Natures Of God Flashcards
What are the four natures of god
Creator
Lawgiver
One
Judge
What shouldn’t Jews do (god is one)
Idolise other gods
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Shema
«Thé lord is our god , the lord is one»
The shema
Creator?
Jews believe god created everything and that they should take care of what god gave them
Genesis 1:1
«In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth»
Lawgiver
Jews believe god created rules for them to follow (613 mitzvot)
Exodus 20:3-17
Where god gives the 10 commandments to Moses on mount sinai
Like
you shall have no other gods before me
Thou shalt not kill
Judge?
Jews believe god is the judge and that they will be judged by the many good and bad actions they’ve done to live in heaven with Jesus (is you are good)
Deuteronomy 1:17
Judge
«You shall not fear man for the judgement is god’s»
What did Abraham do to the idols
Shattered all the idols in the store and then placed the stick of the hand of the largest one
Why did Abraham smash idols
Try and make a point that there is only one god and that these idols have no life so why so we worship them
How do Jews celebrate the creation story
Shabbat day they remember that god rested on the 7th day
How does god being the law giver influence Jews
They eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah which symbolises the 613 mitzvot
Facts on the shema prayer
It is said to be one of the most important Jewish prayers and it’s ideal to be the last words a jew would want to say before death
What did god create the world out of
Ex nihilo
