The Old Testament Analysis

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During the Mandatory period, which lasted until May 1948, “the social, political, and economic structure for the future state of Israel was developed. Two factors were instrumental in fostering the rapid economic growth of the Jewish sector: immigration and capital inflows” (Halevi, 2008). However, the major stages in the historical development of ancient Israel are historically known for the narratives in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. “Israel” was named after the Hebrew patriarch Jacob during his encounter with the Angel of God at the river Jabbok (Genesis 32:28).
“Israel developed into a kingdom under the leadership of King David, who consolidated the various tribes under his ruling. David ruled the United Kingdom from Jerusalem, …show more content…

The bible reveals doctrines that are essential to Christian faith. Christian reflection doctrine and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth stemmed from his life and death in the 1st century AD. “By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world” (John4:2-3) I feel that the central teaching of Christianity steams from generation to generation since the beginning of time. Our parents instilled the Christians teaching that was instilled in them by their parents. The Christian basic teaching is there is a heaven and earth and that our sin is forgiven, and we must repent for the forgiveness of all your sins. “All the prophets testify about Jesus that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(Act 10:43) The Holy Bible is the word of god because god testifies that all is true. “The people God chose to write down his words were from all sorts of different backgrounds. Some were shepherds, some were kings, some were fishermen, some were close followers of Jesus, and some we don’t even know exactly. But no matter who was speaking the message or writing the book, the One who was really doing the speaking and the writing was God himself—the men were simply his messengers. The Bible explains it this way: “Prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). Christians are monotheistic, they believe there is only one God, and he created the heavens and the earth. This divine Godhead consists of the father (God himself), the son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy