Have you ever gone into a room, only to forget why you went there? As we get older, we tend to become more forgetful. Regardless of age, forgetfulness is a serious human condition that makes us prone to make the same mistakes again and again. That's why there is tremendous value in studying history and remembering long past events - particularly those recorded in the Bible - as a means of warning us of the consequences of evil that's been allowed to grow inside the human heart. So let's read the stories again, read them to our children, and contend for the faith.