Eli had memorized the whole thing and read it back to the ones in the city who wrote it all down. Eli, it turns out, is blind and has been miraculously brought to the library, where he dictates the entire bible to a scribe. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. The book of eli exhibits sufficient reverence for the bible, and yet its coarse. He will bring elis family down and replace him with a priest who is faithful and will do what is in gods heart and mind. They paid no attention to the lord or to the regulations concerning what the priests could demand from the people.
It was the bible, it was written in braille, eli was blind as it turns oh, so he memorized it from cover to cover. The premise of eli centers around the bible not just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. I didnt find anything on the internet but it is not kjb verbatim. They are blind and ignorant to the message of truth in the bible. Second baptist church of matawan wednesday bible study. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies.
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. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. The bible says that samuel judged israel all the days of his life. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. In the movie the book of eli at the end, was he blind. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. In book of eli when reciting the kjb bible from memory he has differences from actual kjb in the first few words. There are two major viewpoints in the bible which is clearly shown in this movie. Apr, 2014 it would seem that eli was left on earth after the war to do the works of god as displayed throughout the rest of the movie as he travels with a woman named solara mila kunis who has lived in this corrupt town with her blind mother and an evil man named carnegie whos main goal is to get the bible from eli and that is what ultimately causes. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how.
Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, god promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death of eli and his sons. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. At the beginning of the first book of samuel, god presents us with two very different. Feb, 2010 no one in the world could read, but the fact the book was in braille showed 2 things. If anyone feels like checking here is a good excuse. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli.
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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in. Discover a summary of elijahs story, full scripture text, and related articles. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her. Know your bible lesson 9 scripture in level 3 of free online bible lessons for youth and adults. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. The bible story of elijah is from the first book of kings, describing his miraculous feats and redemption of the people of israel from the evil king ahab. Throughout the movie, eli shot animal s for food including a flying bird with a bow, and defended himself with blade and gun, and yet was blind the entire time. Where was eli seated when hannah came to the temple to pray for a child. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Eli travels his lonely journey one step at a time, hunting for food, searching for the essentials of life, and faithfully reading his bible every day. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. Eli, you see, is carrying the very last bible in existence. 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. And so the lord reveals himself to samuel despite the sins that surround him in the house of eli.
Similar to the life of jesus, elijah performs marveling acts to demonstrate the validity of god to the people of israel. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. If he was truly blind then he wouldnt be able to do so because he wouldnt know where they are to look at. Denzel washington thumps his bible and slices through bad guys. If u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. In the first book of samuel, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli.
Following these differing evaluations, our author contrasted gods responses to eli and his familys unfaithful service with his response to samuels faithful service in 2. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The movie the book of eli is a powerful allegory of the wilderness journey of lent for those blind to the world, seeking a vision through the holy word. Feb 24, 2021 and so the lord reveals himself to samuel despite the sins that surround him in the house of eli. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Because the book was delivered successfully cold 2 a person word for word.
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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him.
Notice all the 1 star rating people are just hating because it has something to do with the bible lol. The title of the movie seems to suggest that, like books of the bible, this is the book about eli i. Samuel was also confirmed to be a prophet at age 8 and eli died that same year. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Solara is a representation of jesuss loyal disciples. Eli is the chosen one, carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene. Secondly, what happened to the world in the book of eli.
After the bible has been printed the cover says nkjv new king james version there are some differences in the translation. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. The fact that he was so faithful that he had memorized the entire bible is why it was so special, the. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind.
When your ancestor aaron and his family were slaves of the king of egypt, i revealed myself to aaron. May 27, 2010 the bible is an essential part of civilization, we learn, along with, of course, the koran and the torah. Jan 14, 2010 the book of eli is not only a welldone action picture but an overtly, unabashedly christian one in which denzel washington plays a soldier of god. Thats what struck me the most, his undying loyalty and the fact that he had the entire bible memorized. Purpose the book of 1 samuel focuses on the way god remains faithful to israel even when they reject his kingship and demand a human king so they can be like all the other nations. And it came to pass at that time, while eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, new american standard bible. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. If eli wasnt blind that meant he taught himself to read braille and memorized the bible from the braille. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Elis family line would be supplanted by another, more faithful priest. Hes guided by a voice in his head that told him that he must protect this book and he is personally lives by the message of the bible, basically to do more for others than for yourself as he puts it. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. Me and my friend have been in a debate about this,and i wanted to know who was right. God was also faithful to fulfill his promises regarding the.
And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit. While the meat was still cooking, 14 he would stick the fork into the cooking pot, and whatever the fork brought out belonged to the priest. You might have heard about the movie titled the book of eli, or you might. We clearly see his devotion and faithfulness to the service of the realm. Redridge picks up, unwraps, and opens the object, and, hearing a click, throws it back on the ground in front of the car, running away from it. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The power wasnt in the book it was in the ideas within the book. 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. Hes on a divinelyinspired quest yes, a literal mission from god to take the book to the west as a swarm of wrongdoers led by gary oldman try to stop him. His blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beals, has a. Rather god intended from the beginning to raise up samuel to be a faithful priest to replace the house of eli 2. He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. Instead, when anyone was offering a sacrifice, the priests servant would come with a threepronged fork. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime.
At the end of the movie, we find out he is blind like the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in braille. Dec 21, 2010 he was blind the whole time, that is why towards the end the book he was carrying that got taken was in braille and the bad guy in the end could not read it and the other girl refuse to tell him what it said. Theology of blindness in the hebrew scriptures digital commons. Of course, had they been more faithful to god, their journey should have just. 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 bible, quotes, faith, spiritual christianity city. It happened at that time as eli was lying down in his place now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well, 1 samuel 4. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille. He maintains his hold on his humanity as he listens to music on an old. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord where the ark of god was. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. God rebukes eli for his weak rebuke and tells him that his weak response indicates that eli favors his sons more than god and also scorns the sacred liturgy. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind.
Verse concepts the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. A wrapped object is thrown out of the second story window and lands a few feet in front of one of the gangs cars. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Jan 22, 2010 at the end of the movie, we find out he is blind like the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in braille. We have selected eli as one of the most important people and character from the bible and provided a biography and character outline of this famous person. Faithful and unfaithful families signal mountain church.
Eli sneaks out of his room and carnegie has his henchmen shoot at eli, but the bullets seemingly just graze him, as if he is being protected. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Masoretic text reads this one he requested of the lord. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. The reason i think he was is because 1 his eye color and 2 his bible was in braille. This leads him to memorize the entire bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. A moral tale on the peril of poor parenting and unfaithful. A number of passages in the hebrew scriptures discuss blindness.
The tragic and sobering story of priest eli and his two sons recorded in 1 samuel chapters 14 warns us of our blind spots in life. In the first book of samuel which we are reading now in daily mass, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. It makes more sense that he just knows how to read braille. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. 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. So both eli and samuel judges even though they are never mentioned in the book of judges.
But it happened at that time as eli was lying down in his place now his eyesight had begun to be poor and he could not see well, nasb 1995. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. God cannot allow eli and his sons to minister at shiloh any longer. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. In the scene at george and marthas house, carnegie calls for eli to throw out the book. Not being able to read was an excuse not to follow the ideas behind the bible. 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. Elis faithlessness to god did not mean that god would be unfaithful to hannah and samuel.
He also died from a gunshot wound he received because gary oldman shot him pointblank in the abdomen. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as the. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. A moral tale on the peril of faltering fatherhood and. When eli and solaris are on the boat and the guard from alcatraz yells down, eli states that he has a kjv king james version of the bible. Later biblical passages mention the fortunes of several of his d.
In chapters 2 and 3, god prophetically foretells of his judgment on eli and. He soon forces solara to tell him if eli was reading a book, and realizes eli s book is the one he wantsa bible. So, there are some interesting book of mormon parallels worth investigating. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord continue reading the story of eli. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Some say that eli was blind ever since he was born and never got the chance to regain his eyesight until he had grown up. My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli, directed by. Much of the information is taken from the classic reference books including matthew george easton eastons bible dictionary and ashley s johnson condensed biblical cyclopedia. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. The main character, eli, frequently protects the bible with his life, reads from it day and night, and hides its words in his heart and mind.
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