Topic 1- Names 

In this blog post I will be talking about names in the bible. My name means God supports and heals. In the Bible God had many names. Elohim which means creator and Yaweh which means caring God. God gave and changed names based on their meaning. Names showed a person’s character, what they were like or how they acted. I chose a name tag because name tags make me think of names. 

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Topic 2- Conflict/Doubt

In the bible there was a lot of conflict and doubt People had with God. Jacob got his name changed to Israel because he physically wrestled with God. My thoughts about this are that the bible had a lot of struggles. Today people are struggling as well like: people with cancer. I chose a sword to represent conflict. Also I put question marks to represent doubt. 

Topic 3- Covenant

A covenant is an agreement between two groups. In the bible there are a lot of covenants. There are two types of covenants in the Bible: conditional and unconditional. An unconditional covenant in the Bible is: the noahic covenant. An example of a conditional covenant is: God’s covenant with the israelites that said that if they obeyed him they could go to the promised land. I put the image of a contract here because it is similar to a covenant. 

Topic 4- Call

In the Bible, God would call people to do stuff for him on earth. Some of the people God calls in the Bible are: Abraham, Issac and Jacob. In the Bible God called Issac, Abraham and Jacob to go to a different land. God still calls people today. When God calls you should trust him. I put a picture of a trumpet here because it was used in bible times to call people together and it is still used today.

Topic 5- Slavery/Salvation

Joseph and Moses are two people in the Bible who saved the israelites or brought the out of slavery. Some people in the Bible wanted to harm the israelites and people like Joseph and Moses had God help save the israelites. I chose a picture of Egypt for my image because Joseph was exiled to egypt as a slave. Also, moses saved the israelites from slavery in Egypt. I learned that slavery was very common a long time ago. 

Topic 6- Sinai Law

The ten commandments are the laws that God gave to the israelites at Mount Sinai. They are also an example of a conditional covenant. The covenant is that God says he must be their only god and that the israelites must follow his commands. In return God will take them to the promised land. I chose the ten commandments because those were the laws made at mount Sinai. To me this topic means that we should follow laws today.  

Topic 7- sent to the promised land

When the israelites were sent to the promised land they faced many challenges that God helped them through. When they did not know where to go God led them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. When they were hungry God provided them with manna and quail. And he told them what to do to destroy Jericho. I chose bread as my image to represent manna. To me this means that God will help me through challenges in my life.

Topic 8- Symbol of a Lamp

The symbol of a lamp represents Jesus because Jesus is the Light of the world. Jesus is the replacement for the constantly burning lamp in the tabernacle. The lamp is a symbol for guidance. The Bible says God’s word is a lamp unto our feet. I chose an image of a lamp because it goes along perfectly with the topic. To me this topic means that God is a light that can guide us through the darkness of life.