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Fulfillment refers to the fact that the Lord would speak through the prophets and His Son will be sent on to earth to save humans from sin. From the reading, it makes clear that Hosea’s quote which refers to the coming of Christ refers to the past. Matthew specifically cites Hosea saying “Out of EgyptContinue reading “March 3rd”

The book of Joshua illustrates the culmination of the Israelite’s journey to the Promised Land. Moses death at the end of Deuteronomy 34 signifies the transferring on of that leadership role to Joshua. Though Moses doesn’t physically enter the promised land, he is able to view it from the border/outskirts and see God’s fulfillment ofContinue reading “February 20th”

According to the Bible, a woman was impure for 7 days from the start of her menstrual flow. Anyone who touched the woman during this period would then become unclean themselves. The idea of “purity” involves removing dirt, pollution, or contaminating matter from the physical self. The idea of impurity is the opposite, and canContinue reading “February 18th”

God is an ultimate being who fills in the gaps at the limit of our own powers. In our moments of earthly life, it is a being that we can look to in times of need and failure. God is the creator of the heavens and the Earth. This can be proven through reason aloneContinue reading “February 11th”

The story of Joseph found in Genesis clearly reveals the theme of the “beloved son” emerging from the Bible. It is clear that Jacob has won favor in the eyes of his father, meaning that his inheritance will trump all his other brothers. While his brothers return to their father with a “bloodied garment” toContinue reading “February 6th”

In this encounter, Jacob is fighting with a being greater than himself, relying on his own strength in the middle of the night in a foreign land. In the scene of Jacob wrestling, he is wrestling with a man- some might call an angel. Kass explains that this “tutelary angel” is a stand in forContinue reading “February 4th”

Religion is the belief in something greater than oneself. Fundamentally, it looks to answer the question of the meaning of our existence. It is one unified system of beliefs and practices in which humans can implement rituals and assign meaning to important things pertaining to that religion. For example, Catholics will emphasize holy water, anContinue reading “January 30th”

Faith is fundamental when it comes to understanding God. Building off Saint Augustine’s writing, Wilken states that faith and reason work together. He states “Faith enables reason to exercise its power into realms to which it would otherwise have no access.” (Wilken, 185) Humans desire to know the world around us, along with the creatorContinue reading “January 28th”

Abraham agrees to the request made of him by God because he realizes that he was chosen and he has faith in the Lord. Prior to this, when God asked Abraham to get up from Babylon and make a great nation elsewhere(Canaan), he obeyed. Abraham’s faith in the Lord is strengthened when the deepest longingsContinue reading “January 23rd”

In Genesis chapter 6, God calls on Noah, a man of faith and obedience, to build an ark to endure the flood. Genesis chapter 6 emphasizes how sin was rampant on Earth and God was very displeased; He, therefore, seeks to erase the evil that has populated His Creation. Following the eating of the fruitContinue reading “January 21st”