Seminal moments are pivotal moments in our lives.  They can be big national events that change history on a big scale, like the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.  They can also be personal.  Events that change us, mold us, grow us to raise us up to new heights.  But if we don’t respond well, they can sink us to new lows.  God used these moments to guide Israel and many of the Patriarchs in the Bible.