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The real meaning of fulfillment can at first be hard to identify on surface level when one reads through the Scripture. When we read Matthew’s citation of Hosea in which he describes that “Out of Egypt I have called my son” I think fulfillment is conveyed in the form of this son: Jesus. Like describedContinue reading “DAILY Q (03/03)”

After reading the different chapters in Numbers, one can easily perceive the people’s inability to remember all that God has done for them in the past. In Num 11, people complain about the lack of better food, specifically meat, and compare this to when they used to be in Egypt; they are dissatisfied with theirContinue reading “DAILY Q11 (02/20)”

Even though purity is defined as the condition or quality of being pure and therefore free from anything that pollutes or contaminates, I think that that the definition of purity goes further when this one is analyzed in the religious context that Leviticus provides. In my opinion, what Lev 1-11:19 defines as purity is theContinue reading “DAILY Q10 (02/18)”

The readings of Exodus one through eighteen narrate multiple events in which both Moses and Aaron have ‘direct’ interactions with God and through which the reader obtains a more close-up understanding and vision of God. These extracts of Exodus follow Moses from the moment of his birth and rescue in the Nile, to his unexpectedContinue reading “DAILY Q9 (02/10)”

After everything Joseph has been through as a result of his brothers’ jealousy, I think it is more than understandable that he will want to test if they have changed or not when he sees them again in Egypt. Like it is described through Gen 37, Joseph is “clearly favored over [his] blood brothers” (GaryContinue reading “DAILY Q8 (02/06)”

When one reads the passages of Genesis 24 to 36; the reader observes Jacob’s life from beginning to end.  We see how he is “mostly on his own, relying on his own powers and devices” and one can relate to him in a more human way. In Genesis 32 and near the end of thisContinue reading “DAILY Q7 02/04”

For centuries, the question of what the definition of religion is is one which has provoked deep and intellectual debate, and one which scholars still try to find the answer to today. For me religion is a way of knowing; it is a guide to life and purpose. I think that regardless of the importanceContinue reading “DAILY Q6 01/30”

Through Agustine’s works, Wilken argues and defends the position that faith is unavoidable and beneficial. Through the reading, it is clearly emphasized how faith is key to seek out knowledge, and how believing and trusting witnesses is essential to this. Wilken starts of by citing Saint Augustine to argue that “nothing would remain stable inContinue reading “DAILY Q5 01/28”

Genesis 11-22 explains how nine generations after Shem, God calls on Abraham to make a covenant with him. In this pact, the Lord tells Abraham to “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that [He] will show thee”, and that He will also “makeContinue reading “DAILY Q4 01/23”

From the very first chapter of Genesis (1:1) and up until 11, the Bible seems to tell us about how humans have kept on disappointing the Lord and how we have not been able to meet His expectations on the world he created for us. The first sin of Genesis reflects the first mistake, ofContinue reading “DAILY Q3 01/21”