Thanksgiving In The Bible This article covers Thanksgiving In The Bible. Thanksgiving contains a sincere belief and a genuine declaration of God’s Unity. For the one who has eaten an apple and then uttered, All praise and thanks be to God, proclaims through that thanksgiving that that apple is a...
What Is Love Of God? Love of God can mean either love for God or love by God. Love for God (philotheia) is associated with the concepts of worship, and devotions towards God. The Greek term theophilia means the love or favour of God, and theophilos means friend of God, originally in the sense of being loved by God...
Jewish Meditation Jewish meditation can refer to several traditional practices, ranging from visualization and intuitive methods, forms of emotional insight in communitive prayer, esoteric combinations of Divine names, to intellectual analysis of philosophical, ethical or mystical concepts. It often accompanies unstructured, personal Jewish prayer that can allow isolated contemplation, and...
What Is Passover? Passover, also called Pesach (חַג הַפֶּסַח Ḥag hapPesaḥ), is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring. The word Pesach or Passover can also refer to the Korban Pesach, the paschal lamb that was offered when the Temple in Jerusalem stood;...
What Is Resurrection? Resurrection is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of ancient religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and resurrects. The resurrection of the dead is a standard eschatological belief in the Abrahamic religions. As a religious concept, it is used in two distinct respects:...
Judaism’s View Of Jesus Judaism’s view of Jesus is the most influential and, consequently, the most damaging of all false messiahs. However, since the traditional Jewish belief is that the messiah has not yet come and the Messianic Age is not yet present, the total rejection of Jesus as either...
Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus will return again, after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most Christian eschatologies. Views about the nature of Jesus’s Second...
Did Jesus Ever Say The Exact Words, “I am God”? This article covers the answer to the question: “Did Jesus Ever Say The Exact Words, “I am God”?“ No, Jesus never said the exact three words, “I am God.” But Jesus also never said the exact four words, “I am...
Prayers To The Holy Spirit We have collected some of the best Prayers To The Holy Spirit to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. For the majority...
Hanukkah Blessings Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights because its central ritual is the lighting of the menorah (ceremonial candleholder) for eight consecutive nights. We commemorate Hanukkah to celebrate the inspirational story of the unlikely Maccabean victory over their Syrian-Greek oppressors who attempted to obliterate the Jewish faith...
List of Jewish Prayers and Blessings Listed below are some Jewish prayers and blessings that are part of Judaism that are recited by many Jews. Most prayers and blessings can be found in the Siddur, or prayer book. This article addresses Jewish liturgical blessings, which generally begin with the formula:...
Samuel Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the period of the biblical judges to the institution of a kingdom under Saul, and again in the transition from Saul to David. He is called Samuel the Seer...
Prophet Enoch Prophet Enoch is of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. Enoch was the son of Jared and fathered Methuselah. This Enoch is not to be confused with Cain’s son Enoch (Genesis 4:17). The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads...
Ezekiel’s Prayer Ezekiel is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. Ezekiel’s Prayer is his vision. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet. In Judaism and Christianity, he is also viewed as the 6th-century BCE author of the Book of Ezekiel, which reveals prophecies regarding the...
Prophet Idris (Enoch) Prophet Idris (إدريس, Enoch) is an ancient prophet and patriarch mentioned in the Qur’an, whom Muslims believe was the second prophet after Adam. Islamic tradition has unanimously identified Idris with the biblical Enoch, although many Muslim scholars of the classical and medieval periods also held that Idris and Hermes Trismegistus were the same people....
Enoch’s Prayer This article covers prophet Enoch’s prayer. Enoch is of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. Enoch was son of Jared and fathered Methuselah. This Enoch is not to be confused with Cain’s son Enoch (Genesis 4:17). ʾProphet Idris (إدريس, Enoch) is an ancient prophet and patriarch mentioned in the Qur’an, whom Muslims believe was the second prophet after Adam. Islamic...
Samuel’s Prayer We have collected some of the best Samuel’s prayer to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of...
Samson’s Prayer We have collected some of the best Samson’s prayer to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Samson was the last of the judges of the...
Nehemiah’s Prayer Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465–424 BC). It is in Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה, Nəḥemyāh, “Yah comforts”. We have collected Nehemiah’s prayers to use in request to God. May these prayers...
Jehoshaphat’s Prayer Jehoshaphat (Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Yəhōšafat, Tiberian: Yehōšāp̄āṭ, “Jehovah has judged”; Josaphat), according to 1 Kings 15:24, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother...