The Promise Stoott Summary

God promised Abram three promises which the narrator repeated several times. It is important to know to understand the rest of the bible. The first promise was that Arbam would have a great nation. The second promise to Abram was that the lad he was standing on would be for him and his people and family. The final promise was that God would bless the whole earth through one of his descendants. God created a covenant with Abram and renamed him Abraham. This was a patron covenant. It is a covenant that solely depends on God and does not rely on others.

I would recommend, “The Pact: Three young men make a promise and fulfill a dream” to eleventh grade students for several reasons. First factor, throughout this whole novel it gives you a wakeup call. For example, life in college is not that easy as you think, they got in to a lot of trouble, and throughout all that they were given a second chance in life. Second factor, Depicts transition from high school to college. They knew college is different from high school because of their own experience. They struggled throughout college, they financially couldn’t pay their books and other stuff they need to fro their classes. Then, this novel teaches you life lessons. Throughout this novel you will see how hard they had it and they still chased

In A Father Who Keeps His Promises written by Scott Hahn, his thorough commentary and illustration of the Old Testament is examined. The Novel begins with the depiction of a severe earthquake in 1989 that killed tens of thousands, which offers us a peek at the perfection of our Heavenly Father. Hahn continuing, he begins to explain the meaning of a covenant, following with the significant differences that a contract and covenant have between them. After, there is an exploration by Hahn on the topic of fathers who are not in heaven. Then he states most likely the greatest point of his entire novel that is summarized into this quote.

Without devotion to God, violence and death would flourish in Israel. These factors would impede God’s blessings of security and life; thus, the Mosaic covenant demonstrates the continual faithfulness of God in the Old Testament. Finally, God is faithful to Israel during the people’s complaints in the desert. Rather than abandoning the nation for its faithlessness, God provides them will nourishment and protection during their journey. These acts further reinforce the faithfulness of God, even when his followers stray. In all, the Pentateuch demonstrates the theme of God’s faithfulness.

We talk about “doing” the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with “being” than “doing”. It’s not about being in the right place at the right time; it’s about being the right person, even if you find yourself in the wrong circumstances (pg 30)”.

God of the Old Testament is a God of election. Throughout the Old Testament we see God choosing whether to bless or curse people. Youngblood explains this through Jacob and Esau. Both were from the same father yet he chooses to bless Jacob who was younger than Esau. Election removes pride and boastfulness in humans and puts all of us on the same level waiting for God’s will in different ways. Youngblood than brings out the aspect of the covenant. Since the beginning of the time, God made covenants with the people. Through these covenants, God portrays that he always keeps his promise, and he is fair, and trustworthy to all who honor God.

Nebraska was home to many Native Americans, including the Ponca tribe, who took great pride of their homeland. Many people think the Ponca tribe was once a part of the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, and Quaqaw tribe. These five tribes lived in an area east of the Mississippi River. No one knows the exact date of their separation or why they had separated, but it was believed to be as early at 1390, and as late as 1750.

The book by John Isbister, “Promises Not Kept” brings to light the real truth behind poverty and the betrayal the third world received from the economics, legal, policy, and nationalism. What are the two major promises that Isbister indicates were not kept in the 20th century? A first promise was that to the “leaders of the nationalist independence movements and the revolutions in the third world.” They promised the people’s labor would be used for their own progress and not for the enrichment of others. Almost all the nationalist leaders made this promise but as we know not very many kept it. The goal was to end poverty, I believe and as we know poverty is still alive and growing daily. Ending poverty was a major movement towards independence but was

Daniel Ally, author of the article The 5 False Promises of College, makes it quite clear that he is not a big advocate for attending college especially if what you want to pursue does not necessarily require a degree. He expresses that students are being swindled from paying hundreds of dollars on books that takes just ten dollars to make and market as well as not being guaranteed a job when they finally graduate. He essentially is telling readers that depending on certain professions school is “highly recommended”, but for others such as entrepreneurship school is not necessary.

The PROMISE project is based on proven core components that have been successful in helping youths with disabilities reach their goals. The project seeks to provide students with services at age 14, when the IEP is developed. This way students have an IEP team that guides them to reach their goals. The difference between PROMISE and other past research is its partnership between state, local and federal agencies and integrating the family into the success of the child. This collaborative effort has proven successful in helping students reach vocational and post-education goals.

Stowe expressed that the geographic region and birth could decide whether a person is slavery or not. She strongly suggested the geographic region in the paragraph which depicted how Eliza with her son Harry escaped. When Eliza decided to seek for happiness and freedom for her son and herself, Mrs. Shelby, her current master, kindly suggested her to run further north and migrated to Canada. Both Eliza’s husband and Mrs. Shelby believed that the northern region is a place of freedom and could offer some equal rights for slaves. Whereas, Stowe described southern region as a place full of bitterness. As Uncle Tom was sold further south, he encountered more inhuman violence and ideas from slavery. Legree, Uncle Tom’s third master, lived in the

Abraham’s seriousness and dedication in regards to his covenant with God control tense actions and events between Abraham and Isaac. Abraham is compelled in his actions by his understanding and faith that his belief in God will reap benefits. Without hesitation, he considers doing everything that God tells him to do. Abraham’s willingness and sacrifice of Isaac show the great power that God has over Abraham. Abraham’s desire for God’s approval and blessings compel him toward grave actions without the concrete command from God. Abraham merely implies God’s intentions from the limited conversations held between Abraham, God, and the angel.

It may mean that God counted Abraham’s faith as righteousness, but it may also mean that Abraham recognized and acknowledged God’s promise as an expression of God’s righteousness (Rendtorff 2005:27). Whatever the case may be, it signifies trust between both parties (Birch 1999:79). Righteousness is a term that expresses relationship. Thus, a man is called righteous when he conducts himself properly with reference to an existing communal relationship that does justice to the claims this relationship makes on him (Von Rad 1981:185). In this text, faith/trust is regarded as the quality that makes a person righteous in his relationship with God.

These are promises that God secured between himself and his people. For example, Genesis one uncovers a covenant with Adam and continues further with covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses, Israel and a renewal with the new generation of God’s chosen people in Deuteronomy.

God develops many special relationships with His people throughout the Old Testament. Another word to describe the relationship between God and his people is covenant. The word covenant goes into the details of the relationship. Within the five books of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), Historical books, Poetical books, and the Prophet books, one may pick up on the relationships being developed between God and humanity. God has an unconditional love for His people; He is always faithful to them. On the other hand, humanity has more of a conditional relationship with God. Humanity continuously falls short, making the love seem “conditional,” but are given a choice to either follow God into a relationship and receive love and benefits of the covenant or not. “No child of the covenant who presents to Him a faithless and insincere heart shall be included in its blessings.” Going off the idea of love being unconditional and conditional, this paper focuses on how the Old Testament is about God, humanity and their relationship.