explanation of the belief and quotes

Question 1

God is the creator

Answer 1

• God is the cause and power behind the universe
• God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th
• God created the universe ex nihilo (out of nothing)

Question 2

God is the lawgiver

Answer 2

● The belief that God reveals His Laws to the Jewish people.
● God is the source of morality.
● God provides an ethical framework for living which an adherent is required to follow.
● Judaism is therefore a religion of revealed law.

Question 3

creator quotes

Answer 3

• In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth - genesis 1:1
• and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made - genesis 2:1-2

Question 4

lawgiver quotes

Answer 4

• I will give you the whole instruction - the laws and the rules - deuteronomy 5:28
• Hear, O israel, the laws and rules that I proclaim to you this day! - Deuteronomy 5:1