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– The changing role of the supernatural in the bible Almost every religious scripture references to experiences of supernatural phenomenon by holy men and women. The Bible is no exception .The bible in both forms The Exodus, the old Testamant and the Luke in the new Testament is concerned primarily with the existence of god , the nature of god, the relationship of god with his creratures , primarily humanity. Gods role in the history and creation of the world in essence in the Bible is about the supernatural , god being conceived as a supernatural deity separate and existing from the natural creation. The supernatural phenomena in the Bible are the actions taken by this supernatural being as he tries to influence the course of history and determines the fate of humanity.
And it is thorough a careful study of this phenomena that one can determine the bibles idea about the nature of supernatural deity Upon contrasting the nature of the supernatural phenomena in the old testament and the new testament it becomes evident that within the bible there is a remarkable progressive shift in the nature of the biblical god, and most importantly his relationship with humanity. It is this evolution of the biblical god or more accurately the biblical concept of god that forms that results in the changing role of the supernatural in the bible.In the Book of Exodus the relationship between god and man was similar to relation between a master and servant or in other words a king and a subject respectively. God says you shall speak all that I command you(Exodus,7:2), it is very clear through this vision that Moses had that God wanted to have dominion and control over people.In the Exodus through Gods supernatural phenomena we see that God is primarily a law giver and a ruler.
Moreover he id perceived as a jealous God and also a god of war. In another of his visions to Moses, God displays the desire to be the law giver, I will execute judgment I am the lord(Exodus, 12:12). A further example of gods want to be obeyed as a ruler is another vision to the people of Israel where god says if you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your god, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his status, I will not bring upon you the diseasesI brought upon the Egyptians, God is threatening the people to obey him. These supernatural visions are used to install fear in the hearts of the people.Not only do the supernatural phenomena embed fear in the hearts of the Israelites, god uses these supernatural phenomena to make the Egyptians undergo tremendous suffering. In Exodus 10.1 god tells Moses go to the pharaoh I have made him obdurate, so that you can tell your children and grandchildren the story how I toyed with the Egyptians, and what signs I showed among them.
Thus you will know I am he lordSubsequently the exodus describes graphically Egyptians being made to suffer such horrifying trials such as he killing of all their firstborn, a pogrom executed with great precision and dexterity by biblical god personally who defines himself on the basis of these very acts of murder and infanticide. Therefore it is through such supernatural phenomena that fear of his prophet. The supernatural incidents and the miracles performed by Moses in the court of the pharaoh like the locusts eating all the plants and destroying of the cattles of the Egyptians were unethical deeds against theEgyptians , when God himself had made the Egyptians stubborn.In the Gospel of Luke there was a drastic change in the perception Supernatural phenomenon. No longer did the people fear this vision of god.This relationship between God and man remains; but it has been sublimated in the person and also in the teachings of Jesus Christ into the relationship between a father and a son, between a teacher and disciple. He address to them his teachings he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciple.
He address to them his teachings he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from a;; Judea. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their disease.(Luke,6:17).This supernatural phenomena of God himself in flesh was not a god of war neither did he use fear as a means of communicating with his people, in fact he was more human in nature. The miracles he performed on the people, were to help them and to heal them.As the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various kinds of diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands in each of them and cured them.(Luke,12:4)Who not only ministers to but also serves his devotees.
The perception of God owing to his phenomenon was of humbleness, an argument rose among them as to which one of them was the greatest,. But Jesus aware of their thoughts took a little child and put it by his side, and said to them, whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and who ever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest (Luke,9:46)These phenomena show the difference in the concept of god, gods is also evident in the nature and scope of the miracles that are performed. In the Book of Exodus, the miracles takes place in the battle field and almost always involve some kind of violence and destruction, for example the killing of the livestock and the hailstorm which involvesA large scale of loss of life. Sodom and domora and the flooding of the city could involve large scale loss of life in contrast with the miracles of the god of the new testament have to deal with primarily give sight, heal people and even reasing the dead.
was to aid Jesus Christ to prove his divine identity and to help him establish according to him, the kingdom of God on earth. Some of the miracles that Jesus performed were to convince the people of his divinityGod is even a friend. As a friend.The evolution of the concept of god, through the changing role of the supernatural phenomenon, by the time the new testament.
Infact even the new commandment that is given by the god of the new testament is the Is that to live one another. But most importantly the god of the new testament seeks to establish a personal relationship with his believers as their father.Bibliography:The Evolution of God – The changing role of the supernatural in the bible Almost every religious scripture references to experiences of supernatural phenomenon by holy men and women. The Bible is no exception .The bible in both forms The Exodus, the old Testamant and the Luke in the new Testament is concerned primarily with the existence of god , the nature of god, the relationship of god with his creratures , primarily humanity. Gods role in the history and creation of the world in essence in the Bible is about the supernatural , god being conceived as a supernatural deity separate and existing from the natural creation.
The supernatural phenomena in the Bible are the actions taken by this supernatural being as he tries to influence the course of history and determines the fate of humanity. And it is thorough a careful study of this phenomena that one can determine the bibles idea about the nature of supernatural deity Upon contrasting the nature of the supernatural phenomena in the old testament and the new testament it becomes evident that within the bible there is a remarkable progressive shift in the nature of the biblical god, and most importantly his relationship with humanity. It is this evolution of the biblical god or more accurately the biblical concept of god that forms that results in the changing role of the supernatural in the bible.
In the Book of Exodus the relationship between god and man was similar to relation between a master and servant or in other words a king and a subject respectively. God says you shall speak all that I command you(Exodus,7:2), it is very clear through this vision that Moses had that God wanted to have dominion and control over people.In the Exodus through Gods supernatural phenomena we see that God is primarily a law giver and a ruler. Moreover he id perceived as a jealous God and also a god of war. In another of his visions to Moses, God displays the desire to be the law giver, I will execute judgment I am the lord(Exodus, 12:12). A further example of gods want to be obeyed as a ruler is another vision to the people of Israel where god says if you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your god, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his status, I will not bring upon you the diseasesI brought upon the Egyptians, God is threatening the people to obey him. These supernatural visions are used to install fear in the hearts of the people.
Not only do the supernatural phenomena embed fear in the hearts of the Israelites, god uses these supernatural phenomena to make the Egyptians undergo tremendous suffering. In Exodus 10.1 god tells Moses go to the pharaoh I have made him obdurate, so that you can tell your children and grandchildren the story how I toyed with the Egyptians, and what signs I showed among them. Thus you will know I am he lordSubsequently the exodus describes graphically Egyptians being made to suffer such horrifying trials such as he killing of all their firstborn, a pogrom executed with great precision and dexterity by biblical god personally who defines himself on the basis of these very acts of murder and infanticide. Therefore it is through such supernatural phenomena that fear of his prophet. The supernatural incidents and the miracles performed by Moses in the court of the pharaoh like the locusts eating all the plants and destroying of the cattles of the Egyptians were unethical deeds against theEgyptians , when God himself had made the Egyptians stubborn.In the Gospel of Luke there was a drastic change in the perception Supernatural phenomenon.
No longer did the people fear this vision of god.This relationship between God and man remains; but it has been sublimated in the person and also in the teachings of Jesus Christ into the relationship between a father and a son, between a teacher and disciple. He address to them his teachings he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciple.
He address to them his teachings he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from a;; Judea. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their disease.(Luke,6:17).
This supernatural phenomena of God himself in flesh was not a god of war neither did he use fear as a means of communicating with his people, in fact he was more human in nature. The miracles he performed on the people, were to help them and to heal them.As the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various kinds of diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands in each of them and cured them.(Luke,12:4)Who not only ministers to but also serves his devotees. The perception of God owing to his phenomenon was of humbleness, an argument rose among them as to which one of them was the greatest,. But Jesus aware of their thoughts took a little child and put it by his side, and said to them, whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and who ever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest (Luke,9:46)These phenomena show the difference in the concept of god, gods is also evident in the nature and scope of the miracles that are performed.
In the Book of Exodus, the miracles takes place in the battle field and almost always involve some kind of violence and destruction, for example the killing of the livestock and the hailstorm which involvesA large scale of loss of life. Sodom and domora and the flooding of the city could involve large scale loss of life in contrast with the miracles of the god of the new testament have to deal with primarily give sight, heal people and even reasing the dead.was to aid Jesus Christ to prove his divine identity and to help him establish according to him, the kingdom of God on earth. Some of the miracles that Jesus performed were to convince the people of his divinityGod is even a friend. As a friend.
The evolution of the concept of god, through the changing role of the supernatural phenomenon, by the time the new testament.Infact even the new commandment that is given by the god of the new testament is the Is that to live one another. But most importantly the god of the new testament seeks to establish a personal relationship with his believers as their father.
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