1.02 Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? The Holy land is important to members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion because they have lived on the Holy land for generations and have important religious sites located here. The land is holy for Christians because this was where God’s son Jesus was born, crucified and where he resurrected from the dead. For Jews, it contains many Jewish synagogues and this land was promised to them by Yahweh. After a number of Jews were enslaved in Egypt and once freed, Moses helped them escape through the dessert and after over 40 years of traveling in the dessert they finally made it to the promise land by Yahweh which was Canaan.
It is also a memorial of the Exodus, when the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, living in tabernacles, or tents, en route to the Promised Land. It is, therefore, a representation of faith in God’s protection and promises. In addition, the Feast of Tabernacles looks forward to the great ingathering of believers after the return of Christ, during the time of His millennial rule on earth. Comparing scriptures and history, it appears that Jesus the Messiah, at his first coming, was born during the fall holy day period. Just as the tabernacles, or tents, represented temporary dwelling places, the Messiah was made manifest in a temporary dwelling (body) as He came to tabernacle among us (John 1:14).
This essay will discuss some of the biblical parallels in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Price Caspian, and The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. The biblical parallels from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. start with Aslan being killed on the stone table. He was tortured by the evil Narnians. They shaved him and his glorious mane.
Summary The story of “Noah and the Great Flood” (Gn 6-9) takes place outside the Garden of Eden around 2400 BCE. Noah, the ninth-generation descendent of Adam, lived in a time when “The Earth was corrupt before God”. (Gn 6:11) This grieves the God of Israel, so he decides to destroy what he has created, but Noah found favor in the deity’s eyes because Noah “was a righteous man”. (Gn 6:5-7;6:9) The God of Israel tells Noah to build an ark, gives him specific instructions on its design, and instructs him to bring “two of all living creatures” on the ark with him. (Gn 6:14-19) For 40 days it rains; a great flood covers the earth and “everything that moved on earth perished” except for Noah and everyone with him on the ark.
God later parts the Red Sea to allow the Hebrews to flee from the Egyptian army. After the deliverance of the Hebrews, God calls Moses to Mount Sinai and gives him his law. Later, The Hebrews move toward the promised land of Canaan. There they send out Spies from all twelve tribes, ten come back and say there is no chance of conquest and two say to follow God’s will. The Hebrews choose to follow the majority of tribe leaders and this leads to forty years of wandering for rebelling against Gods wishes.
THE TWELFTH NIGHT Twelfth night is a name commonly given to the Christian Feast of the Epiphany, which is celebrated on the 6th of January and which commemorates the coming of the Magi- the 3 wise men to where Christ was born. They brought with them the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, which were appropriate for an infant king. Winter festivals Almost all societies and cultures find it necessary to have some kind of holiday in the middle of winter. The ancient Romans used to hold an annual ‘Saturnalia’ for about a week in the middle of December. During this period all forms of public order were suspended, the law courts and schools were closed, trading ceased and no criminals were executed.
In Deuteronomy chapter 24 Moses talked about marriages, divorce, stealing and remind them that everyone have to pay for their own sin. Before Moses died he talked to Israel about the blessing if they did God’s will and the curses if they didn’t Deuteronomy chapter 28. Joshua Joshua was Moses minister and chosen by God to lead Israel after Moses death. Joshua means Jehovah is salvation. In Greek Joshua means Jesus.
The burning bush marks the beginning of God’s direct intervention into the affairs of history. It is the basis for the call of Moses to return to Egypt as Israel’s deliverer. It is the beginning of the end of Egyptian oppression. The burning bush made not only a profound impact upon Moses and the nation Israel, but it also continued to serve as one of those key events in history—the significance of which was not lost on Israel in the generations which followed. This passage of Scripture is one that must have been well known to the Jews of Jesus’ day.
Each day of the festival a ram’s horn called the Shofar is blown. If Rosh Hashanah falls on the Shabbat progressive Jews will still blow the horn whereas the Orthodox procession will not. Orthodox Jews will also stay in the synagogue all day whilst the Progressive Jews will only attend a morning, afternoon or evening service. During the ‘Great Aleinu’ Orthodox Jews will lie flat and face down on the ground as a sign of respect, Progressive do not. Speech… The Rosh Hashanah Festival marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, it is held on two days in September.
Jewish Feast Days REL 134 June 13, 2012 Jewish Feast Days There are three holidays for the Jewish people that have both a historical and agricultural meaning for them. The Pesach, Passover is in remembrance of the Jews Exodus from Egypt and the beginning of the harvest season. The Shavu’ot is for remembering the giving of the Torah and the brining of the first fruits to the temple. The Sukkot holiday is for remembering the forty years the Israelites wandered in the desert and for the ingathering of the harvest. Each of these holidays carry with it certain customs and traditions of what must be done, what can be eaten, and how each Jew must pray.