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By fulfillment, Scripture means the completion of a promise previously mentioned in the Old Testament. Hosea’s words said “that what the Lord said through the prophet might be fulfilled: ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’” What Hosea means is that what the Lord promises is eventually fulfilled through the works of a prophet. TheContinue reading “March 3”

By my reading if the chapters in Numbers, I would say that their mistrust in the Lord causes their condemnation. None of the people believed in the Lord’s promises for them and instead only wanted instant gratification for the hardships they had undergone. Moses was the only one in the group who had trust inContinue reading “February 20”

What is considered to be pure or impure can vary from culture to culture. Purity is symbolic. In my opinion, there is nothing that is truly “pure” on Earth. Purity can range anywhere from clean water to good hygiene to having a “pure”or good soul. Purity can be used in a way to govern communitiesContinue reading “February 18”

God is an enigma. No one truly knows who God is. Is God a man or woman? Is God real or fake? God is merciful and caring, yet can allow for some horrible acts to happen. Exodus 2:25 states, “So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.” This shows that God caresContinue reading “February 11”

Joseph has his silver cup placed in Benjamin (his brother’s) sack to make it look like he had stolen it in Genesis 44:1-2. In the previous chapter however, it was made clear that Joseph had no resentment towards his brother. In Genesis 43, when Benjamin arrived and had a meal with Joseph, the text statesContinue reading “February 6”

At first, when Isaac gives Jacob his blessing, it seems like Jacob is the clear winner against Esau. I don’t think there is a winner. I think Jacob and Esau both won in their own ways. Sure, at first Esau was angry at Jacob for taking away his blessing, but when they reunite, Esau isContinue reading “February 4”

Religion is a very touchy subject to talk about. For some, it is a belief system that governs their way of life. Others simply don’t want to believe in one. There are so many kinds of religions in the world today, and many people don’t agree with each other about the details of a religion,Continue reading “January 30”

Wilken makes many points in his book to show how faith is unavoidable. To me, his first argument starts when he quotes St. Augustine saying that “No one believes in anything unless one first thought it believable.” I find this quote so interesting because I’ve never thought of faith like that. If we didn’t haveContinue reading “January 28”

Abraham agrees to the request made of him by God because he feared what God would do to him if he did not abide by what God asked of him. In Genesis 22:12 it says, “For now I know that you fear God, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only one.”Continue reading “January 23”

Noah was the first man who could have no direct contact to the first man (Adam) and was the first man to be born into a world where death is already present. Mortality is a received part of the human condition. Adam and Eve thought that they were going to live in the Garden ofContinue reading “January 21”