1. Night
He did the opposite of what he announced because he forgave those who sinned and in other cases he took it upon himself to show his people how merciful he truly was. ... Originally God had stated that, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die," (Genesis 2.16, 2.17). ... This is evident in chapter twenty two of the Book of Genesis in which Abraham's only son Isaac is saved at the last moment by the Lord's word. ... God wasn't insecure in his decision ...
In chapter seven of his book he writes, "we might humble ourselves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all substance pouring out our prayers to the Lord with great fervency" (McMichael and Leonard 52). Another interesting quote from the next chapter about their voyage to Cape Cod is, "this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him" (McMichael and Leonard 53). ...
" Over the next several chapters Marjane was given situations that tested her faith, and forced her to choose between what she saw and what she believed. In the chapter titled "The Water Cell", Marjane asserts that God had appointed the king of Iran to her parents. ... I'd even say we have to learn to forgive." This resonates with her and expands her understanding of how to deal with the chaos around her at this time. ... Schools began distributing gold painted plastic keys, telling boys, "if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, this key would get them...