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| Welcom to larom.org. This section of Bible studies looks at Bible pictures of God's character. It is amazing how this study helps you see what a loving God we have. He was willing to take risks to win our love and admiration. He is honored by our love and faithfulness even during poverty and sickness. He treasures His children and hears every cry for help. This is a shortened simplified version of my adult web site on the same theme: illustratedbible.net |
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What picture does Genesis show us about God? |
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God is powerful, the most intelligent, there's no limit to His resources and love |
 In
the beginning of this world, God spoke and complex creatures and plants
and stars and planets all came into existence. His power and resources
have no limit. He just spoke all the material into existence. He did not
have to start over. Everything worked correctly on His first try. He
looked at everything as He completed it and was satisfied.
He did not feel like it was not good enough. He was satisfied it was very
good.
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  You see, God is perfect. His plans did not need to be
changed or improved on. His genius mind is far above any human. It is
amazing that He set aside an appointment time on the seventh
day so He could enjoy the companionship of people on this earth. Why
does He care about us? He is so much smarter than we are.
The perfect man and wife God made had robes of light to wear. They had the most beautiful garden to live in. Every thing they could possibly want to eat was growing on the trees. They were taught the importance of obedience. A tree of fruit that was not poisonous was assigned as a tree they were not to eat from. It was a test and an opportunity for them to have the choice to obey and live forever or to disobey and die. They made the choice to disobey. Eve was tricked by the flying snake that the fallen angel Satan was speaking through. Like a ventriloquist Satan made it seem the snake was talking. This tricked Eve and she took fruit to Adam. He knew she had disobeyed God. He had a difficult time choosing for it seemed he would have to part with his wife. He ate the fruit. He seemed to think God could not create another wife for him. His sin was greater than that of Eve. He not only failed to trust God, he had openly chose to suffer the same punishment as Eve. |
| God showed tender compassion like a parent when He provided animal skins for clothing for Adam and Eve after the sinned and could not have their clothing of light anymore. (Gen. 3:21) |
 God
showed His love when He
could have wanted revenge for the way Adam and Eve hurt Him when they
disobeyed. He could have removed flowers, color, fragrances, and made the
curse much heavier. He also could have wiped out His creation and started
over. |
| The same infinite power of God which created Eve could have supplied her place. Adam's sin was even greater for he reasoned that perhaps God would take Eve from him and he would rather join her in her fate. |
 When
Adam and Eve sinned, God in mercy
prevented these two people from eating from the tree of life. He placed an
angel to guard the tree and a flaming sword around the tree of life to
prevent any eating of this fruit until the relationship had been repaired
and a remedy made for sin. |
| God had patience and firmness as He worked with the sin problem. He could have ended the life of the murders Cain and his grandson Lamech and others who followed their example. |
 When
God did destroy the world with a flood He showed that He is just
and will bring every sin to judgment. |
 God
is master of the laws of physics.
He controls the laws. God designed a law of physics that He stated was to
be used as
a symbol of hope every time there was moisture in the air. The rainbow
showed a promise and pledge that whenever God looks on it He will remember
His promises to every creature on this earth. Genesis 9:16 God has
covenanted to save any one who believes, loves and obeys Him. Every time
God and the angels look on this rainbow they think about us.
This same symbol is mentioned in Ezekiel about God's throne and in Revelation 10:1 about the head of Jesus. When Jesus comes the second time, He will be encircled by a rainbow. This valuable symbol had many counterfeit meanings but this Bible one is God's meaning for creating this law of physics. |
| Children of Noah sinned and again God brought justice mixed with mercy as He reprogrammed people to speak different languages. Mercy was seen in that most languages use the word momma, mom, madre, or a variation close enough that the mothers could still recognize this from their children. Those who understood each other's language moved away to live together. Finally this helped them obey the command to populate the earth instead of living all together. (Genesis11:7-9) |
| God cares about families. He did not give up on the dysfunctional family of Jacob. When Rachael was loved more than sister Leah because of the scheme of the father to cheat Jacob, God had a remedy. God blessed the hated wife with children. She felt more valuable because she had children. In mercy He allowed Rachael not to see the wild hate and cruelty of the sons of her sister on her own son Joseph. Rachael died during the birth of her second son. |
| God is gracious. When Abraham lied about his wife, Isaac lied about his wife, and Jacob lied about being Esau, God taught them it was a mistake but God helped them out when trouble came to them. This showed God forgave and never left them to what they deserved. That is grace. |
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God Blessed Jacob's with a Genetic Engineering Dream |
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God has a Remedy for every problem |
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Gen. 31:10 l conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle [were] ringstreaked, speckled, and grisled. |
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am fascinated by Jacob's working knowledge of how to make spotted sheep after the dream God
gave him. There is even a sheep called Jacob's sheep. It has 4 horns. In
Genesis, Jacob tells how he used something sheep love to nibble on (poplar
branches) to keep the strong of Laban's flock at the watering troughs so
they could have time to breed. Based on an agreement with his
father-in-law who had changed his wages 10 times, he gathered spotted
animals and brown to be in his own flocks.
Then later, Jacob says that he would have been empty handed if God had not blessed him because Laban had cheated him so many times. God saw how Jacob had stayed up nights and days caring for sickly and feeble sheep. He saw him shield Laban's sheep from robbers. |
| Of all creatures the sheep is one of the most timid and helpless, and in the East the shepherd's care for his flock is untiring and incessant.
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As an earthly shepherd knows his sheep, so does the divine Shepherd know His flock that are scattered throughout the world. "Ye My flock, the flock of My pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God." Jesus says, "I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine." "I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands." Ezek. 34:31;
Isa. 43:1; 49:16. {DA 479.2} |
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God is a Mighty Protector |
| God puts restraining orders on those wild
with rage against His people.
When Laban chased after his son-in-law Jacob, and Esau planned to kill Jacob, God appeared and told both Laban and Esau not to harm Jacob. God put a restraining order on the people of Shechem so that they had a fear of Jacob's family. Jacob was afraid they would chase Him and kill his whole family in revenge for the cruelty of his sons Levi and Simeon. (Genesis 35:5) |
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God Comforts with Dreams |
| Jacob's son Joseph was despised because He was godly. God comforted Joseph before the worst crisis in his life by giving him dreams. Joseph was hated because of his dreams and because he faithfully reproved those who sinned in his family. God allowed the violence of his brothers to go into wild rage as they tormented him and finally sold him as a slave. The dreams helped Joseph remain true to God for many years till God was ready to put his family back together. |
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Summary: God is creative with an imagination far beyond the human ability. He is satisfied with His work. His 7th day Sabbath appointment shows the value He places on us. God is just. He's full of mercy, grace, patience, and compassion. He is a protector, and comforter. He sent dreams to help solve family disputes, provide for Jacobs flocks, and comfort Joseph ahead of his own disaster.
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 Six
thousand years have passed since the earth was created. Sin has caused
disease and suffering and death. Yet soon this will all change.
The earth is 6,000 years old and Jesus promised the next thousand years will be spent in heaven and from there eternity will provide a forever youthful life with Jesus. There will be no sorrow or sadness, suffering, pain or crime there. Prepare to meet Him, my dear friend. He is full of grace, mercy, compassion and love. |
 Those
who keep the law that describes the character of this powerful KING OF THE
UNIVERSE, will be showing they are loyal. |
 Credits:
3d graphics are a result of my young son who began asking God for the gift
of 3d art at the tender age of 10. He is very interested in the themes of the
sanctuary and 10 commandments. Now at age 13, he delights to serve God by
making pictures to help others. He has cheerfully submitted pictures for
the glory of God. To visit his web site click here: Advent3d.com
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| He helps with illustrations on my web sites for children. Visit my other 3 webs. Larom.org was our first site (1996). Then illustratedbible.com and the video edition illustratedbible.org . |