The Hagia Sophia was a place people could go to honor and serve god. Justinian was the one who made people believe in a single faith a single god. According to Procopius, Justinian’s personal writer, the Hagia Sophia made people feel like their minds are being lifted by God himself (Document 4). Justinian was also a good ruler because people respected his authority. A Byzantine official once said, “The emperor is equal to all men in the nature of his body, but in authority of
Hence, Noah is given guidance and commanded by God from the time of preparation to the end of the flood. Moreover, Noah does not question God, following God's every command dutifully: “And this Noah did; as all that God commanded him, so he did” (6:22). Granted, Utnapishtim reverently questions Ea for an answer because of a concern and burden that he carries, which is a sign of dependence: “As for me, I will need to answer the city, the people, and the elders” (Babylonian Flood Story). However, he questions God for his benefit to survive the flood by constructing the boat without any suspicion from the city, people, and the elders; thus, he is independent and relies more on himself unlike Noah who simply obeys to God’s order. In the aftermath Noah’s relationship with the God, his dependence on God is further exemplified when he does not leave the Ark until hearing God's command: “Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives, with you” (6:16).
His “father’s presence was the only thing that could stop” him from giving up because he was the only support for his father and gave him courage to survive through each day. When his dad died, Elie felt “relieved” and again found his faith and that gave him courage to go and survived the war. Chlomo is a well respected and admired man in the Jewish community, who is also the father of Elie. He too is a strong believer both in God and the Jewish community. He is “cultured and rather insentimental man”.
Hero’s Journey: Joseph Joseph was self confident; he believed he could be anything he wished. Joseph had one sister and eleven brothers from Jacob, his mother was Rachel. He was Jacob’s favorite son and God had great plans for Joseph. Sometimes he wasn’t very sensitive of others’ feelings. When he had dreams of greatness, he didn’t hesitate one bit to share with his brothers and dad.
This helps him find a way to cope with them may help you understand yourself more effectively. John is a man of strong moral beliefs any way he or she look at him, concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. John Proctor is a big and strong man. He’s a man that everyone in the town looked up to. He is a loving husband, a hard working farmer, a proud father, and most important a faithful Christian.
Elie was a Jewish boy who was very strong in his faith before the holocaust. To him, his religion was everything to him. He had a strong love for his God and believed that no matter what, his God would always be there to guide him and see through the darkness that life sometimes sends us. To Elie his faith gave him hope, a way to get through any obstacle that he faced. When they were abolished from their village by the German soldiers, many things started to change.
Today, if you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn to the book of Hebrews, Hebrews four and verses 15 and sixteen. “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Consider the fact that Jesus, who was God, knows everything from the beginning and the end. Therefore, he was fully aware of the horrors
Because David asked for mercy, God extended mercy to him and his wife Bathsheba, according to 2nd Samuel 12:24-25. In addition, God loved on Solomon, who was the son of David and Bathsheba. So therefore, it reflected that God bestowed mercy on David in spite of the sins that he committed. The key words in the scriptures that are connected with mercy are lovingkindness, love, and forgiveness. So therefore, David was thankful that God was merciful to him.
Godly wisdom can only be held by God himself, but we can strive to educate ourselves as much as possible, thus reducing mistakes, misunderstandings, etc. that cause our followers grief. Another character trait of a great leader is complete honesty. Nothing hidden because there is no reason to hide anything. Complete openess is needed.
(Judges 3:7-11) He was successful in war and against the Arameans because as a leader he was filled with Spirit of God. This was not a coincidence; Othniel won his battle because he listened to God as the first in command. After Othniel’s 40 years of leadership every other judge was corrupt. (Miller, 2003) Ehud was the second judge of Israel. (Judges 3:12-30) He was born during the last year of the wilderness or during Israel’s early years in the Promised Land.