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    V1-2: In these verse’s David repeats ‘My God’ twice when calling out to God, “My God, My God” this repetition shows that David was in agony shows the “depths of his distress”, he was crying out to God so desperately wanting him to here, as David believed that God had abandoned him, “why hast thou forsaken me” God did not answer David’s cry’s for him, even when David is calling out to him by day and by night. V3-5: David is saying to God, that he gave help to the fathers of Israel, saying that they

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    In a test of strength, success, dedication and power these men battle what it means to gain triumph in a society that has negative perceptions of black masculinity. In both plays Topdog/Underdog and Detroit 67, the main black men of each play express means of claiming “territories” whether it’s business, women, hustle, or family. With Topdog/Underdog, Lincoln and Booth both fulfill stereotypes of black masculinity when competing with one another for the position of alpha on top. In Detroit 67, the

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    The King James Version of Psalms 23 The King James version is better than the Bay Psalms Book version , because of the parallelism, imagery, and sound effects. King James uses these three literary elements to portray God as a shepherd . King James’ version is better than the Bay Psalms Book version because of parallelism. In the King James version, King James uses phrases that have repetitive sounds. He uses phrases such as “He maketh…he restoreth…he leadeth…” (Psa. 23: 2-3). He use these phrases

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    The book of Ruth was written during the time of the period of Judges. Ruth was a Moabite woman who was married to one of Naomi sons. Later she was converted to Judaism. Ruth, who name means "friend" or "companion" was also the great-grandmother of David and the ancestor of Jesus Christ. The book of Ruth was written after Judges during the period of 1375- 1050 B.C. The book of Ruth took place in Moab a country located east of Judah where God's judgement cut off the supply of bread, the Red Sea and

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    The story of David and Goliath is known by every Sunday school class. David is a young teenage boy who, after much doubt, defeats the colossal Goliath with only a sling and a few stones. Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage is related to the Bible story of David and Goliath, because David and Henry Fleming are both young boys who decide to fight in war and come out as strong leaders and heroes. After Henry departs from home to go to war, he matures from boyhood to manhood as he develops into

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    The passage of I Samuel can be looked at in many perspectives and some can open a window into what the early Hebrew people’s lives were like. The first thing someone must do to get information from a text is to ask questions. Examples of important questions historians might ask about I Samuel would include: Why are the Hebrew people unhappy without a king? Why does Samuel believe a king is a bad idea? Why does the Hebrew God allow them to have a king? What is the Hebrew God like? Unfortunately

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    superscription attributes this psalm to David the king of Israel 'A maskil of David'. David wrote this psalm while running for his life from the jealous King Saul. Upon his anointing as the new king of Israel (1 Samuel 16:13), David finds himself delivering the people of Israel from the Philistines by killing Goliath. Following this victory, David became popular with the Israelites such that they composed a song praising him for the victory, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” (1

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    First Kings 3: 5-9

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    1 Kings 3:5 NIV (New International Version) This great favour and opportunity is given to King Solomon because his Father King David was faithful, righteous and upright in heart towards the Lord. King Solomon replies with “Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong”. 1 Kings 3:9 NIV (New International Version) This level

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    The Life of David Brainerd

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    David Brainerd was born in on April 20, 1718 to Hezekiah Brainerd, Esq, and Dorothy Hobart. He had four brothers and four sisters. Most of his brothers ended up in the ministry, although those that did not were respectable upright people. David's father died when he was nine and his mother died five years later when David was fourteen, so at a very young David was fatherless and motherless.1 David was always a type of person inclined to be melancholy. He was always a religious person. He made

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    Thesis David and Goliath is a book that talks about what happens when everyday people confront giants. Sometimes what we think is an advantage becomes a disadvantage. We realize that weakness becomes a strength as we learn to compensate for it. Trying to play the Giants game is rarely successful. To win against the Giants you have to try different strategies. Underdogs fight differently that giants do. When you face you giants these are some possible things that may happen when we face our giants

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