While fewer than 25% of the sermons preached from contemporary American pulpits are derived from Old Testament texts, preachers will find in this book new reason to base their sermons on the First Testament, especially Genesis and Exodus. ..". among the main characteristics of the First Testament is the demand by God for us to be accountable; to act in ways that exhibit that we are strong in the ways of God and the world, as the people of God... throughout these passages there is] a profound testimony to the presence of God in the chaos of life... these passages seek to reveal God's...