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  Why do you think geography has been given so little attention by Bible readers?

  Johnson Onyedinma Ndubuisi replied 6 days, 1 hour ago 69 Members · 69 Replies

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  Stan C

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  10/29/2023 at 21:33

  I think when most people first read the bible, myself included, we are not trained to focus on the context of the texts initially. Instead, most of our attention are brought to who said what to bring a point across.

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  Darlene Davis

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  10/19/2023 at 16:22

  I think that sometimes it just gets over looked and unless someone may need to include it or think in terms of how valuable and necessary geography is to pay attention to, it can easily be treated as an assumption or like it doesn’t factor in when in reality it does for sure. It should actually more often than not be in our thinking as well.

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  Amy Barton

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  10/02/2023 at 17:15

  It requires work, an in-depth study. Many have not gone that far in their knowledge of the Bible.

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  Karen Jones

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  09/20/2023 at 22:50

  Because the don’t take time to think about how geography impacts their lives just as much as it did the people of the Bible.

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  Jeff D

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  09/05/2023 at 00:05

  As a Christian, I have found it very revealing to understand what has taken place in the various mountains, valleys, and plains of Palestine. When I think of Megiddo, of the various battles that have and will take place in the valley of Armageddon. Some people just want to know what has been said and done, but the way the battleground is laid ut affects the battles strategy. Having high ground was extremely important, so where did it affect God’s people? So much to learn to really understand.

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  Give an example from the Bible, other than the ones we have used in this lesson, that demonstrates the biblical authors use geography when communicating the thoughts of God to us.

  Caitlin Rasmussen replied 2 weeks, 3 days ago 67 Members · 69 Replies

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  Jimmy Hendricks

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  07/07/2023 at 11:54

  We can go back to Genesis 1. God created the heavens and the earth.

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  Lisa Fleury

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  07/06/2023 at 17:55

  The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He make th me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters; He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the path of righteousness for His name sake.
  Psalm 23

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  Jadyn Richard

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  06/15/2023 at 21:21

  ” It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.’ – Isaiah 40:22 NKJV

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  Marla Woolsey

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  06/12/2023 at 08:55

  Mountains are cited throughout scripture. The Psalms speak of mountains rejoicing and mountains melting. Mountains were often the location where God spoke or met with His people. In Exodus God reintroduces Himself to the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai. The description given in Exodus 19 leads the reader to the mental image of a rumbling volcanic mountain spewing forth smoke and fire. Mountains spoke to the ancient people of that day. They spoke of power and might and an unshakable fortress. Ancient peoples believed that the gods lived in the mountains. God in speaking from Mount Sinai gives the people a glimpse of His power and might. Sinai could not hold against His power. It rumbled and shook at His command. God showed His people that He did not just live in the mountain but that He was more powerful than and lived above the mountains. At Mt. Sinai God gives His people an introduction to His awesome presence.

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  William Pearson

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  05/26/2023 at 00:52

  Genesis 2:8 (KJV) And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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  Give two examples of physical geography, two examples of human geography, and two examples of natural history associated with the place you live.

  Kristine Philibert replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago 50 Members · 53 Replies

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  Maurice Johnson

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  09/12/2022 at 17:27

  Physical: Tornadoes, Oklahoma River
  Human: Fishing and climbing
  Natural: Elm trees, Scissor tails

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  Roger Schenck

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  06/27/2022 at 14:17

  Physical: Flat lands, Rivers
  Human: Farming , Fishing
  Natural: Fox, Red Bud Trees

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  Charles Hoover

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  06/09/2022 at 09:15

  Physical: Arkansas River watershed, the Ancient Cross Timbers forest
  Human: Fishing, farming
  Natural: Deer, coyotes

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  Lisa

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  06/05/2022 at 21:21

  Physical: Fruit trees and rain
  Human: planting vegetable gardens; storing water in 400-gallon tanks.
  Natural History: Flowering plants; humming birds

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  Linda M Bidler

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  05/31/2022 at 11:38

  Physical geography–Lakes, snow
  Human geography–Building cabins, lobstering
  Natural history-moose, pine trees

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