It was to him that hannah entrusted her son, samuel, to be raised 1 samuel 1. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. If youve actually seen the movie youd know the book of eli is the bible, specifically a braille version of the king james bible owned by the main character whose name is eli. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. At the helm of affairs are allen and albert hughes who are well known for their artistic touch in. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Elis descent is not given in 1 chronicles 6, because after the judgment on elis family the priestly line was reckoned through aarons other son eleazar. Harbuts story of the bible contains the famous and great stories in their connected order forming a continuous history of the bible and its greatest stories, including the eli bible story, which is suitable for adults and teens, young children and kids, catholic or protestant. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips.
There s a fork in the road, and eli makes the choice. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. In davids day, after the slaughter of the house of ahimelech 1 sam 22.
Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. 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. His forty years of service as judge over israel has ended. The office remained in his family till the time of abiathar 1 kings 2. 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. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. Although he was high priest, eli failed to curb the sinful behavior of his sons, hophni and phinehas, who were. Denzel washington looks into the future in the book of eli, and the news. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli. Now look, i get that the book of eli is a work of fiction.
Carnegie cannot read it, and the only person he knows who can, refuses due to the way carnegie has treated her and her daughter. 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. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. God spoke to eli to find the book,bible, and transport it to a safe haven. He was also judge of israel, at shiloh, for 40 years. The book of eli its brutal content is not for all tastes, but this thoughtful action movie finds denzel washington protecting the last copy of a very important book. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle.
Israel is fled before the philistines, there has also been a great slaughter among the people, thy two sons hophni and phinehas are dead, and the ark of. But the priest eli was mentioned in 1 samuel and 2 samuel. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. Book guythe canon was not codified by the council of nicea, despite what dan brown or bart ehrman would have you believe. 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. Nrl rugby union cricket soccer afl racing tennis netball. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. God spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. As anyone who has seen the trailer is aware, the book is the sole surviving copy of the bible. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
As far as biblical symbolism, there s some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. The sons continued in their sinful behavior, and it was hannahs son samuel who, several years later, prophesied to eli. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of eli is the king james version of the holy bible eli tells the guards at the island that he has italthough the edition printed on alcatraz is stamped the new king james version.
Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. Cricket formula 1 with dh football tennis sportscene other. The book of eli deleted scene reading the bible 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone. There is no ancient book of eli that was written in biblical times, it wasnt included in the bible because it never existed. 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. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Eli is dead, along with his sons, and all on the same day. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. 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. And it came to pass the third day after that i was d eli vered, that this woman was d eli vered also. The full extent of the national calamity was speedily made known to him. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him.
The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like the book of eli. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. In the end, eli is forced to relinquish the last bible to carnegie, and thats when thing get interesting, for it is then revealed that the last bible was a braille bible. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. He was the first of the line of ithamar, aarons fourth son 1 chronicles 24. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. If you are a fan of postapocalyptic thrillers, the book of eli has the. They are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. The movie takes place in the future after an apocalyptic war.
Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take elis key to the book flap. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. The hughes brothers made their names with violent comicbook stuff like. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a.
There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action. Carnegie sees the book as a means of controlling people and their loyalties, as many false. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. There eli sat outside the gate of the sanctuary by the wayside, anxiously waiting for tidings from the battlefield. 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. 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. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. And when her days to be d eli vered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. The wife of elis son, phinehas, is pregnant, and the news of israels tragic defeat, the loss of the ark, and the deaths of eli and her husband bring on her labor.
This how the idol fell down before the ark bible story is part of a. The book of eli deleted scene reading the bible 2010 denzel. It shows the theme of gods supernatural power and divine providence all the much more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Denzel washington stars as the most righteous killer since travis bickle. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. 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. But there are so many themes in it that just excite me as a christianespecially the fact that the story seems impossible.