Explain the judaeo-christian concept of God as lawgiver and judge

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A ) Explain the Judaeo-Christian concept of God as lawgiver and judge. [25] God loves and cares for his creation because of this he creates rules in order for his creation to live together harmoniously. Judaeo-Christians have many views about God as law giver and judge. Firstly God can be seen as Law giver in Exodus 20 when is God is said to have revealed the 10 commandments to Moses, but the Children of Israel have just been warned that if they approach him directly, he may break out against them and kill them. In this story it God is seen as omnipotent and the presence of Him is a mortal danger and threat. He gives direct commands to Moses and Moses obeyed God's orders despite personal danger and overwhelming odds. It
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shows that God supplies the power when he asks us to do things that seem impossible. Another example of God being seen as a law giver can be found in Genesis 2 when he says to Adam: ‘Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.....' This was actually a test of Adam’s love for God, that would be shown by whether or not he obeyed this one command. In essence, however, this was the first declaration to humanity of the moral law of God and of God’s ...

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