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The readings of Exodus explain the departure of the Israelites from Egypt and how the covenant was renewed. The rejuvenation made Israel a nation and formed a relationship between god and his teachings. The nature of god’s presence reveals how the Israelites were authentic and productive with how they reproduced and how the land became filled with Israelites. The reality demonstrates how the new king of Egypt stated that, “The Israelite people have multiplied and become more numerous than we are”(Exodus p. 16). This reality proposes how the Egyptians became resentful against the Israelites in order them to suffer brutal slavery and make life difficult for them with intense work and punishment. The texts in Exodus acknowledge the sacrifices Hebrew women had to make in order to live through nature and reality. It states “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are robust and give birth before the midwife arrives” (Exodus p. 16). Gods presence through nature and reality reveals how

The wilderness can be used to measure against the man made world, a “scientific yardstick.” Throughout the entire piece he is arguing that the importance is not what we can actually see or touch, but what we think of and

The film’s account of “wilderness” thinking differs from the narrative that Cronon offers in his article, “The Trouble with Wilderness”. Beliefs and ideas about “wilderness” that influenced this process are spiritual references. The film honors John Muir in an admirable sense. The fact that John Muir knew the bible by heart and worshipped all of God´s creations explains his love for nature and how can we seriously not believe in a higher power with such beautiful scenery nature provides for us. If nature didn’t cause us such an emotional impact then it could possibly be referred to as ¨wilderness¨ but it’s far more intense than that. William Cronon presents a fairly convincing argument about the effect of civilization in the wilderness.

But the love of the wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we ever need--if only we had the eyes to see. Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural

According to William Cronon’s “The Trouble with Wilderness”, the main concerns with the wilderness term being humanly constructed and lack of concern with the local environments. Cronon emphasize much of the historical and philological meanings of wilderness as a human construct via spiritual and religious perspectives. He desired for people stop putting so much emphasis on the above and beyond that is out of our reach and focus on the present. He pushed this into the idea of one should start putting emphasis and care into one’s own environment rather than just focusing on environments beyond the local one. He believes change should start locally.

In lesson four, we learned that the journey from Egypt to the promise land foreshadows our spiritual journey. Explain how the journey of the Israelites foreshadows our spiritual journey.

This week’s reading centered on the social contract between God and the Israelites. The reader, who had grown up familiar with the Exodus, found a much deeper meaning and contextual understanding in this week’s reading. Specifically, the reader’s attention focused on two key aspects: 1) God’s control over nature as the contextual focus, and 2) how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus set forth blue prints blue prints for a society. Moreover, the reader was previously familiar with the more traditional version of the commandments in Deuteronomy, but found the unfamiliar expression in Leviticus an earthier contrast.

However Cronon does acknowledge the positivity associated with the idea of wilderness when he concludes his argument with an intriguing question: How can we take the positive values we associate with wilderness and bring them closer to home? I believe that part of the answer to this question comes from the rhetoric of these vary same 19th Century romantic thinkers who were able to develop true connections to the landscape around them.

The purpose of this article is to tell people we have to protect our wilderness.

I must confess that I am not a map person. I find them overwhelming, confusing, and at times even boring. However, as we have mapped our way through the biblical narrative I have become more of a map person. I have been shown the light and now appreciate the intersection between a people’s way of life and their physical environment. In particular, through studying the lands of the Bible I have developed a respect for geography’s power to direct and ground us, to establish and sanctify us, to tell us who and what we are in terms of where we are as well where we are not. More to the point, I have wrestled with the underlying question of this class: How does place matter? And how does it matter for the biblical narrative? I would like to propose that places and regions hold significance to the story in terms of attachment, their bounding and containing, environmental transformation, and motion, which all impact group and personal identities. This is seen very profoundly in history of the fathers of faith and the Hebrew people as a whole.

As I remembered the many examples of the wilderness in the Bible I wanted to see how what they have in common could to serve to define what it meant to be in the wilderness. From the stories of Adam and Eve, the people of Israel, Moses, and Jesus being tempted in the wilderness, I found common characteristics of how wilderness was understood. It was a place away from society and with less control. People are often lost and wandering as they experience the wilderness. It is where people go to be tested or punished and people often feel disconnected from God. It is also the place in the New Testament where mentally ill people dwell. But for all of its negativity, the wilderness is not all bad. It is where we find miracles and some of

The narrative of Exodus through Numbers contains the specific stories of people and places that help shape the overall theology and purpose of God and his people. Furthermore, each person and location highlights God’s faithfulness, humanities rebellion and the blessing of obedience. In order to highlight this fact, the story Caleb’s obedience, of Korah’s rebellion, and Balaam’s blessing, along with the events that take place at the Red Sea and Kadesh-Barnea all reinforce the theological aspects of Exodus through Numbers.

On a warm summer night on the hills of Judea, under a full moon, Joshua and Mentiri were tending to their flock. A low howl came from the far side of the hill. The far off

Nash’s central point was about the deep seeded fear of Western consciousness toward nature. The word wilderness evolved from “self-willed” to “wild beast”. He described that the concept was biblically supported. God ordained man to rule over earth and wild beasts. Puritans saw barren lands needed to bear fruit instead of harbingers of beasts so they cultivated the land and made it useful. Same goes for any uncivilized living being on that land. They tamed these savages wild willful nature – punishments by shunning. God chose to save Moses and the Israelites and escaped from the wilderness by being faithful to God’s Ten Commandments.

Throughout time the West has become intrinsically linked with the concepts of “wilderness” and the “frontier.” Concepts of wilderness and the frontier have greatly shaped the perception of the West. Perceptions of the frontier and wilderness have changed over time; first, Turner’s frontier thesis described the frontier and wilderness an uninhabited land of opportunity; second, new historians challenged Turner and claimed wilderness and the frontier were merely constructs of society; lastly, concepts of the frontier and wilderness expanded past the American West—into space and the future. Each of these perspectives shaped the general narrative of the West.