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I think by removing the Father-Son metaphor we lose some of the strength of God we also lose some of the judge/justice aspect. It is the job of a father to mete out discipline still often times and the role of the mother to comfort. The father teaches, directs, guides as the son matures. The mother, on the other hand, prepares the youngest to accept this teaching. Timothy is said to have learned the scriptures from the time he was at his mother

He paid the bride price for her with the death of the firstborn of Egypt, He loved her with an everlasting love, He was her Lord, He was her sustainer in the wilderness and her provider of a good home, he was her protector and defender, her rescuer, and He was jealous when she strayed to other ba

They are one in their work, in their purpose, in their love for mankind, in their character and being (if you know me you know the Father), in their thought, and in their roles in creation. They are distinct in their form, if their jobs to be completed, in their roles in the plan of salvation of man, and in their relationship with us. Yes Jesus is God in the sense that the Father is God as He said,

The Jews saw God as a judge, as distant, as the rule giver, as the one behind the veil that they could not personally approach. When Jesus described Him as

It is the father

A spring is always there, it is always flowing, it cannot be diverted from it

We resist calling on God for help because we are taught as Gospel

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Yes, I do believe that Abraham believed God would provide the sacrifice, even if it were Isaac. Abraham acknowledged that God had given Isaac as a gift and that even if he had to offer that gift God had kept every promise He had made to this point and if God promised that Isaac would have children then God would keep that promise even if it meant bringing Isaac back from the dead. We have many times received money or other needs just at the last minute, from the hand of God. As long as we are faithful to trust God to provide for us and remain in His will, He will supply our needs, not necessarily our wants, but when we

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God is a rock in that He is strong, He is immovable, He is unshakeable, He can protect those who hide behind Him, He is the material from which our defenses are built, He is the high place from which we can defend ourselves from the enemy, He is eternal, He stands when everything man has built crumbles and falls. Rock is the basic building material, it is the entire landscape in many places (i.e. Ein Gedi where David hid), The top of a large rock formation could be used as a fortress from which to hide or defend oneself or a group (i.e. Masada), Rock is a place to hide someone or something (i.e. Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls). It is basically something that is seen constantly in everyday life in Israel.

Shield - He protects us from the attacks of Satan and limits Satan

To be protected by God one must

To admit or confess

The implications for governments are that each government needs to acknowledge that God is and that He is in control. They need to treat those they rule as God would, with justice, and righteousness. I see so many rulers that are power and money hungry and they step on their constituents as if they were just bugs that irritate not charges given to them by God to protect and serve. If anyone could have stepped on people getting to the top it was Jesus yet He said,