For this week your task is to take two of the Bible verses Jacobs uses at the beginning of each day he writes about and analyze both the meaning behind the quote and how this applies to life / how it is interpreted by Jacobs. So for both: Write the quote, describe what it means and apply it to either Jacobs journey in literalism and/or what it means, metaphorically, in the modern world.
Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you - for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others. - Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 (NIV)
This quote is telling us not to listen to everything people say about others and ourselves, specifically negative things, because they may lead to sinful action, also if you become angry about someone saying something about, you are being a hypocrite because you have said something against another person at one point too. Jacobs incorporates this into his life by deciding that he should stop trying to find out what other people are saying about him in book reviews and other things. He also decides that when he does read something, or hear something about him that is demeaning, that he should ignore it and not worry about it.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house... - deuteronomy 6:9
This quote is talking about the 10 Commandments, and how you should put them on the threshold or doorway of your house. It says this, because when you spend that much time writing them down, you have time to think about what they are said for, and how to incorporate them into your life. Jacobs incorporates this into his life by following it directly. He writes the Ten Commandments around his door in pencil. He spends three hours on this and by doing this he would now be reminded every time he walked through his door to follow the Ten Commandments.
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