The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. Later biblical passages mention the fortunes of several of hi. A descendant of ithamar, the fourth son of aaron, who exercised the office of high priest in shiloh at the time of the birth of samuel. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Eli is both a courier and a missionary, and the title. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
Any differences in the name and position of the books as they appear in the roman catholic version are given in parentheses. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. First, hannah turned to god in prayer during her time of need. Bible exposition in negros, philippines, hosted by bro. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. Has anybody seen the film the book of eli starring denzel washington. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the. How the idol fell down before the ark bible story for children and adults this famous how the idol fell down before the ark bible story for adults, teens and children about eli is a free, printable bible study resource which can be read by teens or adults or used at sunday school for. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli is not to far from a christian movie and in this film the bible plays a very important role.
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. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with. 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. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. The story of hannah and samuel offers many important lessons for today. 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. There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the holy bible. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments.
The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. The sad story of eli and his two wayward sons, phinehas and hophni, is found in 1 samuel, chapters 2 and 4. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Read it and weep denzel washington thumps his bible and slices through bad guys in this apocalyptic hughes brothers fable. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to offer an interpretation of the revealed work, but is just one out of a number of possible interpretations of eli. Ichabod was the son of phinehas and the grandson of eli, the priest of the lord in shiloh. The two mountains were used to symbolize the significance of the. It is at this point that carnegie becomes certain that eli must possess the book the bible. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take elis key to the book flap.
The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. The woman eli meets at the tunnel represents mary magdalene. Learn about eli original meaning in the bible using the new testament greek lexicon king james version. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. They used the priestly office merely for livelihood. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Under pressure, selena reluctantly admits that eli does have a book but since no one born after the war knows how to read, she does not know if it is the bible. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. At the end of the film we find out that eli has been blind all along.
Denzel washington stars as eli, a lone traveler wandering americas wastelands. The term ichabod is found in two places in the bible,1 samuel 4. Basically, thorn believes that by exorcizing eli with the bible, ritual, and holy water, she can save his soul even if she kills his body. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille. 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 in. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. Elis actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. It provides facts, a biography and information about this famous biblical character for bible study.
Third, she kept her commitment to the lord, even though it must have been difficult. They paid little attention to the proper ritual of the sacrifices and less to their meaning. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. And i am come down to d eli ver them out of the hand of the egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. In the film washington is a wanderer transporting a bible in a post apocalyptic world.
Denzel washington protecting the last copy of a very important book. The importance of the bible in the book of eli, a film by albert and. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, the bible. Second, she praised and thanked god when he did answer her prayer. Eli this article contains a free bible study resource on the subject of eli.
Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. He got his thugs to find the book and found out eli had it so he chased down eli and took the book and. Eli is both a courier and a missionary, and the title reflects that with the allusion to the books of the apostles book of john, book of peter, etc. For the first time in israel, eli combined in his own person the functions of high priest and judge, judging israel for 40 years 1 samuel 4. Spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case. His name is eli denzel washington and he is on the alert for thieves. The sordid story includes their sin with the women who did. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the.
For a meaning of the hebrew name eli, nobse study bible name list takes the part to come from ala, meaning to ascend. In this interpretation, there is the possibility of a false interpretation, as the author has taken the words, which can have more than one meaning, and. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Among the guest inquirers were two jordanians curious about the true religion and the church of. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. Eli meaning in bible new testament greek lexicon king. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. 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. Fourth, god blessed hannah beyond what she had asked.
The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. This film encompasses all the themes including beauty. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
As with all good bible stories, eli wins, even if his life is martyred for the sake of the greater religious good. Some of the books are included in the roman catholic bible. Those books, considered canonical by roman catholics, are marked with an asterisk. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is best known as his role as a fatherfigure and helped raise samuel, the first of the major prophets. Lombardi tells eli that they have been missing a copy of the bible, so eli tells him to get a lot of paper and pen. I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order.
Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death of eli and his sons. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Eli definition and meaning bible dictionary bible study tools. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
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