Abraham Theme

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In this story, which focuses on the character Abraham (formerly Abram) and his family, one of the main themes is God’s power in relation to life. Throughout the excerpts, God routinely intervenes in the lives of people as promised in the covenant. These interventions shows how God’s power supersedes the laws of the natural world and therefore how God can control minute aspects of human existence. For example, even though Abraham believes he will not be able to have children, God gives Abraham a child through Hagar, whom they call Ishmel. Later, Abraham’s wife, Sarah (Sarai), also has a child: a boy named Isaac. In both cases, Abraham is granted children to continue his legacy because God promises that if Abraham can “look toward the heaven …show more content…

As a young child, he is rescued by the daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh and grows up learning to love his people as both an Egyptian prince and as a Hebrew. He feels a strong loyalty to the Israelites and respects their positions and work within Egyptian society. However, this love gets Moses into trouble on occasion, which can translate into situations that call for fear. When Moses sees an Egyptian hurting an Israelite, he steps in to serve what he views as justice and kills the Egyptian. He then runs in fear of punishment and is only lured back to Egypt after strong convincing by God. As is shown, Moses has a deep desire to help others and do the right thing. When God appears to him in a burning bush, Moses greets him saying “here I am” (111). Moses is confidently present because he loves God and wants to serve the Lord. However, Moses slips back into a state of fear when God asks him to deliver the Israelites to freedom. Overall, Moses is a character torn between two emotional states and he struggles to find inner peace because of …show more content…

The Book of Job highlights these personal qualities as Satan attempts to dismantle Job’s quality disposition by forcing God to harm Job’s livelihood. During this set of trials brought about by Satan, Job still remains a pious “blameless and upright man” (269). Job works with the situations at hand and continues to praise God, saying, “the Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (270). This refusal to give up hope sets Job apart from many other character in the Bible because he does not let his easily swayed human moral conscience conflict with his faith in God. Job sees misfortunes for what they are and nothing more. He does not dwell much on the loss of things like his livestock or family, because he is able to see beyond the small focus of his life. In this way, Job plays the role of a fairly unprecedented character in the Christian

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