That's the basic outline of the story of Joseph and his brothers, but one of the important themes of these stories is the theme of God's providence.

这就是约瑟夫和他兄弟们的故事梗概，但是这些故事的一个非常重要的主题是,上帝的冒险。

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So David, the theme of David as the elected king of God, David also as the ideal king, is something else that is a theme of these books.

大卫王，他被上帝选为国王这个故事的主题，他也是一个理想化的国王，这也是这些经书的一个主题。

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But the story as it stands reiterates a motif that we've seen before: that of the threatened destruction of God's creation, or God's people by chaotic waters, and of divine salvation from that threat.

但是这段故事不断的重读我们前面见到过的一个主题：,上帝子民被汹涌的水所威胁,人们不断从那些威胁中的到拯救。

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