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Everything God made is designed to teach about him. <ref>[[Ro 1:20]] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [{so … : or, that they may be }]</ref> However, it is difficult to learn from the stars and rocks. We learn easier through words and actions. | Everything God made is designed to teach about him. <ref>[[Ro 1:20]] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [{so … : or, that they may be }]</ref> However, it is difficult to learn from the stars and rocks. We learn easier through words and actions. | ||
| − | God chose some people; the Hebrews, to teach everyone else about him <ref>[[Ge 12:1 ¶ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: | + | God chose some people; the Hebrews, to teach everyone else about him <ref>[[Ge 12:1]] ¶ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: |
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: | 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: | ||
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.</ref>, but they didn't know him very well themselves. | 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.</ref>, but they didn't know him very well themselves. | ||
Revision as of 06:50, 22 March 2022
3. God wants everyone to know him
Everything God made is designed to teach about him. [1] However, it is difficult to learn from the stars and rocks. We learn easier through words and actions.
God chose some people; the Hebrews, to teach everyone else about him [2], but they didn't know him very well themselves.
God wrote a play and chose the Hebrews to be the actors. <ref>[[ He gave them some commandments, a tabernacle, and some feasts to live by. These things were the script for the play. Everyone else would watch the play and learn about God.
God used their lives to write another story. When they did what he asked, and when they didn't; God wrote about himself, Jesus, and the cross, using the things in their history as symbols.
This is hard to understand. Imagine if you played hopscotch, and every jump you took, the jump was used to tell the story of Jesus. As the people lived their lives, God used every jump to tell his story.
In this book, we will look at the script; the rules God gave them about things they could eat. Through the symbols, good and bad teachers will be revealed by their behaviors.- ↑ Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [{so … : or, that they may be }]
- ↑ Ge 12:1 ¶ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
