Death
Death is a part of the everyday procedure when it comes to living creatures. When a living creature dies, many feel sad or even disappointed, while others tend to celebrate the life they had with the person or even their own pet. Death can best be described as when the heart and mind stop working and the living is no longer able to take a breath. For many, death can be a traumatic chain of events within their lives as people tend to not know how to handle death or the death came unexpectedly or in some cases through acts of violence.
The book of Genesis describes many deaths and the consequences one encounters when death occurs. Cain and Abel were in the field when Cain attacked his brother and killed him. The Lord was immediately aware of this misfortune and banned Cain from the ground (Gn 4:8-11). At one point the Lord regretted his decision in creating humans as well as all the animals and decided to wipe all of them out which is when the flood arrived on earth (Gn 6:7). According to the old testament, dying is not the end of the world. Many powerful leaders such as Abraham were blessed or his family was blessed by the Lord even after his death. The main reason for such a powerful blessing was because Abraham followed instructions given by the Lord precisely as instructed. All too often death is not the most comforting experience in a human’s life. When Jacob passed away, Joseph wept over his father and kissed him before a doctor embalmed him (Gn 50:1). This type of action seems to be more common in today’s society; however, society today does not spend seventy days mourning a death of a loved one as described in the old testament (Gn 50:3). The book of Exodus speaks a lot about death and what it entails when people do not follow what the Lord has instructed them to do. …show more content…
While this book may not be all about the death of people, it certainly describes ideas in which mankind would have wished they were dead. The many plagues the Lord created were done because people would not follow him and obey his commands. The swarm of flies which devastated Pharaoh’s land or the fifth plague where the Lord killed off the livestock in the fields. When the Lord created dust that fell from the sky and created boils for all living things, now that would be a powerful punishment where death would seem like a better option (Ex 9:9). Of all the plagues, the one which stands out the most would have to be the death of the first newborn. The Lord stated at about midnight he would go through Egypt and kill the firstborn of Pharaoh whether it be a child or animal and they would all perish (Ex 11:5-6). One could only imagine what it would be like to lose your first born, but to have your child perish because one is greedy and will not follow simple rules our great leader has instilled into everyone seem unrighteous. All too often death seemed to be inevitable according to the old testament. The Lord does state “a life for a life,” an eye for an eye,” tooth for a tooth,” hand for a hand,” and “burn for a burn.” (Ex 21:23-25). In the story of David and Goliath, scholars have suggested David’s stone was actually meant for Philistine’s greaves so he would be rendered helpless to allow David to come and run him over and kill him (Wong, 2010). Through this story, it is believed that David actually hit Goliath’s knees or more specifically his shins in order to knock him down rather than hitting him directly in the head. Many tend to wonder if death is in in the plans of their life and if God actually allows death to happen. Looking at Psalms 115:15 there is a quote which many have trouble understanding. “Precious in the eyes of God is the death of His saints” (Pinker, 2009, p. 530). Many have to wonder if the death of God’s faithful servant is it really precious in his eyes? (Pinker, 2009, p. 530). Most of the humanity believe and worship only one
Death is a part of the everyday procedure when it comes to living creatures. When a living creature dies, many feel sad or even disappointed, while others tend to celebrate the life they had with the person or even their own pet. Death can best be described as when the heart and mind stop working and the living is no longer able to take a breath. For many, death can be a traumatic chain of events within their lives as people tend to not know how to handle death or the death came unexpectedly or in some cases through acts of violence.
The book of Genesis describes many deaths and the consequences one encounters when death occurs. Cain and Abel were in the field when Cain attacked his brother and killed him. The Lord was immediately aware of this misfortune and banned Cain from the ground (Gn 4:8-11). At one point the Lord regretted his decision in creating humans as well as all the animals and decided to wipe all of them out which is when the flood arrived on earth (Gn 6:7). According to the old testament, dying is not the end of the world. Many powerful leaders such as Abraham were blessed or his family was blessed by the Lord even after his death. The main reason for such a powerful blessing was because Abraham followed instructions given by the Lord precisely as instructed. All too often death is not the most comforting experience in a human’s life. When Jacob passed away, Joseph wept over his father and kissed him before a doctor embalmed him (Gn 50:1). This type of action seems to be more common in today’s society; however, society today does not spend seventy days mourning a death of a loved one as described in the old testament (Gn 50:3). The book of Exodus speaks a lot about death and what it entails when people do not follow what the Lord has instructed them to do. …show more content…
While this book may not be all about the death of people, it certainly describes ideas in which mankind would have wished they were dead. The many plagues the Lord created were done because people would not follow him and obey his commands. The swarm of flies which devastated Pharaoh’s land or the fifth plague where the Lord killed off the livestock in the fields. When the Lord created dust that fell from the sky and created boils for all living things, now that would be a powerful punishment where death would seem like a better option (Ex 9:9). Of all the plagues, the one which stands out the most would have to be the death of the first newborn. The Lord stated at about midnight he would go through Egypt and kill the firstborn of Pharaoh whether it be a child or animal and they would all perish (Ex 11:5-6). One could only imagine what it would be like to lose your first born, but to have your child perish because one is greedy and will not follow simple rules our great leader has instilled into everyone seem unrighteous. All too often death seemed to be inevitable according to the old testament. The Lord does state “a life for a life,” an eye for an eye,” tooth for a tooth,” hand for a hand,” and “burn for a burn.” (Ex 21:23-25). In the story of David and Goliath, scholars have suggested David’s stone was actually meant for Philistine’s greaves so he would be rendered helpless to allow David to come and run him over and kill him (Wong, 2010). Through this story, it is believed that David actually hit Goliath’s knees or more specifically his shins in order to knock him down rather than hitting him directly in the head. Many tend to wonder if death is in in the plans of their life and if God actually allows death to happen. Looking at Psalms 115:15 there is a quote which many have trouble understanding. “Precious in the eyes of God is the death of His saints” (Pinker, 2009, p. 530). Many have to wonder if the death of God’s faithful servant is it really precious in his eyes? (Pinker, 2009, p. 530). Most of the humanity believe and worship only one