Aug 04, 2003 these lessons help young readers increase their vocabulary of bible words, believe that the bible is gods word, use bible references to find bible verses, and celebrate their new knowledge. Deffinbaugh, teacher and elder at community bible chapel, on march 11, 2001 164 unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from the net bible. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Bible verses about following man king james version. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. He reveals to her that the book he has is a king james biblethe only one. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
Solara is a representation of jesuss loyal disciples. But the priest eli was mentioned in 1 samuel and 2 samuel. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a couple of shelves whole. For me, this is the start of something much bigger. The book of eli at least marks a return to filmmaking for the talented directors, nine years after from hell and a decade and a half removed from their best work, dead presidents and menace ii society. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. Spreading this book is what actually caused the apocalypse in the first place. The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. Almighty god says, the bible is a historical record of gods work in israel, including many of the words of the ancient prophets and some of the words that jehovah spoke when he performed his work. The book of eli is not so much about the book he carries but about restoration of the soul. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
A voice has commanded eli to take the bible west, where it will be the foundation of a new earth. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. In the book an american company, an executive described a business lunch he had with eli black. Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. The simple words used in the eli bible story for adults, teens, children and little kids about eli are an ideal resource for protestant or catholic christian parents and christian sunday school teachers to tell the famous and great stories of the bible including how the idol fell down before the ark inspired from the scriptures of the bible. Carnegie sees the book as a means of controlling people and their loyalties, as many false.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. When her prayer was answered, and a child that she asked for was born see samuel, she dedicated him to the service of god and placed him in the care and custody of eli 1 samuel 1. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. I would agree with one answer, which says that all christians do read some of the bible. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Not being able to read was an excuse not to follow the ideas behind the bible.
Eli is delivering the book to safetycarnegie wants eli s bible, the last in existence, because he knows that he can use it as a weapon to lead people to blindly follow its words and instantly attain power over them. When they came down to him, elisha prayed to the lord and said, strike this people with blindness, i pray. Jan 27, 2010 if you have wondered whether you should see the book of eli it or not, you should. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Overall, i really enjoyed this film because it had an interesting concept.
Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Bible verse make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found psalm 119. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. The book of eli in search of a midnight kiss prague. He was also judge of israel, at shiloh, for 40 years. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him.
Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. So everyone sees it as a holy book because god is great and holy. It was many day fafter eli was died and they completion the book of bible, but she had to leave alcatraz. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book youtube. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. It was many day fafter eli was died and they completion the book of bible, but she had to leave alcatraz isalnd and sandy ego because she knew her mother would be and carnegie was. Although he was high priest, eli failed to curb the sinful behavior of his sons, hophni and phinehas, who were. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Biography, facts and information about eli the following info provides a concise biography with facts and information about eli. No one in the world could read, but the fact the book was in braille showed 2 things. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips.
For some reason, no one tries getting closer to shoot him. If you compare the two side by side you will see it is word for word the same book. As you read throughout the bible you see that certain narratives and promises take place over hundreds of years. Eli is delivering the book to safetycarnegie wants elis bible, the last in existence, because he knows that he can use it as a weapon to lead people to blindly follow its words and instantly attain power over them. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes. Bible verses related to following man from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order proverbs 14. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. If eli wasnt blind that meant he taught himself to read braille and memorized the bible from the braille.
But to understand this perspective you have to abandon the way most read the bible, as a constitution of laws, and read it from a perspective of story. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. Then elisha said to them, this is not the way, nor is this the city. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. It was to him that hannah entrusted her son, samuel, to be raised 1 samuel 1. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. A bit pricey but an excellent addition to your book shelf. A goodenough entry into the postapocalyptic genre that nevertheless leaves you longing for something better, the hughes brothers. Your simple prayer has inspired me to blindly follow whatever you say. Garys henchmen try to kill denzel to get his book, but the bullets mysteriously miss him. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli.
If you like action movies youll probably love the book of eli. Jan 15, 2010 eli completely missed the most important lesson to be learned from his precious book. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. So he struck them with blindness according to the word of elisha. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in.
Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. This article about eli, together with other tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Bible verses about following man bible verses related to following man from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. Loving your neighbors is only the second greatest commandmentthe first is to love the lord your god with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Eli is the chosen one,carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene. If your going to get this book get the newer book for the same price with the added chapters. And even if you are a christian and wondering if it being rated r means you should avoid it, dont. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Dec 18, 2011 god spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. In the world of eli, however, the nuclear war was caused by religion. Dec 05, 2011 therefore, it makes sense to me that god would have a bigger plan later for his word. If you have wondered whether you should see the book of eli it or not, you should.
The new english translation, also known as the net bible, is a completely new translation of the bible, not a revision or an update of a previous english version. The first mention of eli in bible history was when hannah prayed to the lord at the tabernacle. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. In fact, its probably one thing that gives the bible such a bad name, i.
Route 52 is a biblebased journey that will take kids through the bible every year from age 6 to 8. And while the script by gary whitta feels rather unfinished and less than fully satisfying, the hughes. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli.
The power wasnt in the book it was in the ideas within the book. Harbuts story of the bible contains the famous and great stories in their connected order forming a continuous history of the bible and its. Why is it that christians blindly follow their religion. This movie is about eli carrying the last existing bible, and how one man wants to steal it so he can control the world. These lessons help young readers increase their vocabulary of bible words, believe that the bible is gods word, use bible references to find bible verses, and celebrate their new knowledge. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Eli black was a brilliant businessman best know for two events in his life. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as the. Aug 06, 2015 37 videos play all the book of eli zlatko vuckovic the life of jesus english official full hd movie duration. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. There are characters from the bible in the book of eli.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. So, of course it only makes sense that everyone will. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros.
The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. God spoke to eli to find the book,bible, and transport it to a safe haven. He was the first of the line of ithamar, aarons fourth son 1 chronicles 24. In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. The basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. You see, people are dumb sheep, and they will blindly follow whatever is in the bible. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle. If there was a sequel to the book of eli, it would be the story of what god did next with his word.
He masterminded the multimillion dollar takeover of the united fruit conglomerate, and he jumped to his death from the 42nd floor of the pan am building in new york city. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing gods voice he regained his sight until his task was completed finding a safe place for the bible this is why he did things a blind man would do and could read braille and also why is eyes were normal at the start of the film and clouded and the end. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. Have we considered the possibility that eli wasnt blind until he got to alcatraz.
As with all good bible stories, eli wins, even if his life is martyred for the sake of the greater religious good. Eli a free christian bible study resource we hope that this eli article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a bible study plan. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle.