Any rich story weaves in symbolism and foreshadowing. This enhances the meaning of the narrative, gives the audience clues to the future, and sets the stage for multiple themes. The drama of the Bible checks all of these boxes and then some. Although there are many characters in the first formative years of Israel’s existence, the character of Joshua, leads Israel into a temporary Promised Land, which foreshadows the role that Jesus plays in the unfolding narrative. Joshua was critical to the establishment of Israel as their own country, leading them to a land to call their own. Israel, “under the leadership of Joshua… successfully maintained a foothold despite enemy pressure” (Anderson, 40). Israel, under the leadership of Joshua, became an
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Daughter of the King. Only one of these titles is what I pray defines my story: daughter of the King. Throughout the unfolding drama of the Bible, God continuously chooses individuals for specific occasions, for specific reasons, and to a specific end. This secret end, foreshadowed in daily instances of that future glory, is being worked for through characters from the time of Abraham, to David, to Christ incarnate, to Paul, and to Christians today. It is my deepest prayer, that as a daughter of the King, I will put down my own pen, and allow God to write the unfolding drama of my life, into the pages of his …show more content…
God has worked powerfully in the lives of Christians for millennia. As a Christian today, I walk forward in union with the full body of believers: past, present, and future. The only obstacle truly limiting the expanse of my future, is my own mistrust in the power of God to work in my life – just as compellingly as he always has. Psalm 138:8 says, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me: your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” This verse gives me great comfort and hope for the future, whatever career that holds: teacher, artist, or writer. I know that whatever setting God gives to my story, he will fulfill the purpose he has already laid out for me, Ava: daughter of the
Daughter of the King. Only one of these titles is what I pray defines my story: daughter of the King. Throughout the unfolding drama of the Bible, God continuously chooses individuals for specific occasions, for specific reasons, and to a specific end. This secret end, foreshadowed in daily instances of that future glory, is being worked for through characters from the time of Abraham, to David, to Christ incarnate, to Paul, and to Christians today. It is my deepest prayer, that as a daughter of the King, I will put down my own pen, and allow God to write the unfolding drama of my life, into the pages of his …show more content…
God has worked powerfully in the lives of Christians for millennia. As a Christian today, I walk forward in union with the full body of believers: past, present, and future. The only obstacle truly limiting the expanse of my future, is my own mistrust in the power of God to work in my life – just as compellingly as he always has. Psalm 138:8 says, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me: your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” This verse gives me great comfort and hope for the future, whatever career that holds: teacher, artist, or writer. I know that whatever setting God gives to my story, he will fulfill the purpose he has already laid out for me, Ava: daughter of the