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Africa Activity 5 months agoCHAPTER NINE : STUDYING THE BIBLE BY THE BIBLE
What impacted me most from this chapter are the symbols of the word of God and out of the many symbols learnt I will discuss only five of them.
– Mirror (James 1:23-27) this reflects the true nature of the hearer and shows them their need for christ.
– Water (Ephesians 5:26) this represents the cleansing, washing and purifying effect of the word…
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Great symbols there! The Bible uses very important things that are used every day and cannot do without. As such, helping us to know that we cannot do without the word of God.
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Africa Activity 5 months agoJACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Rebekah’s Plan to Deceive Isaac
The biblical narrative consistently critiques polygamy by always putting front and center the abuse, neglect, and objectification these women have to endure at the hands of men who accumulate wives. Rivqah hatches a plot that unfolds to the melody of the Genesis 3 failure story.
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Africa Activity 5 months agoJACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Reconcile Through Covenant
Yitskhaq’s story in Genesis 26 is the whole biblical narrative in miniature, and it ends with this scene of reconciliation through covenant. The biblical authors use garden of Eden imagery to talk about the reconciliation of rival families, linking this theme to God’s ultimate purpose of…
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Africa Activity 5 months agoJACOB
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: Eden Springs in a Dry Land
Faithful to his promises, God blesses Yitskhaq despite his lack of trust. In the biblical narrative, God’s blessing often becomes a source of jealousy and rivalry between the chosen and the non-chosen characters. The biblical authors weave repeated key words like thread, stitching narrative…
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That remains the problem in our world and even the church of today!
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Africa Activity 6 months agoJOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Deceiving the Deceiver
As a disguised deceiver, Tamar turns the Eden deception on its head as she deceives her deceiver in order to preserve life. In the social world of the biblical characters, widows and sex workers are some of the most vulnerable members of society. Tamar further exposes herself to risk and stigma…
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Reading this story, it feels like a movie, and a lot of humor when the thief is caught!
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Africa Activity 6 months agoJOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Judah and Tamar
Literary links at the beginning of Genesis 38 and 39 invite the reader to make a deliberate comparison between Yoseph, who “was taken down” (yarad) from his brothers into Egypt, and Yehudah, who also “went down” (yarad) from his brothers. Yehudah’s story in Genesis 38 provides, in riddle form, an…
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Africa Activity 6 months agoJOSEPH
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: Down Into the Pit
The biblical authors liken Yoseph’s descent into the pit to an animal sent to slaughter. Details like the goat killed for its blood and Potiphar, captain of the butchers, give shape to this image. Through repetition of key vocabulary, the biblical authors link Yoseph’s betrayal with the binding of…
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Africa Activity 6 months agoCHAPTER EIGHT: OUTLINING, MARKING AND CHARTING
Marking is a method of emphasizing key Bible passages and this is achieved by underlining selected verses using colored pencils or codes.
Outlining is a method of organizing study notes and put information in summary form to use in ministry or future study. It has main points and sub points where Roman numerals are used to number main points…
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Marking is real great
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Africa Activity 6 months agoCHAPTER SEVEN: BIBLE BACKGROUND
It is interesting to learn about the life of the people of Israel in Bible times prior to the time when they went to Egypt. They lived in tents and moved from one place to the other with their flock in search of fresh pasture and water.
After the exodus from Egypt the Israelites settled in their promised land of Canaan and the life of…
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God works through every little thing we do for him!
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Edittah Phiri posted an update in the group
Africa Activity 6 months agoCHAPTER SIX - PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
What impacted me most is the key verse which is taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 which talks about ” rightly dividing the word of truth” as taken from the rules for the old testament sacrifices. “Rightly divide” means to ” cut straight” where when a person brought a sacrifice for sin, the animal was divided into three parts. One part was offered to… Read more
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The concept of rightly dividing the word of truth has been ignored so many times but it is foundational for balancing in the knowing of God
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Great post! Looking back at the post practices helps us understand some words used in scripture.
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