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The historical books of the Old Testament recount the fortunes of the people of Israel beginning with the conquest of the Promised Land. Joshua through Kings bring the story up to the point where the independent kingdom of Judah is destroyed by foreign invaders and much of the population deported to Babylon. This is a book about history, but what it deals with particularly is salvation history;...

thus we see St Paul placing Christ’s example before all Christians: “Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, […] humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him” (Phil 2:5–6, 8–9). That is also the route that Christ’s followers should take—listening to his word and going along with the plans he has for each. Assimilating and putting this message into practice makes life meaningful.
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