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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.
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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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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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Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin.
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Jesus was sleeping in the back of a boat with the disciples on board in the sea of Galilee. A terrible storm rose and terrified those who were in the boat with him. They woke Jesus up to see if he might be able to do something. He told them to stop living through fear, and then told the wind and the waves to be at peace. All was calm and quiet on the body of water now after Jesus had commanded the squall to stop. The disciples were amazed. The sea of Galilee was featured in the story. Human geography was featured in the story, showing the disciples and Jesus traveling via the sea of Galilee. Locations were labeled as they travel on the sea of Galilee: which is also part of human geography. The disciples interacted with, and responded to geography, As the wind whipped up a terrible storm on this body of water.
