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Old Test Love
God's Love in the Old Testament
There are many passages in the Old Testament that seem to suggest the God described in this part of the Bible is less loving and more vengeful than the God of the New Testament. The punishments and violence that are described n these older books, and the direct commands that God often gives to carry out these punishments and acts of violence, are certainly difficult to reconcile with the Catholic understanding of God as the source of love, compassion, and salvation through the Son Jesus Christ based on a surface reading of many of these passages. Looking deeper, however, reveals that God is the God of love no matter what actual events are being commanded or described. The ten plagues that God has Moses and his brother Aaron visit upon the people of Egypt are often cited as an example of the vengeful...
The Egyptians, and prticulalry the Pharaoh, were denying the Hebrews their right to truly serve their God in the manner intended, and were also showing a cruelty and lack of compassion that demanded correction. The bringing of the plagues was a means of showing the Egyptians the error of their ways, demonstrating the pain and suffering caused by certain of the injustices that had been visited upon the Hebrews and thus leading the Egyptians to a more compassionate set of values, and an easier position form which to receive…
However, Pharaoh's heart was heartened and he refused. Because of this, Aaron was instructed to lay down the rod in front of the Pharaoh and it became a snake. The pharaoh then ordered his sorcerers to throw down their rods and they also became snakes but Aarons snake ate the other snakes and the Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he would not release the children of Israel. Then the
In the Old Testament, Moses emerges as an unlikely leader of the captive Hebrews. Raised by the Egyptians like a son, he finds that he is actually a Hebrew and his relationship with the God of the Hebrews grows so that he is chosen to send a message to Pharaoh that God wants the Hebrews to be freed. Moses was an ethical leader from the beginning who practiced both ethical
Exodus/Story Of Moses Many scholars refer to the book of exodus as the bedrock of faith in Israel. The book links two key first encounters: the Israelites' Exodus from captivity in Egypt, and their reception of the covenant of God at Sinai. The Exodus of Israelites from Egypt is symbolic of the existence of Israel, primarily by the delivering power of God. And the covenant shaped the nation's relationship with God.
This is the Jealous God that Huston carries throughout his film as a representation of Godly power. This view also raises many associated questions; such as the fact that God must also have been the originator of the snake. In this section and in the others that follow it seems that the central impetus in the film is in reality a critique and an indictment of the God of the
Many Judeo-Christina ethics are found most explicitly in the proverbs. Among them are purity, chastity, humility, and hard work. Ecclesiastes: Possibly written by Solomon, this book is a philosophical reflection; another work of poetics/wisdom (Fee & Douglas, 1993). The author reflects near the end of his life that much of his life has been meaningless. The exact reason for this despair is unclear, though it could be because it was
This again stresses that God's love has nothing to do with Israel's attractiveness and everything to do with God's grace. "Kept the oath" (v. 8). God's love is faithful. We should not be surprised that God chose Israel in its weakness. This is exactly what God did in Genesis 12:1-3. The promise of children and a land made to an old, childless couple seemed impossible. Yet they conceived, and the