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Machine Gun Preacher is a 2011 American biographical action drama film [3] directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Shannon.It tells the story of Sam Childers, a former gang biker turned preacher, and his efforts to protect, in collaboration with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the children of South Sudan from the atrocities of Joseph Kony ...
Judges 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, [2] [3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans in the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, attributed to nationalistic and devotedly Yahwistic writers during the time of the ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. The World English Bible translates the passage as: For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
Daniel Patte feels that this is a natural progression from the earlier discussion of how one should have a positive outlook for oneself to how one should also have a positive opinion of others. [1] Craig Hill considers it to be one of the "most-cited" biblical quotations. [2] The judge mentioned in this verse is generally considered to be God ...
It was noted that Pilate appears as an advocate pleading Jesus' case rather than as a judge in an official hearing. [1] In the Gospel of John (18:28–19:13), his "to-ing and fro-ing", that is, Pilate's back and forth movement from inside the praetorium to the outside courtyard, indicates his "wavering position".
art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge ...
The "spirit of Yahweh" comes upon the leader, The leader manages to defeat the enemy, and; Peace is regained. Once peace is regained, Israel does right and receives Yahweh's blessings for a time, but relapses later into doing evil and repeats the pattern above. Judges follows the Book of Joshua and opens with a reference to Joshua's death. [10]
The judges (sing.Hebrew: שופט, romanized: šōp̄ēṭ, pl. שופטים šōp̄əṭīm) whose stories are recounted in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Judges, were individuals who served as military leaders of the tribes of Israel in times of crisis, in the period before the monarchy was established.