hebrew's evolving concepts of

The Hebrew’s Evolving Concepts of the Divine It’s safe to assume the world is flat, isn’t it? When I go to the ocean and look out, my sense of sight relays to the rational part of my mind that there is a straight line out there. That not too far away there is an edge that I would no doubt fall off of if I were to sail too far. This is …

…believe that God expects them to keep his covenant and will reward them for doing so. This is a great contrast to how only a few hundred years earlier, God was only interested in revenge and punishment for those who chose not to follow his wishes. Another quote, taken from Amos 5:21-24 was written even later, and shows how the Hebrews are now beginning to think of themselves and the sins they commit in a