Encounters: Moments of Destiny in the Bible

Encounters: Moments of Destiny in the Bible

Encounters: Moments of Destiny in the Bible

Encounters: Moments of Destiny in the Bible

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Overview

Brief chapters, ideal for daily readings, explore significant Biblical meetings, including the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary, and Moses' encounter with God in the burning bush.

Events in the Bible rarely follow an orderly course. For many of the figures whose stories it tells, their fortunes often turn, for good or bad, on important encounters with other people and with divine beings. In these moments of destiny, individuals discover something new and remarkable that changes the course of their lives.

In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Ewertowski explores over 35 meetings described in the Old and New Testaments. These include Joseph's confrontation with his brothers, Moses' encounter with God in the burning bush, the story of Rahab and the Israelite spies, the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary, and the profound encounters of ordinary people with Christ Jesus. Time and again Ewertowski shows how the weaknesses, setbacks and failures of the Bible's all-too-human protagonists are brought into harmony with a divine plan.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782508748
Publisher: Floris Books
Publication date: 08/18/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 168
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Ruth Ewertowski is Editor of Die Christengemeinschaft, the journal of The Christian Community in Germany. Cynthia Hindes is a retired priest of The Christian Community who lives in Pennsylvania, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1. Herod and Nimrod: Hinderers Who Can Prevent Nothing 2. At the Well: Hagar and the Angel; Rebekah and Isaac; Rachel and Jacob; Joseph 3. Joseph: How Dreams Come True 4. Joseph and Susanna: Dealing with Injustice 5. Moses and His Mission: On the Way to Selfhood 6. Moses Does Not Enter the Promised Land 7. Rahab: Preparing the Way 8. Samson: God-sent Yet Independent 9. Ruth: The Stranger in Jesus Family Tree 10. Saul and the Necromancer: A King s End 11. David: Fallible But Forgiven 12. Job: The Rebellious Sufferer 13. Judith: Pious Liberator or Temptress? 14. Jonah the Initiate: Three Days in the Fish 15. Tobias: Everything Falls into Place 16. Daniel: A Loyalty Beyond the Reach of Power 17. Dreams Change When Christ Appears 18. Mary and Elizabeth 19. The Birth of Jesus: Uniquely Atypical 20. Moses and John: The Tragedy of the Forerunners 21. Appearances of God 22. Nicodemus: On the Threshold of a New Birth 23. Christ and the Samaritan Woman 24. Simon Peter: Courage and Weakness 25. Why the Messiah is Also God s Servant 26. Raising the Dead 27. Christ s Experience of Powerlessness 28. The Transformation of Hell 29. Why Ascension Did Not Happen at Easter 30. Pentecost 31. What It Means to Heal a Lame Man 32. Ananias and Sapphira: Why Has Satan Filled Your Heart? 33. Three Unlikely Baptisms Endnotes Bibliography
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