This 12-week study offers insights into the stories of the prophet Samuel and Israel's first kings, Saul and David—showing God’s continued care for his people as he promises to establish a kingdom tha
In Ezekiel 1-20, the first of two volumes of commentary on the Scripture attributed to the third major Old Testament prophet, Moshe Greenberg uses accessible prose to explain Ezekiel’s ecstatic, errat
The study discusses the Old Testament's parable of Nathan and the subsequent condemnation of King David. The intriguing episode of the Prophet Nathan pronouncing judgment on the erring King David has
Mendelssohn's famous oratorio, "Elijah," was written in 1846 and depicts various events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings in the Ol
Stones of Help: My Ebenezers by Jane Cocke Perdue Ebenezer: the Hebrew meaning is "stone of help." It is referenced in the bible in 1 Samuel 7:12. Samuel, the prophet, placed a stone between Mizpah an
Part 1 is a comprehensive study of the Qur'anic data about each prophet, with a full portrait of every figure and dealing also with all the major scholarly literature on the subject and with the Qur'a
From the first-ever Chief Equality Officer at Salesforce comes a how-to guide for supercharging your organization by creating an environment where everyone can succeed.In Unbiased Leadership, Tony Prophet, Chief Equality Officer of Salesforce, reveals simple but effective ways to supercharge your organization by going beyond diversity, beyond inclusivity, to true equality. He shows that when you create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, you unleash the full power of your organization and everyone in it. Salesforce was named #1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Places to Work For” list, and the company has been a leader in the push for diversity and equality in business. In his first-ever book, Prophet shares lessons from Salesforce and other companies who learned the power of leveling the playing field.Diversity has become a hot-button issue in the world of business, but true equality goes beyond simply diversifying your workforce. But that doesn’t mean doing away wit
This work explores the meaning of the bible’s mysterious creatures with an emphasis on three creatures that all appear in the book of the prophet Isaiah: Lucifer (Isa 14:12), Leviathan (Isa 27:1), and
In the first two chapters of the book of Amos, the prophet denounces a number of neighbouring nations for committing atrocities in war and then declares Israel to be equally blameworthy in view of the social injustices prevailing in his time (the eighth century BC). Amos is widely held to be ahead of his age, not only in recognising the idea of 'war crimes' but also in attributing to the God if Israel any concern with or power over other nations. In this detailed study of Amos 1 and 2, Dr Barton shows that the book in fact presupposes both these notions; there were already accepted conventions of warfare in the ancient Near Eastern cultures and there was already recognition in Israel of the universality of God's power. The essential contribution of Amos to Old Testament theology is to be found in his radical criticism of Israel and in his prediction that it is about to be destroyed by its own God.
Proves that many of Jesus' original teachings were lost, tampered with or suppressed—and that some of what was recorded is misinterpreted to this day. The Prophets' fresh approach and penetrating insi
Part 1 is a comprehensive study of the Qur'anic data about each prophet, with a full portrait of every figure and dealing also with all the major scholarly literature on the subject and with the Qur'a
