A Visit With Jesus Bible Narratives

Bible Narratives

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Noah and the Flood

In the days of Noah, the earth was filled with violence and corruption, and God decided to send a flood to cleanse the earth (Genesis 6:5-7). Noah found favor with God and built an ark to save his family and the animals (Genesis 6:14). After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah and placed a rainbow in the sky as a sign of His promise (Genesis 9:13).

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Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel were the sons of Adam and Eve who brought offerings to the Lord, but God accepted Abel's offering and not Cain's (Genesis 4:3-5). In jealousy and anger, Cain killed his brother Abel, committing the first murder (Genesis 4:8). God punished Cain but also showed mercy by protecting him (Genesis 4:15).

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Goliath

Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior from Gath who challenged the army of Israel, but the young shepherd David defeated him with a sling and a stone (1 Samuel 17:49).

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Narratives

While some Bible narratives can be taken at face value, others require some knowledge of the places, times and customs involved in order to be fully appreciated. Absent such context, scripture can sometimes leave the reader with an inaccurate view of the event.

Where knowledge of translational difficulties can help our understanding, it is also true that one must resist the understandable temptation to look at the text through the lens of a modern cultural context.

In this section, narratives are presented that we hope may bring a clearer picture of certain Bible stories.