Over the course of the second half of this class’s readings, one reads into the latter and larger part of the Old Testament, as well as the earlier portion of the New Testament. This provides a nice transitionary period in realizing the connection between some of the Messianic and other prophecies made in the prophetic books of the Old Testament with the realizations of those prophecies in the New Testament, with both the exile of Israel, and the birth and life of Jesus Christ. Immediately following the previous reflective journal, the class read the books of Judges. This book is one of my favorite books of the Old Testament, and of the entire Bible. Solely speaking of the literature content of the book, I love the way it reads and the intense
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These stories are filled with violence and immorality. They are gruesome reminders that without God and righteousness, mankind falls horribly short of any kind of goodness. In the end of Judges, the entire theme of the book is summed up in one single verse: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.” (Judges 21:25, HCSB). Judges is a book of destruction and violence and points out Israel’s and the worlds need for God. Within this book, one can understand the true and depraved nature of mankind. I believe this underlying theme helps the reader to become aware of the world’s need for redemption and salvation, which is later found in Jesus …show more content…
David illustrates this idea perfectly, and also further goes on to show the divine forgetfulness of God. Yes, God hates sin and has to be angry at it. However, God will not be angry for eternity. With repentance and continued faith — both of which David showed greatly — God will forgive and continue to bless those who love Him. This story of the life of David just goes to show that God specializes in taking the weakest and most broken of anyone and mending, making them whole and blessing them immensely. When I mess up, I like to think of the story of David. Despite all David’s faults, God still saw him as that man after His own heart. I think that’s a beautiful representation of the love of
These stories are filled with violence and immorality. They are gruesome reminders that without God and righteousness, mankind falls horribly short of any kind of goodness. In the end of Judges, the entire theme of the book is summed up in one single verse: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.” (Judges 21:25, HCSB). Judges is a book of destruction and violence and points out Israel’s and the worlds need for God. Within this book, one can understand the true and depraved nature of mankind. I believe this underlying theme helps the reader to become aware of the world’s need for redemption and salvation, which is later found in Jesus …show more content…
David illustrates this idea perfectly, and also further goes on to show the divine forgetfulness of God. Yes, God hates sin and has to be angry at it. However, God will not be angry for eternity. With repentance and continued faith — both of which David showed greatly — God will forgive and continue to bless those who love Him. This story of the life of David just goes to show that God specializes in taking the weakest and most broken of anyone and mending, making them whole and blessing them immensely. When I mess up, I like to think of the story of David. Despite all David’s faults, God still saw him as that man after His own heart. I think that’s a beautiful representation of the love of