[PDF] Patriarchs And Prophets eBook

Author : Ellen Gould Harmon White
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Devil
ISBN : 9781933291000

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Have you ever asked, "If God created a perfect world, how could there be evil?" Get surprising yet Bible-based answers to questions like: 1) Has evil always existed? 2) Did god create the devil? 3) Is God responsible for sin?Finally, the

Author : Ellen G. White
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Page : 756 pages
File Size : 23,88 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Bible
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The story of Israel's triumphs, defeats, backslidings, captivity, and reformation abounds in great.

Author : Ellen G. White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : History
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The Great Controversy is a work by Ellen G. White, a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, considered a prophetess or messenger of God among Seventh-day Adventist members. The book tells about the ever-persistent controversy between the good and the bad, represented by the opposition of Christ and Satan and the forces of angels that accompany them.

Author : Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873959216

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This volume records the lives and efforts of some of the prophets preceeding the birth of Mohammad. It devotes most of its message to two towering figures--Abraham, the Friend of God, and his great-grandson, Joseph. The story is not, however simply a repetition of Biblical tales in a slightly altered form, for Ṭabarī sees the ancient pre-Islamic Near East as an area in which the histories of three different peoples are acted out, occasionally meeting and intertwining. Thus ancient Iran, Israel, and Arabia serve as the stages on which actors such as Biwarasb, the semi-legendary Iranian king, Noah and his progeny, and the otherwise unknown Arabian prophets Hud and Salih appear and act. In the pages of this volume we read of the miraculous birth and early life of Abraham, and of his struggle against his father's idolatry. God grants him sons--Ishmael from Hagar and Isaac from Sarah--and the conflicts between the two mothers, the subsequent expulsion of Hagar, and her settling in the vicinity of Mecca, all lead to the story of Abraham's being commanded to build God's sanctuary there. Abraham is tested by God, both by being commanded to sacrifice his son (and here Ṭabarī shows his fairness be presenting the arguments of Muslim scholars as to whether that son was Ishmael or Isaac) and by being given commandments to follow both in personal behavior and in ritual practice. The account of Abraham is interlaced with tales of the cruel tyrant Nimrod, who tried in vain both to burn Abraham in fire and to reach the heavens to fight with God. The story of Abraham's nephew Lot and the wicked people of Sodom also appears here, with the scholars once again arguing--this time over what the exact crimes were for which the Sodomites were destroyed. Before proceeding to the story of Joseph, which is recounted in great detail, we linger over the accounts of two figures associated with ancient Arabia in Muslim tradition: the Biblical Job, who despite his trials and sufferings does not rail against God, and Shu'ayb, usually associated with the Biblical Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses. Finally we meet Joseph, whose handsome appearance, paternal preference, and subsequent boasting to his brothers lead to his being cast into a pit and ending up as a slave in Egypt. His career is traced in some detail: the attempted seduction by Potiphar's wife, his imprisonment and eventual release after becoming able to interpret dreams, and his rise to power as ruler of Egypt. The volume ends with the moving story of Joseph's reunion with his brothers, the tragi-comic story of how he reveals himself to them, and the final reunion with his aged father who is brought to Egypt to see his son's power and glory. This is proto-history told in fascinating detail, of us in different contexts, as well as of others completely unknown to Western readers.

Author : Ellen G. White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 24,44 MB
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : History
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Patriarchs and Prophets recite biblical stories from the creation of life to the rule of King David. The book, written and understandably, answers many important questions, like why good people have problems, why hardworking people don't breakthrough, and why some children are born sick? Why does Almighty God not stop this all? In this book, one can find answers to these and many other questions.