1. Moses
The next key figure that will be examined is that of Moses and the many stories he is attributed to. ... In the Bible, the retelling of Moses begins with his birth and the Pharaoh's decree to send all newborn Hebrew boys down the Nile River.18 With Moses's descent down the Nile the Pharaohs daughter found his basket. ... While attending to their flock Moses came across the burning bush. Here is where God presented himself to Moses as Yahweh (I-AM-WHO-AM). ... "21 Having doubts, Moses asked Yahweh what he should do if they don't believe him. ...
The Passover was in the time of Moses and Pharaoh and Aaron. ... God tells Moses and Aaron to be ready and to tell the people to get some lambs and to put it on their doorframe. ... Because God was going to go to Egypt at midnight, and if the people didn't have the lamb's on the door, their firstborn child will die. ... Moses told the elders of Egypt this and that they will go to a ceremony and when their children ask them what the ceremony is all about they will tell them that it is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt...
Jesus sits down and explains that it is not what enters one's mouth that defiles a person, rather it is what comes out of that persons mouth that defiles them. ... This focus on the Pharisees like this goes hand in hand with Matthew's Jewish interpretation of Jesus's life. ... Matthew presents Jesus as the new Moses, taking up the lead where Moses left off. ...
The Ten Commandments are widely known and originated through a Hebrew leader, Moses. ... The torah contains five books of Moses naming the code of laws, which is named the Mosaic law. ... It has been passed down through generations and is still followed. ... After reviewing and gaining knowledge on Hebrew's early civilization we can go back to the question: is Judaism a race, a religion, or a culture? ...
Even though each of these religions believes in worshipping one single God, they all differ when it comes down to their core belief. ... They believe Jesus was just another prophet just as Moses, Isaac, and Abraham were. ... It is believed by this faith that God is going to send a Messiah. ... In order to get to heaven, all members of these religions must go through some form of judgment. ... Heaven and Hell After the judgment day in each religion, each person will either go to heaven or hell. ...
The Jews believe that God gave them the Ten Commandments through Moses, which he was called the Lawgiver. ... For example, Jesus accepted the Ten Com-mandments that God had given to the Jews through Moses; he preached new ideas at the same time. ... The second pillar consists of five daily congregational prayers, which may, however be offered indi-vidually if one is unable to go to the mosque. ... In strict doctrine, the five daily prayers can-not be waived even for the sick, who may pray in bed and, if neces-sary lying down. ...
This first is the oldest, the Bible, and its five books of Moses. ... The growing amount Chinese immigrants in Canada are only going to expand. ... This is because more Chinese families are going to need health care. ... Abortion within Chinese is looked down upon because of the importance of offspring especially males. ... It is obvious that historical traditions and religious values are always going to be evident in culture. ...
One of the down sides of having such a ritualistic and ceremonial based religion is that a person or individual can get caught up the "ritual- and it can become very dry and monotonous. ... Boys (and sometimes girls as well) are called before the congregation to lead the congregation in worship and to read from the Torah, the scroll of parchment on which are handwritten the Five Books of Moses in Hebrew. ... Repeat them to your children and talk about them when you sit yin your home, and when you walk in the street; when you lie down, and when you rise up. ... Jews are also encouraged to pra...
Jesus by no means laid down rules for the worship of himself or God. ... Klassen provides an example of this thirst for vengeance when he quotes Agamemnon stating, "No; we are not going to leave a single one of them alive, down to the babies in their mothers" wombs- not even they must live. ... Klassen also provides a quote from the Odyssey stating, "The disgrace of it will echo down the generations should we fail to punish the murderer of our sons and kindred (Odyssey XXIV. 433-34)." ... This scale of foreseen vengeance is not scaled down until the teachings of Jesus were implemented t...