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A 7 page paper which considers specific events during this period covered in the Old Testament that reveals aspects of God’s character. Additional characters discussed include Joseph and Moses. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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short of miraculous. As theological studies have indicated, these events were not simply significant in and of themselves but are important because of the aspects of Gods character they
reveal. In these series of events that begin with the call of Abraham - such as the covenant between God and man and the demanded sacrifice of Abrahams favorite
son Isaac; continuing with Josephs enslavement as a result of his brothers collective jealousy and his abilities to interpret dreams; Moses frustration prompts him to break the tablets upon which
Gods commandments are written and the subsequent covenant renewal; and finally Joshua leading the Israelites to take possession of the promised land in Canaan, and accomplishing the impossible in order
to emerge victorious in Gibeon - and end with the death of Joshua, present God not as an image but as a complex and multifaceted character. Prior to divine intervention,
Abram and Sarai are a typical married couple living in the village of Haran. However, everything changes when at the age of 75, God opens a dialogue with Abram,
referred to as aqedah, which translates to mean "a supreme act of religious devotion" (Levenson, 1998, p. 259). "The Call" of God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as
follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I will make of you a great nation / And I will bless those who
bless you / And curse him that curses you / And all the families of the earth shall bless themselves by you" (Van Biema et al, 2002, p. 64).
Abraham agrees, at which time God gives them new names of Abraham and Sarah, with Abraham meaning "ancestor of a multitude" (Van Biema et al, 2002, p. 64). When
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