... us about how God has control over the Israelites when they went out to fight the people of Ai. The chapter starts with saying that a treacherous sin had been committed amongst the Israelites, and that Achan the son of Carmi had committed this trespass. In verse 2 of this chapter, Joshua sends out some spies to go and spy out the land of Ai. The spies went out, and when they came back ... . Achan was taken away along with the goods and all his possessions and family. Achan and all his family were stoned to death by the people. The people not only had to witness Achan's death- they also ha...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Elisha multiplied the food for the 100 men, it was a foreshadowing of Christ's two great miracles of feeding the 5,000 and 4,000. Elijah raised the young boy from the dead, and so too did Christ raise many, including the young girl, from the dead. Lastly, in the Wisdom literature of the Kethubim, for example the Book of Psalms, we find a plethora of prophecy revealing Jesus as the Christ. When Jesus was crucified and darkness fell upon the land, He cried ... out that which the Psalmist had wrote ... ...

• Word Count: 935
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• Grade Level: High School

... than likely heard about cremation, the burning of the dead, and burial, the process of burying the dead under ground, as processes of after-life caretaking. But chances are you don't know the real facts about cremations and burials. But everyone, in my opinion, should know the facts and truths about cremations and burials. What is a burial anyway? A burial is the disposal of human remains by depositing in the earth, a grave, or a tomb. Religious ... burials. As North American society becomes progressively more secular, it is expected that cremation will gain in favor, and become the nor...

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• Grade Level: High School

... 24). Jeremiah then follows up in verses 25-26 to spell out the result of the lack of the knowledge of God. Likewise, Ezekiel's message is not much different from his predecessor the prophet Isaiah. Actually, the first few verses of the Book of Isaiah provide a concise overview of the Book of Ezekiel! Right after the first introductory verse, the Book of Isaiah begins with God's lament about His people not knowing Him. Ezekiel ... preached to Israel from 592 to 570 B.C. for 22 years during their Babylonian captivity. During the later years of the monarchy, before the Babylonian captivity,...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... ."(Surah 9:121-). There are many more quotes in the Quran that show such violence against non-believers is just and the word of Allah. The Bible also shows the use of violence, but in a different way. In the Bible, God instructs the Israelites coming from Egypt to take the land of Canaan and kill all of its inhabitants. The Bible however, makes it clear that the people in Canaanite society deserved because they were ... polluted with evil ways such as sacrificing children. These instances in the Bible are limited and ... after 9/11, Usama says, "I was ordered to fight the people until t...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School