The Nature of the Christian God

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The Nature of the Christian God

1. God’s Name Exodus 15; 3

 

2. God’s Country Habakkuk 3; 3

 

3. Descriptions of God. 2 Samuel 22; 9, Deut. 11;12 , 2 Chronicles 16; 9, Zech. 4;10

3:1 God is like jasper & carnelian stones Rev. 4; 2-3

3:2 John’s description of Christ. Rev. i. I2-l6. Rev. 2; I8

 

4. God’s companions. Zech. 6; 2

4:1 Bizarre heavenly beasts around God’s throne praise him tirelessly. Rev. 4; 6

 

5. God’s Character

5:1 Yahweh the destroyer. Zeph. 1; 2

5:2 Yahweh the avenger. Deut 32; 35 Nahum 1; 2

5:3 Yahweh craves vengeance Ezek. 5; 12 -13

5:4 Yahweh the god of war. Deut. 39 —- 42

5:5 Yahweh comes accompanied by epidemics. Hab. 3;5-6

5:6 God as a wild beast. Lam. 3; 10 Hosea 5; 13; 7-8

5:7 God describes himself as a moth and the rot Hosea 5;

 

6. God’s emotional composition

6:1 Yahweh — an envious, irascible, indignant god. Nahum 1;1 – 6

6:2 Yahweh’s unbridled rage. Deut 32; 22 – 25

6:3 Yahweh’s uncontrollable fury and lack of poise. Isaiah 34; 2 – 10

6:4 Yahweh’s lack of compassion. Lam. 2; 20

6:5 The Lord God remains unmoved by pleas for mercy. Ezek. 8; 18 Ezek. 8:5 Isaiah

13, 6 18

6:6 God regrets destroying every living being and resolves not to do it again. Gen. 8;21

6:7 God repents and feels sorry for himself. Jer. 15; 6. Gen; 6; 6 1] Exodus 32; 14

I Sam. 15; 35 Amos. 7; 3 Jer.15;6.

6:8 The Lord takes a turn, and inexplicably tries to murder Moses and is pacified with the

offering of a baby’s foreskin. Exodus 4; 24-26

 

7. God’s Transport

7:1 God rides on the back of an angel. 2 Samuel 22:11 Psalm 18:10

 

8. God’s Throne

8:1 God has a rumbling, flashing, thundering throne. Rev. 4; 5

 

9. God’s Offspring

9:1 Sons of God have sex with the daughters of men. Gen. 6; 4 1]

 

10. God’s Diet

10:1 The Lord prefers meat to vegetables. Gen. 4. 3-5.

10:2 God enjoys the smell of roast meat. Gen. 8;20

10:3 God shoots out fire to eat the meat offering Lev 9:24

 

11. God’s Appearances

11:1 God stands on the Altar. Amos 9;1

11:2 God manifest himself as a pillar of fire and a cloud. Exodus 13; 21, 22.

11:3 God hides in a burning bush. Exodus 3.2-5

11:4 God shows his back parts. Exodus 33; 23

 

12. God’s Social Life

12:1 God is tired of living in a tent and demands a house. 2 Sam;7:4

12:2 Satan pays a visit on his mate God. Job 1; 6

12:3 Moses and God meet on the top of a mountain. Ex 19; 20

12:4 Moses takes the people to meet Jehovah in a burning mountain. Exodus 19; 17-22

12:5 God holds a dinner party for 74 guests on a paved mountain. Exo 24:9-11

12:6 God and two angels pay a courtesy call on Abraham and have lunch with him. Gen.

18; 1- 8

12:7 Abraham takes a stroll with God and negotiates with him. Gen. 18:16 Gen 18:23

12:8 God has a tiff with Sarah. Gen. 18:10

12:9 Disgusting effect of the presence of “God in a box.” 1 Samuel 5; 8

 

13. God’s Communicative skills

13:1 God appears in a cloud and talks to Moses. Exodus 33; 9 Numbers 12; 5

13:2 God roars Isaiah 42:13 Hosea 11:10 Joel 3; 16

13:3 and yells like grape-pressers. Jer. 25; 30

13:4 He summons people by whistling and hissing. Isaiah 5;26 Zech. 10; 8

13:5 He also summons the flies from Egypt and the Bees from Assyria by hissing. Isaiah

7; 18

 

14. God’s Deceptions

14:1 God deceives his own prophets. Jer. 20; 7 2 Chronicles 18; 22

14:2 And sends evil spirits to trouble his kings. I Samuel ‘I6; 14 I Samuel 18;10

14:3 He even has his son taken away and tempted. Luke 4; 1

14:4 He also deludes people into believing lies so that he can then condemn them. 2

Thessalonians 2; 11

14:5 God makes men drunkards Jeremiah 13:13

 

15. God’s Enemy the Dragon

15:1 God describes the Leviathan his nemesis — a many-headed fire-breathing Sea-

Dragon. Job 41:1 Ps 104:26

15:2 A War in heaven between the angels and the dragon. Rev. 12; 7

15:3 God fights with the Sea-Dragon and kills it. Ps 74:14 13 Isa 27:1

 

16. Testimonies of God’s Goodness

16:1 The love of God is evident in his killing and expropriating the land of others. Psalm 136: 10

16:2 Sun, moon, stars, dragons, pious mountains, and holy beasts are called upon to Praise the Lord. Psalm 148:3

 

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