The distance between man and God is great. This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.
Is your life a constant testimony and praise to the greatness of God or to the greatness of this world?
What do the scriptures say about cremation or burial?
A covenant is a solemn agreement. The most important covenants in the Bible are those in which God makes a covenant with man: the Abrahamic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, etc. Here is a covenant which man makes with God. The Israelites recognize the importance of God and covenant together to wholly follow Him.
The entire book of Esther is about God’s providential care of His people.
