Coming to Grips with the God of the Old Testament 1
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What are we to make of the God who is presented in Genesis and other Old Testament texts? According to popular atheists such as Richard Dawkins, this God is judgmental, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, and an ethnic cleanser. Is this an accurate representation of the God of Israel, or a completely distorted caricature? Shane Rosenthal discusses these and other important issues with Dr. Thomas J. Egger, professor of Exegetical Theology and president of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.
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Genesis is a rich book that is the story of a generous God who creates a world, and humanity within that world to be his special creation — the image of God within the world. And it’s the story of his provision for them; the story of their unthinkable rebellion against him, and flight from him. And yet, it’s also a story of God seeking after them with his life-giving words and his gracious promises. And then it’s the story of the first fulfillment of those promises, and it becomes very clear that these promises are not just ideas, but are the saving works and gifts of God within the created world. Because of his grace and mercy, God’s promises begin to bear real fruit in the world of real men and women.
Thomas Egger
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