Children of Abraham

Laura Laws, Nick Skinner, Sarah Swain INT 244 Collaborative Learning Assignment professor Anthony Colombo present 24, 2013 Children of Abraham The hegira event laid an important foundation for deitys repurchase plan for humanity and it is clearly recognized in Islam, Judaism and Christianity. The purpose of this essay leave be to treat the historical, brotherly and spiritual metaphor for the Exodus experience for Judaism throughout the ages. We will as well talk over the ship canal in which the Exodus experience might parallel the salvation, conversion and the sanctification experience in Christianity.Finally we will discuss the way Islam views the Exodus experience polar from that of Judaism and Christianity. By answering each of these questions effectively we hope to prepare a new understanding of what graven image was doing for future generations through each belief. small-arm researching the history of Judaism we verify that God lays out the plan and purpose for His chosen throng we also see the masses proving their wishing of desire to live according to this purpose.Even though the people of Israel were Gods chosen people, they continually failed to befitting His expectations and often did whatever they wanted because they could this included worshipping other gods. As time went on the influence became stronger until the persona and purpose of God could altogether be heard by a few. The teachings of Judaism are often take a shit-to doe with on ethical or ethical-historical mo nonheism meaning that professing Jews, of various backgrounds, opine in the one and only God, the God of Israel (Baron, 2011). The Exodus can be seen as prophesy as far back as Abraham.God spoke to Abraham about the bondage of Israel in Egypt and said that after a time of servitude, thither would be relief. God used the great darkness and the smoking furnace to let Abraham know that their servitude to Egypt would last four light speed years and then they will d eign away with great wealth (Genesis 1514, NLT). God knew that there were many trials ahead under Pharaohs empire but in the end the Israelites would overcome (The Exodus, 2010). The social experiences began when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. Through Moses, God commanded this large body of water to recede and let the people pass on dry land.Once they were through to safety God allowed the water to fall on their enemies and buzz off them out. It was time for celebration they were a free people with nothing else to fear but God at this point the stopped to celebrate their outset Passover. While exit in such a urge on their bread had not had time to rise so every year when the Passover is celebrated we remember by not eating anything with yeast in it. When the Israelites began to travel they were led by a cloud during the twenty-four hour period and a pillar of fire by night. Since food and water were not always available to them God provided them with Manna and spiritual wa ter.These two things reminded them (and us) that God is always providing for us the things we need physically and spiritually (Deem, 2008). The journeying also brought them closer together as people. They were all suffering the alike(p) and so they were able to bind to one another and reach out for guidance. As God lead the Israelites out of Egypt and slavery He began to test them to see how faithful they would hold to Him. They were confront with a harsh and relentless environment that yielded light food and scarce water. They had to turn to God to provide for them because if not, they all would have perished in months.God provided daily gravy for food and water from a rock as long as the people relied on Him, He provided. The Exodus experience not only provided a historical, social and spiritual metaphor for Judaism but it also became the foundation for the salvation, sanctification, and conversion experience in Christianity. The Exodus experience represents us an interesti ng parallel with the metamorphosis of salvation in the Bible. The Old volition story of redemption provides a pathway for the New Testament metaphor of spiritual deliverance (Ryken, 1998).God lead the Israelites out of slavery and guided them safely throughout the challenges that they faced as a nation. Now, by accepting Jesus, the Holy Spirit will lead us throughout the trials that face us. The prophecies throughout the Old Testament show how God dedicated the people of Israel after leaving Egypt. It starts in Genesis 121,2 The Lord said to Abraham leave your country, your people, and your fathers household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you I will make your name great, and you will be blessed. This promise made by God sets the stage for the Israelites to be brought out of Egypt. I feel this experience can be compared to sanctification because God made Abraham and his decedents holy. Sanctification is to become holy. Exo dus 3133 tells us You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, in a higher place all you shall keep my Sabbaths, and for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. Exodus 262 says Consecrate to me all the first born, whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast it is mine. Also in Exodus 3025 You shall concrete them, that they may be most holy, whatever touches them will become holy. I think the most important office of scripture showing how the Exodus experience parallels sanctification can be found in Exodus 2934 There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. The act of conversion is to accept God. In the time of the Exodus experience many in the land were pagans. God would use things like the appending the Israelites out of Egypt to the people he is real, this was for anyone that did not rely in him.Exodus 113 tells us and Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Ephesians 28 tells us For by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not your own doing it is the gift of God. do 1616 says Whatever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whatever does not believe will be condemned. God shows us his awe roughlyness over and over again thru different stories in the Bible. These stories in ancient times when they happened they showed others the power of God. In todays society these stories still serve to show people Gods greatness and bring them to Christ.When it comes to the Exodus experience there are some significant differences in views between that of the Christian and Judaism faith compared to that of the Muslim faith. The Christians, Jews, and the Muslims outfit that Pharaoh had enslaved and oppressed the Jews. They also agree that Moses was used to help gain their freedom and led the Jews out of Egypt. It is in the description of these events that the se religions share different views on. These differences range from important details about some of the people found in Exodus as well as the omission of some very important events.Starting with some of the smaller differences for example, one of the first discrepancies is that of the caretaker of Moses. According to the Holy Bible, Moses was placed in a basket and then put into the river. He was ulterior found by Pharaohs daughter who in turn paid Moses mother to nurse him. He was then later returned to Pharaohs daughter to be raised (Exodus 25-9). The Quran states that Moses was found by Pharaohs household and was raised by Pharaohs wife (The Exodus, n. d. ).These small differences continue in the fact that the Quran does not mention the city of Ramses when it describes the Jews Exodus from Egypt. Although these differences in views seem minor, they begin to add up when looking at the big picture. Some of the real different in views began with the description of the plagues. Whil e the book of Exodus in the Holy Bible describes in great detail the ten plagues used by God to bring down divine chastisement on Pharaoh and his people, the Quran briefly mentions five plagues that can be an exaggeration of natural phenomena flooding, locusts, lice, frogs and blood (The Exodus, 2010).The most important difference in views of the plagues would have to be the plague of Death of the Firstborn. While the Quran does not mention this, it can be found in (Exodus 114-5). It was this plague that the Jews sacrificed a lamb, use its blood to mark the door of their households so that the angel of death would pass over their house, sparing the liveliness of the firstborn. This plague would lead to the celebration of Passover and be a foreshadowing of the Sacrifice that Jesus would make for the sins of man.While both Judaism and Islam fail to see Jesus Christ as the Son of God, both Judaism and Christians feel it is important to have a personable relationship with God. The re ligion of Islam is different in the fact that salvation does not come through a personable relationship with Allah and can only be found in fixed by the four pillars. That being said, for Christians and Jews Exodus is more about a God who saved them from slavery because He cares for His people and wants a personable relationship with them.While for the Muslims, Exodus is more about the persecution of Pharaoh who caused depravity among Allahs people. The Exodus experience offered a new hope for the people of Israel and a foundation for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Even though several differences are seen between the religions, they all pulled from the same experience. From this we can learn that not everyone views an experience the same but what they take from it is equally important. It was an enlightening experience for all of Israel that can still be seen today.References The Exodus. (2010) Retreved March 18, 2013, from, http//jews-for-allah. org/israel/archaeology/exodus-mo ses-bible-quran. htm Ryken, L. , Wilhoit, J. , and Longman III, T. (ed. s), (1998), Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, USAIntervarsity Press. Deem, R. (2008). 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