关于美国人信仰的英语论文

PAGEPAGE1关于美国人信仰的英语论文王豆豆228Jacob:FortyYearsInHaranaWhatalternativetoa20-yearsojourninHarandoestheBibleoffer?Genesis29:18-30,clearlyindicatesthatJacobworkedthefirstfourteenyearsaspaymentforRachelandLeah.Genesis30:25-32indicatesthatfollowingJosephsbirth,JacobmadeacontractwithLabantoworkinreturnforkeepingashisownspottedandspeckledsheep.Genesis31:41summarizeshisworkforRachelandLeahandindicatesthatheworkedforaperiodofsixyearsforhisflocks.Genesis31:41:ThushaveIbeentwentyyearsinthyhouse;Iservedtheefourteenyearsforthytwodaughters,andsixyearsforthycattle:andthouhastchangedmywagestentimes.SinceJacobleftHaranimmediatelyafterhehadobtainedhisflocks,theonlytimeduringhisHaransojournwhichcouldhaveaddedtothetwentyyearsnamedinGenesis31:41wouldbethetimeweenhiscontracttoobtainRachelandLeahandhiscontracttoobtainhisflocks.Inotherwords,hemusthaveworkedforwagesofsomekindforaperiodoftimefollowingtheexpirationofhissecondsevenyearagreementtoobtainRachel.Duringthiswage-earningperiodhisfamilycontinuedtogrowuntilJosephwasborn.ThenhewishedtoleavebutwasinducedtostayinHaraninreturnforobtainingashisownalltheoddlymarkedsheep.Howlongwasthiswage-earningperiod?TheonlycluetheBibleoffersisthenoticeofGenesis31:38-39:ThistwentyyearshaveIbeenwiththee;thyewesandtheyshegoatshavenotcasttheiryoung,andtheramsofthyflockhaveInoteaten.ThatwhichwastornofbeastsIbroughtnotuntothee;Ibarethelossofit;ofmyhanddidstthourequireit,whetherstolenbyday,orstolenbynight.Sincetwentyyearsisalsonamedhereasatimespan,somewouldconcludethisistheidenticalperiodnamedinverse41ofthesamechapter.Butthiscannotbefor,aswehaveseen,wemustassumehistotalstaywasmorethan20years.Moreover,thatthereweredifferent20-yearperiodsissuggestedbythelanguageofverse39wheretheBibleindicatesthatJacobhadtopayforanimalsstolenorkilledbybeasts,andofverse38whichimplieshehadtopayforanyanimalskilledforhisownfood.TheseconditionsmayhavebeenapartofhiscontractwithLabanwhenheacquiredRachelandLeah,buttheBiblegivesnoindicationofthis.Thesearenotthekindofconditionsthatonewouldexpectasapartofacontractforamansdaughter.Theywouldbetoopettyandwouldtendtodemeanthevalueofthedaughters.Ontheotherhand,theywouldbeverylogicalclausesinacontractinwhichmoneyispaidforservicesrendered.[Thephrase“thouhastchangedmywagestentimes〞inverse41clearlyhasreferencetothelastsixyearswhenJacobreceivedhisflocks(seeGenesis31:7-8),andtherefore,doesnotrelatetoanyothertimeexceptthissix-yearperiod.ThesesixyearsfollowedthetwentyyearsrecordedinGenesis31:38-39].Therefore,wemustconcludethatthetwentyyearsofGenesis31:38wereinadditiontothetwentyyearsofGenesis31:41,makingatotaloffortyyearsinall.TheyfollowedthesecondsevenyearcontractforRachelandendedwiththebeginningofthenewsix-yearcontractforthespeckledsheep.ReturningtoLevi,werememberthathecouldnothavebeenlessthanfouryearsJosephssenior,butwiththisadded20yearperiodhemayhavebeenasmanyas24yearshissenior.TheBibledoesappeartoindicatethatJosephwasprobablycloserto24yearsyoungerthanLevithantofouryearsyounger.AccordingtoGenesis29:31-35,Leahborefourchildrenwithoutceasingtobear.ThusLevi,thethirdchild,couldwellhavebeenborninthethirdyearafterJacobsmarriageorthetenthyearafterJacobarrivedinHaran.Ifhisbirthwasnotinthethirdyear,itprobablywasveryclosetoit.Joseph,ontheotherhand,wasbornintheyearjustpriortothelastsixyears(Genesis30:25)oratmost,afewyearsearlierthanthelastsixyears.ThebookofMaccabeesisnotinspiredbyGodandisnotapartoftheBible.Butitdoesgivesomehistoricalinformation.IntheBookofMaccabees(7:27)itsuggestsachildwasweanedattheageofthreeyears.InIIChronicles31:16,wereadthattheageofthreewastheminimumageformalestoenterthehouseoftheLordforservice.InISamuel1:22-24wereadthatHannahbroughtyoungSamueltothehouseoftheLordimmediatelyfollowinghisweaning.Thus,byrelatingthesetwopassages,wereceivetheimpressionthatweaningtookplaceattheageofthree,indicatingthereliabilityoftheMaccabeesaccountonthispoint.Therefore,itispossibleandindeedquiteprobablethatJosephwasweanedatthreeyears.JacobwasthenreadytoleaveHaran.ItwasatthistimethathebeganhislastsixyearswithLaban.Insummary,wemustconcludethattheperiodweenthebirthsofLeviandJosephcouldnothavebeenmorethan24years.Moreover,itseemslikelythatthisperiodcouldnothavebeenlessthanafewyearsshortof24years.A21-yearagedifferentialweenLeviandJosephismostprobable.ThisistheresultofassumingthatLeviwasborninthetenthyearafterJacobarrivedinHaran,andthatJosephwasbornnineyearsbeforeJacobleftHaran,attheageof91.SincehelivedinHaranfor40years,hewouldhavearrivedtherewhenhewas60yearsold,31yearsbeforeJosephsbirth.Thisconclusionestablishesthefollowingsequenceofevents:JacobarrivesinHaranattheageof60HeworkssevenyearsforRachelandisthenmarriedtoRachelandLeah.Heisthen67ReubenisborntoLeahthefollowingyearwhenJacobis68SimeonisbornnexttoLeahwhenJacobis69LeviisbornnexttoLeahwhenJacob70Jacobfinisheshissecondseven-yearcontractforRachelwhenheis74Heworksforwagesfor20years.Inthe17thyearofthisperiodJosephisborn.Jacobis91Attheendofthis20yearperiodJosephisweanedandJacobwishestoleaveHaran.Heis94HeworkssixyearslongerforhisflocksandleavesHaranatage100Interestingly,thereisabitofcircumstantialevidencethatgivesfurthercredencetothepossibilityofJacobbeing60yearsofagewhenhearrivedinHaran.ThesituationthatprecipitatedJacobsleavingforHaranwasthethreatthathisbrotherEsauwouldkillhimforstealingtheblessing(Genesis27:41).TheblessingwasgivenatthistimebecauseundoubtedlyfatherIsaacfearedhewouldsoondie.IsaacsownwordsindicatethisinGenesis27:2:Andhesaid,Beholdnow,Iamold,Iknownotthedayofmydeath.IfJacobwas60yearsoldatthistime,Isaacwas120becauseJacobandEsauwerebornwhenIsaacwas60yearsold(Genesis25:26).Isaaclivedtotheripeoldageof180years(Genesis35:28).Therefore,hewasalongwayfrombeingneardeathwhenbewantedtogivetheblessing.Whatcouldhaveinducedhimtodothissomanyyearsbeforeheactuallydied?LetusrecallthatGodmadeasignificantstatementtoNoahbeforetheflood.HesaidinGenesis6:3:AndtheLORDsaid,Myspiritshallnotalwaysstrivewithman,forthathealsoisflesh:yethisdaysshallbeanhundredandtwentyyears.CoulditnothavebeenthatfaithfulIsaac,fullyawareofthisnoticetoNoah,decidedinhis120thyearthatitwastimetostraightenouthisaffairs?Therefore,heimmediatelysetintomotiontheeventsthatendedwithJacobsflighttoHaran.Thisisatleastapossibilityanditfitsintothechronologicaltimetable.Returningtoourtimetable,weseethatalloftheBiblicalconditionsaremetifweconsiderthatLeviwas21yearsolderthanJoseph.WhiletheBibledoesnotgiveexactinformationthatpointstoa21-yearagedifferentialweenLeviandJoseph,weknowthatitcannotbemorethantwoorthreeyearsinerror.ThecircumstantialevidencebasedontheweaningofachildatthreeyearsandthereasonsforJacobsflighttoHaranasoutlinedabove,pointto21yearsasalogicalandBiblicalanswer.浏览215赞106时间2022-10-10super船主InHebrews8:10-11b,Godinstructsus:ForthisisthecovenantthatIwillmakewiththehouseofIsraelafterthosedays,saiththeLord;Iwillputmylawsintotheirmind,andwritethemintheirhearts:andIwillbetothemaGod,andtheyshallbetomeapeople:Andtheyshallnotteacheverymanhisneiour,andeverymanhisbrother,saying,KnowtheLord:forallshallknowme,fromtheleasttothegreatest.TheseversesareespeciallyfocusingonGod’ssalvationplan.Throughoutthechurchage,thedominantteachingofmostBiblicalchurcheswastotellthebrothersandsistersofthecongregationshowtheymightbesuretheyaresavedorhowtheymightbecomesaved.Acarefu