Those furrows in the surface of both hoses suggest this is improper routing of the hoses, unless caused by tools.

 

yeah when you install new ones, route them correctly. look at some pics online. do it right. stainless steel lines can firm up the peddle feel (but i think its just because they're new lines) but maybe in your case its better because the metal will handle whatever you are doing to those poor lines.

 

After purchasing the car two years ago, we had a full brake job done. Given the time of failure, I am assuming the brake hoses were not replaced.

I've bee looking online for a picture of the proper routing of the hoses. For them to be susceptible to rubbing against the strut, I do not believe they were routed properly during the brake job. I am not sure what I could be doing to cause the rubbing and hose failure being this is basically a daily driver/commuter. thanks

 

All good now. Thanks for the input!