Adam adorned in fig leaves and stains of forbidden fruit. Moses throwing both a staff and a temper tantrum. King Saul looking into a crystal ball for the will of God. Noah, drunk and naked in his own tent. These are the chosen ones of God? This is the royal lineage of the King? These are the ones who were to carry out God’s mission? It’s easy to see the absurdity. Why didn’t he give up? Why didn’t he let the globe spin off its axis? Even after generations of people had spit in his face, he still
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