Death
Death is a part of the everyday procedure when it comes to living creatures. When a living creature dies, many feel sad or even disappointed, while others tend to celebrate the life they had with the person or even their own pet. Death can best be described as when the heart and mind stop working and the living is no longer able to take a breath. For many, death can be a traumatic chain of events within their lives as people tend to not know how to handle death or the death came unexpectedly or in some cases through acts of violence.
The book of Genesis describes many deaths and the consequences one encounters when death occurs. Cain and Abel were in the field when Cain attacked his brother and killed him. The Lord was immediately aware …show more content…
While this book may not be all about the death of people, it certainly describes ideas in which mankind would have wished they were dead. The many plagues the Lord created were done because people would not follow him and obey his commands. The swarm of flies which devastated Pharaoh’s land or the fifth plague where the Lord killed off the livestock in the fields. When the Lord created dust that fell from the sky and created boils for all living things, now that would be a powerful punishment where death would seem like a better option (Ex 9:9). Of all the plagues, the one which stands out the most would have to be the death of the first newborn. The Lord stated at about midnight he would go through Egypt and kill the firstborn of Pharaoh whether it be a child or animal and they would all perish (Ex 11:5-6). One could only imagine what it would be like to lose your first born, but to have your child perish because one is greedy and will not follow simple rules our great leader has instilled into everyone seem unrighteous. All too often death seemed to be inevitable according to the old testament. The Lord does state “a life for a life,” an eye for an eye,” tooth for a tooth,” hand for a hand,” and “burn for a burn.” (Ex
Death is a part of the everyday procedure when it comes to living creatures. When a living creature dies, many feel sad or even disappointed, while others tend to celebrate the life they had with the person or even their own pet. Death can best be described as when the heart and mind stop working and the living is no longer able to take a breath. For many, death can be a traumatic chain of events within their lives as people tend to not know how to handle death or the death came unexpectedly or in some cases through acts of violence.
The book of Genesis describes many deaths and the consequences one encounters when death occurs. Cain and Abel were in the field when Cain attacked his brother and killed him. The Lord was immediately aware …show more content…
While this book may not be all about the death of people, it certainly describes ideas in which mankind would have wished they were dead. The many plagues the Lord created were done because people would not follow him and obey his commands. The swarm of flies which devastated Pharaoh’s land or the fifth plague where the Lord killed off the livestock in the fields. When the Lord created dust that fell from the sky and created boils for all living things, now that would be a powerful punishment where death would seem like a better option (Ex 9:9). Of all the plagues, the one which stands out the most would have to be the death of the first newborn. The Lord stated at about midnight he would go through Egypt and kill the firstborn of Pharaoh whether it be a child or animal and they would all perish (Ex 11:5-6). One could only imagine what it would be like to lose your first born, but to have your child perish because one is greedy and will not follow simple rules our great leader has instilled into everyone seem unrighteous. All too often death seemed to be inevitable according to the old testament. The Lord does state “a life for a life,” an eye for an eye,” tooth for a tooth,” hand for a hand,” and “burn for a burn.” (Ex