Monday, January 12, 2009

In order to be God, God must be omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent.

Several weeks ago, during Bible study in Galatians, the men were discussing Abraham’s “first” son, Ishmael. They discussed how his position and God’s blessing accorded him status and position.

Later, we discussed God’s words found in Genesis. At Genesis 22:2, God says, “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains I will tell thee of.”

Is God confused, or mistaken? Did God forget Ishmael?

Some years ago, in a different Bible Study, some men contested the authorship of the Pentateuch, claiming that Moses, or any man, could not write about their own death and burial. They held firm in this position, even when they were reminded of their own amateur Egyptology claims and the accounts that Pharaohs participated in the design of their own tombs, inscriptions and histories. When they were reminded that Jesus addressed Moses’ authorship:

John 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

They were in a fix, some reminded them that Jesus possessed the omniscience of God. They were asked, “Was Jesus confused, or mistaken?”

Jesus stated that Moses wrote of Jesus.

God spoke of Isaac as Abraham’s only son.

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