The Convenant Narrative: Finding Inner Orientation With God
The covenant narrative is the basis of information describing how to find inner orientation and discover a relationship with God. It describes and elaborates on the humans alliance with God by showing things such as respect for respect, intelligence for intelligence, and love for love. The narrative also puts this main idea into different scenarios to establish the importance of it. The covenant narrative expresses the human need for orientation by showing how God is here for the people, if the people are here for God. For example, people continued to sacrifice important dimensions of life, so that they could show their loyalty and devotion to God, in return for orientation. Also, people who repeatedly are true to themselves and to God will receive God's word and orientation. Lastly, humans who follow God's path and who continue to live a God centered life will be rewarded with inner orientation.
People continued to sacrifice important dimensions of life, so that they could show their loyalty and devotion to God, in return for orientation. This was demonstrated in several different ways when the people gave up something that they could have potentially really benefitted them, but they sacrificed it for God anyways. “For the Lord will pass through to …show more content…
“The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.’ Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. ”The Israelites will do everything possible just to follow God’s path and continue to worship him. “You will not die; 5for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,* knowing good and evil.” The woman was following God, which is the only reason that she was not sacrificed. She wants to be like God and know the good and evil. Therefore she is striving for a God centered centered life and was rewarded with orientation in
People continued to sacrifice important dimensions of life, so that they could show their loyalty and devotion to God, in return for orientation. This was demonstrated in several different ways when the people gave up something that they could have potentially really benefitted them, but they sacrificed it for God anyways. “For the Lord will pass through to …show more content…
“The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.’ Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. ”The Israelites will do everything possible just to follow God’s path and continue to worship him. “You will not die; 5for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,* knowing good and evil.” The woman was following God, which is the only reason that she was not sacrificed. She wants to be like God and know the good and evil. Therefore she is striving for a God centered centered life and was rewarded with orientation in