Tag: Motifs

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  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:14-25

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:14-25

    Blood represents life and death, and so does the Nile for all of Egypt. At some point in their history, Egyptians associated the Nile with their gods—Hapi, Sobek, and Osiris—and relied on them to bring fertility to the soil for farming through the natural cycle of the Nile River. Without the Nile, Egyptians would die.…

  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 49:1-33

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 49:1-33

    Jacob gives his final blessings to his children, telling them what will come of them. His words are prophecy. Reuben, the firstborn, will not have preeminence. Again, the forsaken firstborn motif presents. This motif typifies the incarnation of Christ. Adam, the firstborn man and federal head of creation was unable to be righteous and bring…