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Reply To: Analyze one of the supplementary Bible passages in light of the course content. Do you see evidence of the Hebraic map? Did anything about the passage surprise you? Was there any part of the passage that stuck out to you in particular?

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AvatarDavid Bainbridge
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One thing that really stuck out to me was the importance of history to the Hebraic map. While that means all of the things discussed in the lectures, the fact that the world is in space and time, that it is in a state of becoming, and that there is a beginning, middle, and end of the world, it also means that the past faithfulness of God can be a great comfort. When I read Deuteronomy 4 this time around that point came through more clearly than I’ve noticed it before. Moses is pleading with the people to remember their forefathers, to learn from their mistakes, and most importantly, to reflect on the faithfulness of God throughout it all. This is the comfort that the Hebraic worldview has to offer: despite the paradox of the world, God will resolve all paradoxes. But Moses’s admonishment is not just a happy message, in no way is he telling the people of Israel that they can sit back and be comfortable. Instead, he continually reiterates that the people must learn from the sins of their fathers and must obey the laws set down by their God. It was really interesting to read the passage through the lens of the Hebraic map this time around.