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54 THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTENCE Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall come trembling unto the Lord and to His goodness at the end of days. Hosea 3: 5 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting place shall be glorious. Isaiah 11: 10 And many nations shall go and say: ‘Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach of His ways, and we will walk in His paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide concerning mighty nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken. Micah 4: 2–4 There have been many people who have claimed to be the Messiah during the last two thousand years, but all were eventually found to be false. One of the most famous was Shabbatai Zevi in 1666 who had a great following throughout the Middle East and even as far west as England. There were even bets being made on the London Stock Exchange on the likelihood of him being the real thing. However, he was arrested by the Turkish authorities and offered the choice of converting to Islam or immediate execution. He chose conversion. The disappointment among the masses of Jewish people who had fervently believed in him was enormous. It had a devastating effect upon their morale and many gave up their Judaism. There have been many other false messiahs who managed to attract followers only to be disappointed by events. This always produced local political unrest and the governments of the countries in which these false messiahs operated were anxious to put down the movements from Roman times right up to the eighteenth century. It is for these reasons that the Talmud warns us not to try to guess or attempt to calculate when the Messiah will come because such hopes just lead to disappointment and disillusion of which there have been many examples over the last two thousand years. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
Olam ha-Bah THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTENCE The Olam ha-Bah (the world to come), as opposed to the Olam ha-Zeh (this world – the one we live in), is sometimes confused with the Messianic Age. It is, in fact, something quite different. It is the place to which our souls may go after death. One description which is given in the Talmud (Berachot 17a 2 ) is as follows: ‘in the world to come there is no eating, drinking, propagation, business, jealousy, hatred or competition, but the righteous sit, with their crowns on their heads, enjoying the brilliance of the Divine Presence.’ Activity 22 Factfile – The Messiah 1. The origins of the Messiah 3. Three additional facts about the Messiah 4. Reasons why Jews believe the Messiah is yet to come. 5. The world when the Messiah comes (refer to Isaiah and Micah) Activity 23 Find the sentence from the source box on p53–4 that means: (a) There will be no more wars. (b) The tabernacle will be rebuilt. (c) Countries will be at peace with each other. (d) People will want to follow God’s words and learn from them. (e) Man need not fear his/ her fellow man. 2 Berachot is a section of the Babylonian Talmud. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 55 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Religious, Moral and Philosophical
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INTRODUCTION Using these support ma
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Page 25 and 26: THE HUMAN CONDITION Yet, even in ju
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Page 31 and 32: Suffering is at times inexplicable
Page 33 and 34: SECTION 4 THE GOALS The meaning of
Page 35 and 36: THE GOALS The Shema is the most imp
Page 37 and 38: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
Page 39 and 40: THE GOALS Activity 17 1. Give the r
Page 43 and 44: Activity 18 1. Read the Ten Command
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Page 49 and 50: The importance of repentance Repent
Page 51 and 52: Rosh Hashanah THE GOALS Rosh Hashan
Page 53 and 54: Source THE GOALS For the sin that w
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Page 57: SECTION 5 The concept of the Messia
Page 61 and 62: THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTENCE Genesis
Page 63 and 64: SECTION 6 The Torah THE MEANS Torah
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Page 67 and 68: The Ten Commandments THE MEANS The
Page 69 and 70: Activity 26 THE MEANS (a) Categoris
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