Lecture 6: Jan 20

Class started with 2 samuels 7. the most important verse in the hebrew bible especially for the christan bible. As far as mesianism is concerned. God comes to nathan and changes his mind saying no i dont want you to build me anything. God will appoint a place. The lord will make you a house verse 11-16. the reason he wont build him a house is so that God can build a house (dynasty) and will produce an aire and he will create a kingdom. The problem with this is that it doesnt happen. The babylonians come in and knock down the temple and the kings are dethrown. So people quesiton this because they dont want to lose their faith. they think that there must be something else that God ment by this. Who is going to be the king, the isrealites can thing that their is a messiah coming. In the new testement we are showing that there is a king of the jews, or JESUS!

Professor then made a quick note to 1 chronicles 21:28-22:10.In 2 samuels, God said he didnt want a temple, but here he says that you shouldnt build a house becasue they have shed to much blood.

(In review about David) God choose jerusalem specifically. We are presented with the Ark of the Covenant. Then the creation and the Sabbath story become affiliated with Jerusalem. Fourth Jerusalem is associated with Mt. Moriah when God tells him not to kill his son Isaac. Lastly, Melchizedek's Salem and Jerusalem are affiliated together. 

Next we talked about Solomon's Temple. In first kings 8, God still physcially dwells in the temple, however this will change. Solomon built the table, in order for the ark to be placed there.We were given Biblical acconts that talk about King Solomon. One important one was 2 Kings 3, 10. It showed his wisdom with the story of the two mothers and a child. In the Book of Provervs, Ecclesiastes and the song of songs, it is told that Solomon wrote them.We then reviewed some concepts that were already described in previous lectures.

We spent the last part of practice comparing Solomons temple in 1 Kings 6-7 from other temples. The front or big area, the back area, which is were the ark would have been located, and the front porch, which would be full of articles that were symbolic.There are two pillars that are at the front of the temple. They are the Boaz and the Jachin. Some scholars argue that these are early precursers to the jewish faith. It was like worshiping other Gods within the Hebrew Religion. 

Lecture 5: Jan 5

We started todays lecture by talking about Warrens shaft. It was thought to have been used to get to the water in the gihon spring. Now scholars are doubting it. Its more of a natural cave that they might have cut a little. They gave it names like water shaft or water tunnel. Professor then presented us with the question, why did they name this what they did? Was it for the shape or for what it was used for? Professor then showed us a couple more pictures to show us why people thought it was used for water. While looking at the pictures we began to question it. How did they get water from the spring to the main land? Archeologist have been arguing this for awhile because they have yet to find the answer.It is thought that johab might have climbed up this to get to the jebusite city. We then looked at 2 Samuels 5:6-9 and 2 Chronicles 11:4-9. This refrense to the water shaft and someone climbing down to get to the Jubusite City. But 2 chronicles it is cleaned up alittle it specifies that johab was the one who climbed. The question is was warren shaft a cut shaft or was it already there or was it both? Was it used for water did they drop buckets to get the water?

We then looked at the Gihon Spring. He moved quickly through pictures of the Gihon spring just so that we can see it. Siloam channel is originally constructed in the middle of the bronze age. One of the significant purposes of the gihon spring. Explained in 1 Kings 1:32-40 it was part of the corination ceremony. They put someone on a donkey and would bring them to gihon spring and they are then annointed. (side note if name ends in iah, it refers to the divine name and puts it into your name. same as the names that end in el). We are then presented with the passage zechariah 9:9-10. it is a reflection on the corination ceremony previously stated. It is also presented in the new testement. Refers to Jesus and says that he was put on a donkey and people said he was the son of david. marches from mount of olives to jerusalem and he must go through kidron and the gihon spring. Jesus is making a claim of royalty. he is the king of the jews.

Next we talked about Hezekiah Tunnel and the pool of Siloam. There is accounts of the tunneling. They are digging form two directions and they here eachother so they through their pics and the tips hit and water flows out. shows evidence of authenticity that in the bible he expands the waterworks. There are so many false tunnels. they kept going the wrong way. We then looked at some pictures of the Siloam pool. one refrense to the pool of siloam is John 9: 1-11. Jesus rubs dirt on a blind mans eyes and he can see again.

Lastly we went over the Ark of the Covenant. He went through the last couple of slides quickly and briefly describing each one. God commands that we need to make an ark and cover it with gold. God told us that it was the palce he would meet with us. But what is a cherubim? its some type of protector. for instance the shedu and lammasu. find them on both sides of a gate. example british museam someone cracked a joke and said harry potter. the kodak theater in holywood. Mythical beats that are guardians. these are on top of the ark.

and that was the end of the lecture!