Why God Allows Himself To Lose | Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament

Dr Mariottini has posted the 3rd part of his series about Jacob's theophany when he wrestled God. Check out the link to read the article!

Why God Allows Himself To Lose | Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament

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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: The Manifestation of God in the Old Testament

I really liked this article by Dr. Mariottini. It contains some very important truths - articulately expressed. Please use the link at the end of this post to read the article in its entirety.

Dr. Mariottini wrote:

One of the greatest teachings of the Old Testament is that the God of Israel desires to have a personal relationship with his people. In his desire to establish a relationship with humanity, God does not always wait for people to come to him.

Rather, God takes the initiative and reveals himself to humanity. This manifestation of God is commonly known as a theophany. The Old Testament contains many stories demonstrating God’s immense love for his creation and the extent to which he is willing to go in order to bring human beings into fellowship with himself.

This article does an awesome job in explaining the over-arching theme of the Bible.


Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: The Manifestation of God in the Old Testament

God Took Human Form (Before the Time of Jesus), part 5 of 5 | True Freethinker

Mariano ends his 5-part series looking on Biblical instances where people have seen God in the Old Testament - aka "theophanies". I loved the examples he brought up and I think that he sums up the series perfectly when he wrote:

If you do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is God because you do not believe that a human to see God face to face and live your argument is not with Christianity.
Rather, it is with God, Job, Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, Moses, Manoah and his wife, Ezekiel and Isaiah.
Thus, you are not calling into question Christian doctrine, rather, you are questioning the integrity of the books Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Job.

God Took Human Form (Before the Time of Jesus), part 5 of 5 | True Freethinker