OT teachings, who is
GodTimeless/Prexistent
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"I am" Exodus
3:14
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Gen 1
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Job 38:4
- "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation"
"The" creator and
"our" creator
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Job
38:4
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"Our creator:" Deut 32:6 "Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and
formed you?"
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THE creator: Psalm 115:16, Genesis 1 & 2. Note though, in some ways Psalm
115:16 and other verses like it are more important because they tell us to read
Genesis 1 & 2 literally, not figuratively as some would have us do
Omnipotent: (All
powerful)
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Psalm
139
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Job 38:2
- All mighty.
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Job 38:4
- who laid the earth's foundation
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Job 38:12
- is in control NOW to - he didn't just create & walk away.
(Often the CreationEvolutionist perspective)
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Job
38:25
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Job 38:31
(Stars)
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Job
38:34
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Job 40:8 Judge
& Jury. (Prosecutor?)
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Jonah 1 &
2
Omniscience (All
knowing)
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Present: Ezekiel
8:12
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Future: Gen 15:13
- Slaves for 400 years.
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Job
38:33
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Job
38:36
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Job
39
14-17 esp 17. Ostrich stupid (according to God) but well
designed.
Man's Knowledge cf God's knowledge
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Early in the book of Job, Job speaks LOTS.
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Job
38:2 God: "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?, Let him
who accuses God answer him!"
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Job
38:5 Job: "I spoke once, but I have no answer - twice, but I will say no
more"
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Job
40:7 God: Brace yourself like a man
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Job
40:8 God: Would you discredit my justice?
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Job
42:3 Job: I spoke of things I did not understand.
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Job
42:7 I am angry with (Eliphaz & his 2 friends) you have not spoken of me
what is right AS MY SERVANT JOB HAS!!!!!
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Gen 3:22 Both God & Man know good and evil.
Omnipresent (Is everywhere)
Majestic
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Psalm 8:1 "how majestic is your name in all the earth"
Gracious, Compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love, relents from sending
calamity
Gets Angry
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Exodus 4:14 God got mad at Moses (and punished him by giving him Aaron.)
Is like us in the most important ways:
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Gen 9:6 - Adam (& Eve) weren't the only ones in the image of God. All
of us are.
Sense of Humor
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Gen 4:14 "and he will be as a mouth for you and you will be as God to him."
Think about it<g>
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Gen 2:7 1st pun ever: man (adam) sounds like the hebrew word "ground"
We have only covered major aspects (and one fun one) of God. Psalms is loaded
with comments about God's character and person.
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