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In ancient Israel the Israelites were members of the Hebrew people. The Israelites were monotheist, which means the belief in one god. The Israelites believed in the god Yaweh. They believed this god had chosen them to become of the Hebrew religion. Prophets e ....

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.... would reign and the good will be vindicated. Jesus used parables such as the ones in Mathew :13 to teach faith to his followers. The parables were stories that used physical things that his followers could understand. Parables that Jesus used had special meanings which would teach a certain aspect of the religion to the followers. The parables that Jesus used were not for everyone. They were for those who chose to listen and take the teachings to heart. Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is all around us and that we must decide to believe or not. The line of good and evil goes right through us and we must choose for ourselves. Jesus urg ....