owulf 83-86). Unable to contend with Gods love, Grendel forfeits his own life.During the opening of Beowulf, the poet summarizes the beginning chapters of Genesis in the Bible. The poet tells about The Almighty making of the earth, shaping beautiful plains, marked off by oceans, then proudly setting the sun and moon to glow across the land and light it(7-10). In the Bible, Genesis 1:1 reads, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Immediately following this passage, it goes on to explain the history of Creation. Included in this description is how God made light and dark, land and ocean, plant and animal, and finally the ultimate creation, man.God gave the gift of free will to all of His children. Beowulf relies on Gods will and his own strength in his three battles. Beowulfs first battle is against the evil monster, Grendel. Beowulf trusts in his own strength as much as in Gods grace in his battle (Chickering 272). After his first battle, A pang of mortality strikes Beowulf as he looks back at the splendid neck-ring he has been given by Hrothgar as part of his reward for victory over Grendel(Price 25). Beowulf was showing humility because he knows that he is human and could have been killed. The Bible speaks about humility in numerous books. For example, 1 Peter 5:5 says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Nearing death, Grendel realizes that he once the afflictor of men, tormentor of their days[knew] what it meant to feud with the Almighty God (Beowulf 490-492). This passage shows Grendel falling victim to God and the strength-driven Beowulf. In the next battle with Grendels mother, she seemed to gain the upper hand on Beowulf. With Beowulfs life at stake, God, who sent him victory, gave judgement for truth and right, Ruler of Heavens, once Beowulf was back on his feet and fighting(630-632). God exercised His will and intervened in the fight to set good above evil. As Beowulf defeats G...
