The goal of this assignment is to articulate cultural aspects of the biblical text concerning water rights and integrate that with the spiritual message of the text.
For this assignment you will construct a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following 4 areas:
The physical use of water in the passage
Any sociological (legal, political, etc.) aspects of the event
The spiritual implications of the text
How your findings might be applied to the Christian today
Choose 1 of the following passages:
Genesis 21:22-33Abimelech & Phicol (commander) of the Philistine territory make a covenant with Abraham
Genesis 26:18-25Isaac struggles with the Philistines over water rights
Genesis 28:20-29:1-12Jacob arrives in Aram and meets Labans daughter Rachel at the well
Exodus 2:15-25Moses flees Egypt and meets Reuels daughters at the well