God sent the Great Flood to cleanse the earth of wickedness and sin.

God called Abraham to enter into a covenant with Him and to be the father of His Chosen People.

The sacrifice of Isaac foreshadows Christ’s sacrifice.

The stories of Jacob wrestling with an angel and God’s remembering Rachel illustrate the battle of prayer we all experience.

Through Joseph’s story we learn that God can bring good out of evil.

God’s Word is alive, able to cause change in those who hear it, and speaks directly to the “reflections and thoughts of our hearts”.

To better understand Scripture, we must consider its literal and spiritual senses.