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Lesson OneThe God of the Old Testament: Problem, Approach, and Context3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoJoshua: Narrative and Legal Context3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeJoshua and Jericho, Part I3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourJoshua and Jericho, Part II3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveJoshua and Jericho, Part III3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Explain, in your own words, what the story of the flood in Genesis reveals about God’s nature.
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It reveals that God is aware of mankind’s actions and the consequences of those actions. Because of His holiness, God is not willing to allow man to continue down this path of destruction. Because of His grace, He is compelled to search out and save those whose heart is turned to Him.
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It reveals that God is perfectly righteous and just, since He cannot let sin go undealt with. It also reveals that God cares for creation and humanity deeply, not giving up on us, but desiring to renew and make us whole again.
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The story of the flood reveals that God is as much loving as he is holy. He saw the inevitable destruction of man so much so that he repented that he ever made man. All this happened after the interactions with the sons of god and the daughters of men. In an effort to preserve the bloodline of mankind and the total destruction of man by crossbreed (offsprings of the union of the daughters of men and the sons of god) the Lord saw it fit to rid the earth of them with a good wash of the earth. God loves everything that he created and made because at the end of each day he said that was good. Then one day those whom he charged with watching over us and protect us violated both his command and his creation in one act. When he found Noah he found hope to restore the untainted human being.
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It’s intriguing to me how the Great Flood is framed by God’s repudiation of human violence. Genesis 6:11 explains that God “saw how the earth had become filled with violence.” After the flood, God instructs Noah that whoever kills a human being must be killed for shedding the blood of one made in the very image of God. God destroyed most of humanity to give us a fresh start with a family that would nurture respect for life. Those who are prone to violence are disregarding God. Those who look to God are far more inclined to live peacefully.
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The story of the flood explains God’s mercy and love and also his anger towards people who do his people wrong. The flood also reveals that we as a people should trust God more when we are dealing with this world because he hears us and will open doors only he can open.
