(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

The Gifts

            
            
            
             Show how each of these gifts typified an aspect of Jesus" life.
             Two years or thereabouts after Jesus was born The Wise Men followed the star to Jesus" home in Bethlehem. They brought him three gifts: Gold, Incense, and Myrrh. These three gifts would tell the life story of Jesus by what each gift represents. .
             Gold : This gift represents Kingship. Matthew 2 vs. 1 - 12 tells of how the magi came to worship Jesus. This underlines that Jesus came to take away the sins of the whole world. Their first stop was at the palace of king Herod where there they would have found much gold, and a king but he was not the king they where looking for. No, this king would be found in a cattle shed in Bethlehem. His fanfare wound not be of the trumpets of men but the voices of angles. The thirty three years that Jesus was on earth he always knew who he was, the son of the most high God and he walked in this authority. On Palm Sunday the people cried out "Hosanna in the Highest" throwing palm branches and their coats down before him, hailing him as the new King, but how quickly they turned and within days they were shouting "Call yourself the King of the Jews." .
             Jesus now sits at the right hand of the Father and one day he will return as King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords.
             "And his Kingdom will reign for ever and ever".
             Revelation 11 vs. 15.
             Incense : This gift represents Priesthood. Jesus showed his priesthood all through his life, he was always in the temple with the priests tell them about his father and challenged them sometimes. .
             Luke 2 vs. 49 "Don't you know I had to be in my fathers house".
             From Adam sinned there was always a need for someone to stand in the gap. Aaron probably one of the most famous priests in the Old Testament.
             Exodus 28 speaks of the priestly garments and verse 36 says .
             "Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as a seal Holy to the Lord and only the priest could enter the Holy of Holies.


Essays Related to The Gifts

1. How The Economy Has Affected Holiday Spending

... , but analysts were surprised: Spending was actually even lower than expected. A division of MasterCard showed holiday spending this year was down by as much as 4% over the same period last year, making this year the worst holiday season for them in modern times. Even retail behemoths such as Gap experienced a drop in sales by close to 20 percent. Best Buy and other ... of business. Larger, stronger businesses, although they may find themselves with less competition for market share, will also have to face laying off more and more of their employees the longer the recession continues. As...

  • Word Count: 431
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Has Bibliography

2. The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit

... with Paul who wrote 1 Corinthians in which the wonderful gifts of the Spirit were announced to us, and the Holy Spirit is with us as well. This means we can experience the gifts of the Spirit: the Word of Knowledge, the Word of Wisdom, the Gift of Faith, the Gift of Prophecy, the Gifts of Healings, the Workings of Miracles, the Discerning of Spirits, the Different Kinds of Tongues, and the Interpretation of Tongues. In this paper ... , the topic of discussion will be, as mentioned above, the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 1 Timothy 4: 14-15 states " Do not ... ...

  • Word Count: 1586
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: High School

3. The Holy Spirit and the Church

... of Jesus. Apostolic succession is the passing on of the spiritual gifts and authority in the Church from the Apostles to the bishops today. The successors of the Apostles were called either elders or bishops. The Holy Spirit continues to guide the Pope and bishops today as they use these same spiritual gifts the Apostles had. The Church's Magisterium is basically the teaching body of the Church. The Magisterium serves the Church by teaching, explaining and applying ... Jesus' teachings. The authority of the Pope and ... ...

  • Word Count: 2191
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Grade Level: High School

4. The Holy Spirit

... remind you v/s John 14:26 Called them to service v/s Acts 13:2 Convict the world of guilt v/s John 16:8 Led by the Spirit v/s Romans 8:14 The Holy Spirit Gifts of the Spirit: The gifts of the Spirit are not natural talents but rather have their origin with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit supernaturally gives them to a believer. (1 Cor 12:11) The two Greek words that are generally used to describe spiritual ... gift is a gift of God's grace; it is not a naturally developed ability. (1 Cor 12:4, Rom 12:3-6) The initial teaching of the Holy Spirit starts is Acts. The book of Acts shows ma...

  • Word Count: 1174
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Culture and Business in the United Kingdom

... in a jacket pocket. Pens, pencils, and papers should not be kept in these pockets. Gifts In England people do not give gifts in their business culture. If you were to give a business partner/colleague a gift they would probably feel embarrassed and the jester. The only exception would be at the conclusion of a deal when it might be appropriate to give a unique commemorative item to mark ... /united-kingdom/culture, 1994-2013). When picking out this gift you must always ask whether this will be displayed in their living room with pride or rushed to the attic to be hid away. You can give s...

  • Word Count: 1688
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Three Kings a Day Celebration

... or men dress as the three kings walk around through the streets. Loud music can be heard. People go outside to greet the wise men walking around and the children thank them for the gifts they had relieved. The holiday of the three king celebrates the day coming of the three wise men to Christ. Traditionally it's the day in where the Magi (the kings) arrived bearing gifts for the Christ when he was ... born. On the night Christ was ... born, the kings had seen a star and was drawn ... ...

  • Word Count: 1424
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: High School

7. The Parables of Jesus

... invited into heaven with the Lord. The untrusting overseer is rejected, and punished. The meaning of the parable is that God has given each person different gifts, and he expects us to use those gifts to further is kingdom. We should not ignore them. Like the three servants, we all have different gifts. God wants us to use and appreciate the gifts we have been given. The servant who received one ... talent was doomed because he did nothing with what he was given. The gifts we receive from God include ... God. If we believe and apply His Word as good overseers we are blessed. We are res...

  • Word Count: 2530
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

8. The Woman's Role In The Church

... subordinate to their husbands and barred from holding offices in the church of leadership over men. God has laid down certain guidelines in His Word that govern the use of gifts and talents and the roles of men and women in the church and home. After all, the Author and Giver of the gifts certainly should know the best way those gifts should be used and be able to order ... the way in which they are to be used. Many of the boundaries given for exercising gifts are given to both sexes. Others ... who, in exercise of prophetic or other gifts, had been seen to be teaching or exhorting the...

  • Word Count: 2488
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Salt Lake City and the Olympic Bribery Scandal

... also trying to influence votes by providing free plastic surgery, health care, shopping sprees, ski weekends, first-class air travel, luxury accommodations, fur coats, and other expensive gifts to IOC members and their families. Some of the gifts included $10,000 worth of guns and rifles made by Browning, a Utah-based firearms maker. It was reported that a shotgun and rifle were sent to ... the IOC president just one month before Salt Lake City was awarded the 2002 bid. The shipment had been made at the request of the SLOC. The total value of the gifts exceeded more than $1 million. As ...

  • Word Count: 2235
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Grade Level: High School

10. The World of J.R.R. Tolkien

... there is little hope of success. "The most powerful opponents of Sauron make up 'the Council of the Wise'. Their knowledge and wisdom command such power that the Council, composed of Elrond, Galadriel, Gandalf, and Saruman. Gandalf's final pronouncement to Saruman illustrates the point succinctly: 'You have become a fool'" (Hartley). Tolkien uses the gifts of the Holy Spirit to aid in his idea of ... a pure character, someone who would never stray away from the side of good. The use of religion in Tolkien's novels allows him to use an important aspect from his ... ...

  • Word Count: 4597
  • Approx Pages: 18
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question