Eli the book of eli vs daredevil mcu battles comic. A very intense bar fight where eli quotes a verse from the bible before slaughtering everyone. The book of eli is a 2010 film that is a postapocalyptic story of a lone man who fights his way across america in order to protect the bible, that carnegie, the. The story of noah and his ark isnt in the bible to teach us about shipbuilding or ancient floods or animal care on the high seas. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we are. For out of the ground we were taken for the dust we are, and to the dust we shall return. Ive been looking on the internet, but have ad no luck. And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh. Did i not clearly reveal myself to your ancestors family when they were in egypt under pharaoh. What bible passage does eli says in the bar before he fights in the movie the book of eli. Looks like youre trying to find information about i fought the good fight bible verse. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me.
I highly recommend the book of eli, starring denzel washington no, it is not technically a christian movie by any means but the bible and god play a major role in the movie. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. 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. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. How hollywood begat yet another insult to christianity. 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.
I felt inspired by this movie and my faith was strengthened. And to the dust we shall return the book of eli youtube. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. The word of the lord in the bible king james version. As he sees carnieges people rioting after most of his men are killed, he just warily sits back and doesnt try to stop them, due to seeing hes outnumbered. Tanach is the hebrew bible, the old testament of the king james version, meaning part of a bible was already found, but its likely no one knew how to read it. Aside from a couple of poorlyquoted bible verses he sort of does a hodgepodge of translations when quoting psalm 23 and one cheesy final scene that almost undoes the redemption of kunis she is branded in my mind as that seventies show girl, the book of eli is impeccable. I highly recommend the book of eli, starring denzel. The book of eli bar fight scene with biblical scriptures power. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh.
I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right. Would that we could all say this prayer or a version of it, at the end of our lives. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. 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. A very intense bar fight where eli quotes a verse from the bible before. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Eli faces off against a powerful man named carnegie who seeks to wrestle the bible away from him and use it to control the people.
And eli jah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. What bible passage does eli says in the bar before he.
Now thinks to get their secret weapon of god to fight. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a gang of thugs in a bar, he beats them all up. This is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out. The quote in the bar fight scene eli says before killing everyone it is a verse in used from the bible. Eli slams martzs head on the bar railing i know who you are.
After the newly printed bible is put on the shelf, beside it, there is a book with a hebrew headline saying tanach. Eli tells lombardi that he has a king james bible with him. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand.
There are many dramatic moments and even more fight sequences. Learn more through this page most about i fought the good fight bible verse triumph fight the good fight. Need help finding a bible verse from the book of eli. 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. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as the last. Deffinbaugh, teacher and elder at community bible chapel, on march 11, 2001 164 unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from the net bible. Throughout the movie, eli dramatically quotes bible verses, like this reference to genesis 3.
The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would take up much more physical space than one volume. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books roughly three full sets of encyclopaedia britannicas. To the righteous who rightfully divide the word of the most high god and live by it, those of gods chosen people its a reason why they dont. Both thorn and thistles it should bring forth, for us. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. He asks lombardi to get paper and pencil and, with his dying breath, dictates the entire bible, verse by verse, as lombardi writes it all down. Sports a thick beard and is one of carnieges more notable and resilient henchmen know when to fold em. Movies and the bible if youre a movie fan, then this. For out of the ground we were taken for the dust we. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. The lighting aided him in this scene by giving off. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. Or that eli is specifically protecting a king james bible, the version most secularists use as a.
Denzel washington in book of eli as eli backs calmly into the shadows beneath a bridge, then proceeds to swiftly kill 5 brigands. Bible verses related to fighting from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order matthew 18. One shot of the same scene shows eli standing in the middle of the bar to fight, when he suddenly starts to recite versus from the bible. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. And never mind that more than once the characters allude to the book as the cause of the war. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. Go, enquire of the lord for me, and for them that are left in israel and in judah, concerning the words of the book that is found. God didnt protect eli from getting shot by carnegie when he gave him the bible. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult. Did i choose him out of all the tribes of israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an. 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. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle.
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