I. David’s realization of sin and the repercussion (12:13-17) A. David’s sins (12:13-15) 1. David telling Nathan that he has sinned (12:13) a. Nathan telling David that the Lord has disregarded his sin (12:13a) b. David will not die for it (12:13b) 2. He is outright disdained for his sins by the Lord (12:14a) a. David’s child will suffer the price of his actions (12:14b) B. Repercussion of David’s sins (12:15-17) 1. Wrath of God on David’s household (12:15) a. God struck Bathsheba and David’s child
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James Jarvis In Alan Paton’s Cry‚ the Beloved Country there is two protagonists‚ Reverend Stephen Kumalo‚ and James Jarvis. Both characters play significant roles to the story but James Jarvis’ situation is noteworthy and inspirational. James is an influential‚ dynamic character because his opinion dramatically changes upon reading his son’s manuscript. A series of events influences James to shift his mindset into the mindset of his son. An analysis on James Jarvis’ changing mindset reveals
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The book of 2 Samuel tells the story of King David and his rise to power‚ as well as reign- the good and the bad. The focus here will be on 2 Samuel‚ chapters eleven through thirteen‚ which depict some of the darker times in David’s rule. The theme of these three chapters is God’s modeling of King David. This theme develops throughout the three chapters with the disobedience and punishment of David. God creates laws for His children not because he wants to restrict us‚ but because he desires
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Discrimination and inequity in South Africa Cry‚ The Beloved Country‚ written by Alan Paton‚ talks about one black father‚ Stephen Kumalo‚ and one white father‚ James Jarvis. Kumalo’s son Absalom shot Jarvis’s son Arthur using a revolver and Kumalo tries to save his son. The book describes many racial discrimination and economic inequality. The character Msimangu prophesies that white men and black men will come together and work for good of their country. However‚ forty years later‚ his prophecy
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Slavery and its Consequences “Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery” (Wayne Dyer). Slavery was the main economy and way of life in the Southern United States in the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Many slaves were being freed‚ but faced persecution just for being of “colored” skin. From 1775 to 1830‚ many slaves were being freed-through the purchase of their freedom or by owners who found ways to live without slave labor-but also slavery
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Instead of reducing as stipulated by the constitution‚ Slavery spread to other western territories and states as new cotton fields were planted‚ and by 1830 it thrived in more than half the continent. Within 10 years after the cotton gin was put into use‚ the value of the total United States crop leaped from $150‚000 to more than $8 million. This success of this plantation crop made it much more difficult for slaves to purchase their freedom or obtain it through the good will of their masters. Cotton
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Annotated Bibliography The MLA database returned 168 bibliographic entries containing the subject heading ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ In choosing which entries to include in this annotated bibliography‚ my objective was to represent as many interpretive approaches to the text as possible in order to illustrate the exponential expansion in the scope of Hurston studies in recent years. Also‚ because of the condensed time frame of this class‚ I only reviewed items that
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Zamboanga faces massive humanitarian crisis A young evacuee‚ one of the thousands affected by the stand-off between Philippine government forces and Muslim rebels‚ shelters from the scorching heat as others queue up for food distribution at an evacuation centre inside a sports complex in Zamboanga‚ on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA‚ Philippines – The fighting may be over but a humanitarian crisis remains in Zamboanga City as more than a hundred thousand displaced
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They faced the challenges brought on by changes by appealing to both a white and black audience when addressing the public. Absalom Jones‚ the first African American clergyman‚ and Richard Allen‚ founder of the first independent black denomination in the United States‚ of Philadelphia appealed to the white public‚ even saying that African Americans should have a great deal of
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Essay Question #2 It has been said that the land is itself another character in Paton’s novel‚ Cry‚ the Beloved Country. What role does the landscape play in the novel? What does the valley surrounding Ndotsheni represent? "Keep it‚ guard it‚ care for it‚ for it keeps men‚ guards men‚ cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed" (Paton 33). In Cry‚ the Beloved Country‚ this bold statement reflects both the beauty of the land of South Africa and the peace and harmony of men. Both of their relations
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