The Personality Of A Caring God

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Astonishing as it seems, many Christians define the God of the Old Testament as heartless and evil and blatantly disregard his sensitive nature. As confirmed by many casual bible readers, some of the teachings and descriptors of God In the Old Testament may seem harsh and insensible. A more educated bible reader or theologian will plumage into the numerous dimensions of Yahweh's character and discover his very complex personality. After an in-depth look into the Old Testament, one can acknowledge many of Yahweh's interesting and righteous traits.

Contrary to what many think, God in the Old Testament is very much a liberator. God is very compassionate. He hears and pays close attention to the cries of the oppressed and then takes action. Yahweh liberated the Jews that were oppressed God "upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free" (146:7). God let Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Moses led 600,000 people out of Egypt in the middle of the night. God kept them safe as He did not lead Moses and the Israelites through enemy land. Instead He led them through the desert and they journeyed toward the land God had promised Moses. God took care of his people just as He had promised. The Lord is righteous and "the precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous" (Psalm 19:8-9). This quote clearly indicates how pertinent Yahweh is in His righteousness. He gave us laws that are right and for our benefit and He certainly will not let any of his people be unjustly oppressed.

God liberates those that fear and love him, yet He does not let them forget from where they have come. Even though they now live in happiness and without worry, God urges them still to be generous to those who have not yet been liberated or are in troublesome times. God says: "At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands (Deuteronomy 28-29).God is a good and generous God and he wants to instill it also into his people He asks them to set aside a tithe to take care of the people who need it which include the widows, the fatherless and the foreigners. He also asks them to be there with him in the presence of the lord when they are to spend their tithe because He is a loving God and wants to be close to his people.

In order for God to be close to his people, he makes covenants with them. He tells Moses“Say to the Israelites,‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes...

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