The picture of the people of Israel as portrayed in the historical narratives and in their poetry are compared as follows. In the historical narrative view, the people of Israel were the chosen nation who was blessed from the covenant between God and Abraham. Throughout the Old Testament, the revolving occurrences of events continue as follows: “God’s redeeming a people for his name; the establishment of an Abrahamic lineage through the patriarchs; enslaving of the Israelites in Egypt; delivering them from bondage; making a covenant with them at Sinai, and then followed of the conquest to the promised land of Canaan” is portrayed. However, the “Israelites’ frequent sins and increasing disloyalty” did not seized to bring any limitation to …show more content…
Situations in “Exodus 1-18- 3.8,12; 13.5,11 show that Yahweh indicates their trip was composed of at least two stages, the journey to Sinai and then the journey to the Promised Land.” The “Exodus narratives and the wilderness narratives, both conclude with a poetic section, Exodus 15 and Numbers 23-24.” There is oppression, Moses is born, went into exile, and is chosen by God to free his people from their agonizing sufferings. Tate indicates, “God heard their groaning, and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites and took notice of them” as exampled in Exod 2:24, 25. The Israelites are rescued by divine interventions and faith test is exercised for about 40 years while in the wilderness. Simultaneously, rules and laws of the covenant are given to Moses with instructions, sins of idolatry, and disobedience are experience, and God continue to show unsurmountable favor and …show more content…
The book of Numbers involved numbering the Israel’s fighting men, their purification, forfeited` their inheritance through sin, rebellion, and unbelief. Deuteronomy involved Moses is commanding Godly obedience, the Ten Commandments is enforced, blessings for obedience, curses for noncompliance, and a covenant renewal surfaced as Moses dies and Joshua becomes a leader.
The Book of Joshua portrays a military intrusion by a bounded, armed forces, contradicted by different Canaanite city states, and helped by intermittent supernatural occurrences. The occasions in the book of Judges are focused on the experience of different Israelite clans building themselves independently in various parts of the nation while struggling with Philistines, Canaanites and Sidonians. In those days, each man’s decision was in their best interest, due to lack of government or