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5). David's trust in God is established from antecedent experiences with God who has redeemed David (v. 8, 22) and who has demonstrated faithfulness (v. 3). The affidavit of trust continues in verses 6-8. After David put himself in God's hands he reminisced that God has not given him into the hands of his enemies (v.8). Verses 9-13 delineate the astute condition of David as he prays. David speaks of how his life is consumed by anguish and tells of his suffering of his whole being that has been going on for a lifetime (v. 9-13). As the passage continues David permutates into declarations of trust, "my times are in your hands" (v. 15) while in verses 16-18 David calls to God asking him to deliver him from his enemies once again. The psalms conclude on various admirable annotations of praise and trust (v. 19-24).

To me trust is being able to count on someone during good times and during bad times.

David said “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him (Psalm 34:8 KJV). He goes on to say “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalm 1:2 KJV) and he hides God’s Word in his heart that he might not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11 KJV).

Humility also means humbleness. And cummings and odysseus both were humble. Humility is basically a quality of being humble. And they both showed some humility.

The attendance of the Lord as shepherd is present throughout the Holy Bible. Whether being accountable of the primary duty of providing animals with sufficient food and water, protecting the sheep, or just plain caring for the sheep like David, the responsibility of the shepherd is making sure every facet of a sheep’s life is taken care of. The rationale of this paper is to give an exposition of Psalm 23, while reflecting on Psalms as a whole, in order to give adequate evidence for arriving at a conclusion that proves the LORD is the only necessity in an individual’s life in regards to the role of a servant.

Psalm 62 - David professes his confidence in God and how he depends on him and encourages himself to continue waiting on him (1-7). He tries to encourage others to trust in God and not in any creature (8-12).

A walk through the green and tranquil Valley of Hinnom, below Jerusalem’s Old City walls, reveals beautiful views of the Holy Land – and some dark tales, too. Imagine a place full of fire and sulfur, with the harrowing souls of people burning there for eternity, while being tormented by hideous demons. In Luke 16, we hear the voice of a rich man in Hell. He cried out to Abraham and Lazarus, "If only I had a drop of water on my tongue!" Now you have imagined what Christian theologians teach is a place of eternal damnation for sinners. But does such a place really exist? Let 's find out.

Psalm 27 displays perfect faith in God. It erases all doubt and fear and asks for God to always be present in the speaker’s life. It asks for protection and salvation. The Psalm acknowledges difficulty and enemies and their power over the speaker, but he remains sure that God’s power reigns over all- even the most fearsome of adversaries.

The Old Testament hero that I identify myself with the most is Moses. When it was time for God to use Moses, Moses came up with several different excuses; but God shut down every single one of Moses excuses with his promise to be with him every step of the way. I also tend to give God excuses when he wants to use me to glorify his name. I will question him and will tell him that I am inadequate for the task. This is something I constantly struggle with, but is in the process of working on. However, God had to remind both Moses and I who he is and that anything is possible through him. There is no doubt that every time when I surrender to him I am in awe because despite my flaws God has repeatedly showed me that I am capable of anything through

Throughout the Old Testament there are many examples of strong and capable leaders. One of these leaders is Esther. Esther was a very cleaver leader who used the cultural expectations as the queen and Machiavellian leadership principles to increase her power in society. During the Old Testament time period, both within Israel and the surrounding cultures, the queen held little to no power. Her purpose was to serve the king and ensure there was a successor to the throne. When Esther became to queen to King Ahasuerus, this was what was expected of her. She was not supposed to be a leading in any capacity, unlike modern queens. The role of Esther as a leader did not come from her role in her culture, but from her using Machiavellian principles to take power and become a leader.

There are many connections linking the Old Testament and the New Testament. These connections are formed to parallel Jesus Christ in the Gospels from the stories of the Old Testament. These examples are used to show the truth of the Old Testament and to present the fulfillment of Jesus Christ. A few of these examples are Moses and the Pharaoh and Jesus and King Herod, Lamb of God and Passover, Moses and the Burning Bush and “I AM” statements, and finally, the parting of the Red Sea and Jesus Christ’s baptism. All of these examples are shown in the Old and New Testament and are shown as miracles because these parallels happened years apart from each other. This is the fulfillment of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Obadiah & Jonah they had become something that God did not like. God is a great illustrator. He is always using pictures for us so that we can understand truth more easily, more graphically. We are children in this respect. We like to have a picture. We would rather see something than hear it, so God has many pictures. He has taken these two men and the subsequent nations that came from them and used them through the Bible as a consistent picture of the conflict between the flesh and the spirit.

For the second part of this assignment, apply the information and insights on reading the Old Testament prophets to a specific passage we have studied this module/week in the Isaiah course. Write an essay on 1 of these passages: Isaiah 1:1–19; 2:1–22; 3:1–26; or 5:8–30. What genres, themes, and literary features of prophetic passages, in general, do you see in these specific texts? Try to focus not just on what the prophet is saying, but how he communicates his message in a way to get the attention of his audience and his later readers.

There are multiples lessons taught in Psalm 55. One of the lessons taught is trusting in God. No matter what has happened, is happening or will happen, David will look to God for comfort, protection and guidance. “But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life

Deuteronomy 32:8 and Genesis 49:10 are two examples of textual critical problems in the Old Testament. The phrase “sons of God” will be examined in Deuteronomy 32:8, and the word “Shiloh” in Genesis 49:10. These issues have caused much debate as to how one should interpret these verses in light of the textual critical problems. This paper will examine both passages and provide solutions to each of the textual critical issues.