From this section of reading that human beings do not seem to learn from their mistakes. We continue to find ourselves in trials just like the people of Israel because we forget the blessings that God has shown to us. As a result of our forgetfulness we act selfishly which leads us to disobey God’s commands. It was apparent that the people of Israel did not attempt to retain information regarding the gifts from God such as delivering them from slavery and maybe if they had they would not have found themselves continually landing in tough situations. If only they were more like Stan’s wife in Knowing the Bible 101: A Guide to God’s Word in Plain Language by Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz when it says “Perhaps she is motivated by the great insight of George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (p. 119)
I feel that as we learn about how God dealt with the people of Israel we can see that he can become angry, frustrated, disappointed. He shows us that in Judges 2:14 “In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no …show more content…
One is that he wants us to really understand what it means to live by His command. If we follow His word we will not be forsaken, but instead we will be rewarded. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:6-7, NIV) Secondly, I believe that he wants us to learn from our past so we do not repeat the same
I feel that as we learn about how God dealt with the people of Israel we can see that he can become angry, frustrated, disappointed. He shows us that in Judges 2:14 “In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no …show more content…
One is that he wants us to really understand what it means to live by His command. If we follow His word we will not be forsaken, but instead we will be rewarded. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:6-7, NIV) Secondly, I believe that he wants us to learn from our past so we do not repeat the same