As a result of living in areas surrounded by pagan people, Israel’s first generation to be born in the promise land suffered temptations of the combining their own religious practices with idolaters. It corrupted their worship, and they forgot that God is more concerned with their obedience and reflection of Him then He is with offerings. As a result of Israel’s disobedience, the Lord always handed down a judgment in one form or another. However,
Book of Luke Outline Luke 1 It is the longest chapter of this book, and I see how so many great happenings God has shown throughout this chapter; the angel Gabriel promising a son for Zacharias and Mary who in fact grows up to be “John the Baptist”. Zacharias, doubting the miracle to happen, is “silenced” by the angel Gabriel until the day it happens. This chapter ends with the birth of John the Baptist Luke 2 Luke 2:1; In those days Caesar Augustus issued a degree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. While in Bethlehem, Mary gave birth to Jesus. She laid him in a manger because there was no room at the inn.
The Hasmonaean and the Hasidim - the pious - resisted the pagan infiltration and application of force to make them abandon their religion. Every Jew who would not worship Greek idols, and live their relatively morally lax life-style, was murdered on the spot. Many circumcised children and their mothers were slaughtered. Every available copy of the Holy Scriptures was destroyed by fire. Perhaps some of the Old Testament Scriptures were actually hidden by the Maccabees in the nearby caves.
During his imprisonment with the pirates Caesar would write poetry and read his poems to the pirates and if they did not appreciate his artistry he, “…laughed at them and called them illiterate barbarians and threatened to string them all up.” Even in this early stage of his career he was seen by other non-Romans as cruel and holding a complex. As his career became more mature he was known to be feared, hated, and mocked by his own fellow Romans. In “The Assination of Julius Caesar it was written that Caesar would sacrifice those who rose up against him to the gods. He believed that this act would gain him favor from the gods for himself in acquiring more divine
God was frustrated with the wickedness on earth, and how every plan devised by his mind was nothing but evil all the time. God regretted he mad man on earth, and his heart was saddened. He chose Noah because he was a righteous man, blameless in his age, and he walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Joseth. God told Noah to make an arc of gopher wood with compartments, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
Outline ] I. Paul teaching were always ridicuded with good reason, though he was Jewish; Paul was a non-believer. He was the one who persecuted the Jews. Acts8:1 1 And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. A Who would believe his teachings?
In the book of “The Lucifer’s Diary”, written by Lewis R. Walton, the Israel separated into Judah and North Israel, after the reign of Solomon. In hundred years, Israel and Judah against the God again and again. God had raised many prophets to save these sinful people, but they didn’t want to return from their evil path. Finally, the North Israel was captured first, then the Judah was also destructed in 586 BC during the reign of Zedekiah. Though the God seems to leave Judah, but the story of Daniel and his three friends proves that God never leaves His faithful servant alone, He is always being with them and support them.
It was also seemed as opposition to roman rule. So then rulers also used Christians as scapegoats for political and economic troubles. For example the emperor Nero was blamed for a disastrous fire in Rome, he said Christians were responsible fire in Rome and were ordered to be persecuted. The emperors after Nero did not continue the persecution. Later on as the pax romana began to crumble the romans executed Christians for refusing to worship roman gods.
The Czars were afraid of losing power so they created laws to persecute the Jews as well. In the middle of all these years was the fact that the nobility and the peasants were on both sides of the hatred of the Jews. When Paul saw the complete rejection of Christianity by the Jews, he was livid and that anger turned to hatred (Schloss, p. 89). This is really just an egotistical person unable to deal with rejection. The first crusade is another case where a power hungry pope decided to wage war in order to unite all to obey him.
The story begins with God angry because Everyman pays too much attention to his riches instead of acknowledging Him. God says, "Of ghostly sight the people be so blind, Drowned in sin, they know me not for their God. In worldly riches is all their mind." (271 Shorter Norton) This is the first time we see an example of deception. Everyman has turned his back on God and set his sights on things that are not deemed important at the time of reckoning.