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    (para.1). I think the majority of people have heard the tales of Moses as children. The stories of the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush and the deliverance of the Ten Commandments always comes to mind when I hear someone speak of Moses. My two favorite stories of Moses were when Moses came upon the burning bush Exodus 3 and the deliverance of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20). Both of these examples prove the Moses plays a significant role in the Covenant of God. Bible.Org states, " The burning

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    Jesus explains in John 5:39 that all scripture points to him. All throughout the Old Testament are foreshadowing stories filled with the Gospel of Christ, prophecies that the Messiah will fulfill, wisdom of God’s character, and songs that exemplify the heart of our savior. On some occasions, Jesus quoted the Old Testament to specifically highlight a central theme that he was trying to portray to his people. We find an example in Matthew 27:46 when Jesus was close to death on the cross and professed

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    hunting for exhilaration, but who also has a foolish nature in which he is an advocate of idiocy. The other includes the interests of Ralph, who symbolizes deliverance and civilization and is more focused on the preservation of life. Jack and Ralph both rise up as leaders and this is

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    Gowdie were accused of being witches and the details of these characters reinforce the title. Chapter Twelve, “The Press of Their Ghosts”, describes Anna having a breakdown and her realizing how many close people she has lost. Chapter Fourteen, “Deliverance”, foreshadows the end of the plague and provides a clue that a major character might die. The titles throughout the book gives the reader clues of the upcoming scenarios along with vivid character descriptions. The plague intensifies in Chapter

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    Psalm 22 is a Davidic psalm found in the Old Testament of the Bible and it contains a reoccurring theme of suffering and deliverance both in the Old and New Testaments. This messianic psalm prophesizes the suffering of Jesus on the cross, his resurrection, and the forgiveness of sin for those who take up their cross and follow him. The psalm can be separated into two distinct sections. The first section describes Christ’s excruciating suffering and torment on the cross. The second section is a

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    Probably the purpose of this anachrony is for the story telling drama, to place the thought and actions of Darius next to the surprise and dismay discovery of the deliverance by Daniel by his God. So, all these analepsis have the characteristics of uniting the story in dramatized way. Prolepsis occurs in Daniel 6: 14 where the narrator says that Darius set his mind on rescuing without any reference in the narrative

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    those who followed Satan were considered witches. Witchcraft was considered a punishable crime. Salem Witch Trials revealed that gender played a role for the accused and accusers. The trials also revealed that one’s relationship with God will set deliverance from Satan’s attacks. Salem Witch Trials demonstrated how rumors, jealousy, and the idea of male dominance affected people of the Salem Village. Seventeenth Century America revealed there was male dominance over women. Men were in charge of the

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    During the sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, it is said that Jonathan Edwards had to stop several times throughout it and ask people to stop crying. How was he able to scare his listeners to the point of breaking down in tears? It is because Jonathan Edwards uses several persuasive techniques in his sermon that are extremely effective. One technique that Edwards uses in his sermon is repetition. Repetition is restating an idea using the same words. An example of repetition is, “the wrath

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    Exodus 13: Slavery

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    what you are that holds you back, it is what you think you are not.”. In Exodus 13, we read about a deliverance of a lifetime. The children of Israel had been enslaved by their enemy for 430 years. The mind can be conditioned to walk in defeat, hence the battlefield of every soul. Slavery had become an acceptable lifestyle for God’s people. With each passing generation, the hope of deliverance dwindled. Ten generations had come and gone before God sent Moses to lead his people out of captivity

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    2. Jesus institutes the first Lord’s Supper (22-25) V:22-24), What do you do when you have been hurt in ministry by those close to you? Follow the example of Jesus and continue in ministry fulfilling the will of God. Jesus does not allow the betrayal of Judas to sidetrack Him. He does not allow it to upset Him. His focus is on pleasing and fulfilling the will of God. According to John’s account it is during this meal Jesus took a towel and washes the feet of the disciples as an example for them to

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