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Examining Divine Healing Through Nature and Human Agents in Exodus 15:22-27 Udoekpo, Michael Ufok; Salakpi, Alexander G. K.; Mensah, Michael Kodzo
Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): JUITA (Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Samarinda

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.69668/juita.v2i2.76

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The Hebrew participial expression kȋ ՚ănȋ ʾădōnāi rōphĕ’kā (for I am the Lord who heals you), introduces God as a healer, in Exodus 15:22-27. This paper historically, rhetorically examines this narrative and theologically addresses the questions: What is Healing and who heals in this story and by what means? Does God’s healing of Israel from Egyptian bondage, and desert experiences exclude other healers and agents: Moses, water and the piece of the wood (v.25)?  It concludes that although God is the ultimate healer, he heals human beings, Africans and non-Africans, through varied scientific means, skills and talents he has given to human agents.
Creation Care in Genesis 1–2: An African Biblical-Ethical, Religious Perspectives Udoekpo, Michael Ufok
Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): JUITA (Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Samarinda

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.69668/juita.v3i1.178

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This article examines Genesis 1–2 through an African biblical-ethical lens, arguing that the creation narratives provide a theological foundation for ecological responsibility within African religious contexts. It contends that African ecological consciousness is deeply embedded in religious ethics, communal values, and the lived experience of interdependence between human beings, the natural world, and God as Creator. Using a contextual-critical method, the study engages Genesis 1–2 in dialogue with African socio-cultural anthropology, theological reflection, and environmental ethics. Particular attention is given to key ethical themes such as harmony, justice, personhood, stewardship, and ubuntu, understood as a relational vision of life summarized in the expression, “I am because you are.” The article demonstrates that African religious worldviews offer important hermeneutical resources for reinterpreting the biblical doctrine of creation beyond exploitative anthropocentrism. It concludes that a constructive dialogue between Genesis 1–2 and African ethical traditions can contribute to a more contextually grounded eco-theology and encourage African religious communities to recover their vocation as responsible participants in the care of creation.
Co-Authors Mensah, Michael Kodzo Salakpi, Alexander G. K.