Season 1 Eps 4 Eden

[Dr. Shane]

The actress, Lara Silva, gets into character and puts on an incredible performance.  She nails all the gestures.  Her facial expressions are just the beginning of the body language.  She also displays a powerful woman which is a model of a what it means to be a woman of faith.  When Peter confesses to her that he is in trouble, she demands to know where is his faith.  His solution is to violate the Sabbath and she isn't having any of it. She scolds him for trying to fix everything himself instead of depending on God.  She tells him the reason he is stuck and feels desperate is because he has not been looking to God for answers.  The she says, "No more talking.  Maybe God can get your attention now."  BOOM!  So many times it has taken some tragic event in my life for God to get my attention.  I have been in Peter's place.  And, in my case, I didn't need an "Eden" to tell me.  I knew God wanted my attention.

 

[Dr. Shane]

Simon looked to self to resolve his problem while Eden looked to God. Simon went out to the sea alone to fish all night. Eden prayed and sought help from the community. God is a resource for His people. God also works through the family of faith to provide for His children. Eusebius cites Clement that Simon Peter watched his wife be taken to execution shortly before he was executed. Peter is said to have rejoiced that she was faithful until death and encouraged her by telling her to remember the Lord.

We know that most of what we watch in The Chosen is added by its writers and is not directly from the Bible. The lessons being taught is what we look to as Biblical. In this episode, Eden's faith is contrast against Simon's self-sufficiency. In the end, we see God answered Eden's prayers.