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God in the Bible

1. In the Book of Genesis, God demonstrates his deep connection with the children of Israel when he informs Noah that He is about to flood the earth and tells Noah to build the ark (12). Noah reciprocates after the flood by building an altar to God, who then answers with a pledge never to take such a course again: "And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you" (15). Another example of the God-Israel bond is seen in God's command to Abraham to kill his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God. Abraham is prepared to obey this command, but God stops Abraham when He sees that Abraham is willing to do whatever God commands (31).

In Exodus, God shows his love for the children of Israel when He visits plagues upon the captors od those people and delivers His children from captivity. He has Moses be the vehicle whereby His will is executed: "And the Lord said unto Moses, 'Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt'" (95). God arranges the passover to protect the children of Israel from the vengeance He is about to wreak on the firstborn of the Egyptians (97), and He again saves the children of Israel when he splits the sea, allows His children to cross safely, and then closes the sea again to drown the army of Pharaoh (100).

In the Book of Leviticus, we find nothing but God directly addressing the children of Israel and spelling out the specifics of the behavior He expects and demands from them in their role as earthly keepers of His covenant (118-120).

In the Book of Numbers, we read of the dependence upon God which the Israelites under Moses had developed, and their faith in Him that He would be there to save them from their enemies: "Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee" (123). Throughout Numbers, God guides the children of Israel through obstacles and dangers.

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