Annotate 12-9
12-9
12-7, 12-8 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c_mPdQR6anfmviJ7dxMt8ZB10lRpbuCf24xLRw8aslQ/edit?tab=t.0
slavery was awful, but the wilderness feels like a death sentence. But God doesn’t let them die or abandon them there. He’s testing Israel, showing them his loyal love and inviting them to see their world differently—to see him as their sole source of life.
12-9 Annotate Mode
11-25, 12-6, Emphasizing humility, forgiveness, and generous care for our neighbors, Jesus encourages people to choose God’s way of love, which will eventually renew all of creation. He calls this restored world God’s Kingdom. This is a realm in which Heaven and Earth are inseparably combined, a place where life flourishes that’s free from injustice, suffering, and death.
Don’t fight evil with the power of evil, Jesus says. Instead, join God in creating goodness throughout the land. If Jesus’ followers listen to his words, they will start seeing their enemies as neighbors and miracles of God who are worthy of love. All evil and every oppressor will ultimately be defeated, Jesus teaches, not with swords but with God’s creative, renewing love.