Explain how God is revealed as good in the Bible

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Explain how God is revealed as ‘good’ in the Bible (25 marks)

In the Bible there are many different stories that take place, which reveal God as being Omni-benevolent, Omnipotent, Omniscient and great. However some people may start to interpret different ideas of God through the stories, such as God may have punished people, etc. some people in this generation may argue that the Bible does not show God as being ‘good’, and others may disagree and accept that the Bible was produced thousands of years ago, so different ways of showing goodness and love may have changed, yet may interpret the way that shows God as ‘good’.

In the Bible God is revealed to be very powerful in what He does, and Omni benevolent; All-good. In the Bible there are many stories that illustrate God as being good, such as the story of Abraham and his son; Isaac. God commanded Abraham to take himself and his sin to Mount Moriah, and offer Isaac as a scarification to his Lord; God. God was testing Abraham’s faith and love for his Lord or for his son. However even Abraham was a very religious and pious man, he also loved his son; Isaac very much, but he did not hesitate in following God’s command. Isaac asked his farther “farther, where is the lamb that is to be sacrificed?” Abraham replied by saying “my son, God will provide the lamb”.

Isaac was ready to be sacrificed and became courageous enough to lay down for scarification. When Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son and tearing, he suddenly heard a voice from God saying “Abraham, Stop! Do not hurt your son.  You have proven your faith and shown how much you love Me by willing to sacrifice your son for Me.  Therefore, I shall bless you and your family, and through you, I shall bless all the nations on earth”. This showed that God was testing the love and faith Abraham had for his God.

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The Story reveals a developing relationship between God and Abraham, a relationship that is tested at times. Abraham has come to have trust in God. Thus, even though this request seemed so strange and cruel, Abraham finds no reason to distrust that God has his best interests at heart. Abraham is willing to present Isaac as an offering to God. This is precisely the kind of trust and faith that God wanted to see. As a result, God tells Abraham to untie his son and Abraham sacrifices an animal instead.

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