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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Is one supposed to get the impression that it describes a god of love? 'Cos that's not what I got from it.
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It describes a god who is love ... but who is also righteous, and can't even have a normal person touch his ark without dying. I don't like the Old Testament either, and I can't explain much of it. What I think I hear that part saying is how holy God is, and that the 'other' nations were wrong in their worshipping, *and* that the Israelites couldn't please Him either.
So He came down and paid the debt Himself, knowing that none of us could reach His standards.
I hope to ask Him for an explanation (during the long not-time available in Heaven) cause it's beyond my human brain to figure Him out.