there was opposition. Nehemiah helped the poor by summoning the priests to make the nobles and officials take an

Corey Bailey Intro to OT Dr. Ward December 17, 2014 Exegesis: Joshua 6: 15-21 In the Old Testament, there are a number of books that contain violent stories that may astonish a first time reader. Some of these stories seem to encourage not only the slaughtering of enemy armies, but also the murder of innocent civilians including the elderly, women, children and livestock. The book of Joshua has a multiple of narratives that tell of such events. In chapters six through eleven, God instructs Joshua