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Chapter 1 - The Legend of The Circle Maker
- Summary:
- tells of Honi, “sage” who drew a circle and prayed/demanded that God send rain and he wouldn’t leave until it was done.
- Prayed more than once until God delivered the rain he wanted
- Celebrated by people but also accused of dishonoring God
- Problems:
- Character/story is not in the bible
- Honi doesn’t seem to get leading from God before praying
- Author states that Honi and Jesus’ miracles are on the same level despite the fact that Honi’s story was not included in the bible
- No biblical reference to base our study on in the very beginning
- Solutions:
- “stands forever as a testament to the power of a single prayer to change the course of history” pg 13 Find character/scripture/story in the bible that similarly illustrates this concept.
- Joshua asking the sun to stand still - Joshua 10:1-15
- Joshua was leading army and came to defense of Gibeon
- God said to him “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand against you.” v8
- Lord threw other army into confusion before attack v10
- Lord threw hailstones at the other army v11
- Joshua’s prayer was in line with what God had directed him to do
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