The Chosen Ones

God uses certain people to impact many others. After reading the first twenty chapters of Exodus, it is clear that God was still living out his promise to Abraham through Moses. Moses’ lineage traces back to Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham. God placed the infant Israelite, Moses, in Pharaoh’s household, speaks to Moses, uses Moses to free the Israelites and finally taught the Israelites of God’s laws in these chapters. God’s covenant to Abraham included all of Abraham’s decedents taking over the…

religion is what would prevail so that the American soldiers would win the war. However, each author used three very distinct approaches to religion; Winthrop positively proclaimed that the Puritans were God’s chosen people, while Edwards used pain and suffering to demonstrate to the…

When Jesus was on the cross, struggling for breath, blood pouring out of his wounds, He cries out, “It is finished!”, and then lets out his last breath. This act was not only an act of love by God and Christ, but an act of trust. Jesus trusted God, even though he did not want death to be the way that mankind was redeemed. As Christians, we are constantly called to trust God in all things, from everyday small matters to large decisions or problems. Ideas of this trust can be found throughout the…

For this class, I learned a lot of material covered throughout the Old Testament. I learned about the chosen people, their mistakes, their punishment, and how God showed his grace even when they disobeyed. However, there is one group of people that kept the descendants of Abraham throughout their time, the prophets. These people were chosen messengers of God’s word, and even though the messages weren’t always pretty, they were always true. As a result, I have decided to give an insight on the…

immense love for his creations by giving Adam a partner after realizing that Adam was lonely because all of the other animals had a partner to be with as read in Genesis 2:18-25. Also, God allowing Adam to name the animals, this shows that “Adam thus has one relationship to God and another to the…

Intro Within Paul’s letter to the Romans, he confronts many relevant concerns and issues of Christian life. Paul reminds us that turning away from God could result in feeling his wrath. He explains how God’s plans exceed beyond the redeeming of his chosen people, the Israelites, and how he wants to redeem the world. Throughout this letter we see the state of man, and learn that the solution is not being a better person, but accepting the will of God and having faith that God will see you…

Just as God elected the Israelites, He has also elected me to be one of His children and disciples. I have never considered myself important enough for God’s attention. However, I now realize that God chooses the imperfect people to be his disciples. God chose people such as Abraham, Jacob, and Gideon to carry out his will and be influential characters in ancient times. God has also chosen me to carry out his will and to influence the people in my life. Gideon was a young man who freed the…

We know that the Israelites are the closest people to God due to the convent between God and Abraham. They are God’s chosen people and will be numerous and prosperous. However, this alone leads to a distance in their relationship with God, which is why they mistakenly think they can represent God as a golden calf. This relationship between the increase in population of…

Ephesians Opening- 1:1 Name of Sender: 1:1 Name of Recipient 's: 1:1 Greetings: 1:2 Prayer of Thanksgiving/ blessing: 1:16 Body: 2: 1-22 Exposition: 2:1-22, 4:4-6, 4: 7-24 Exhortation: 3:13, 4:1-2, 4:25-32, 5:1-33, 6:1-20 Travel log/ Sending of someone else to visit: 6:22 Closing: 6:21-24 Greetings: 6:21-23 Blessings: 6: 23-24 Colossians Opening- 1:1 Name of Sender:1:1 Name of Recipient 's:1:2 Greetings: 1: 1-2 Prayer of Thanksgiving/blessing: 1: 3-5, 1: 9-12, 24, 2:2-5…

Each of these themes demonstrates God’s hand in dealing with the Israelites. With concerning liberation, it is apparent that this one is the most sought after. It was a transformation from one social situation of oppression to freedom . As Egypt’s resistance finally broke due to God, it established that God has absolute supremacy over history, and is the God of truth . As the Israelites moved from Egypt to their…