God as a Father

Anthropomorphism is defined as attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. The Bible teaches many lessons for life, including how to be a good parent. In Genesis, the first book of The Bible, God is given human motivation, characteristics, and behaviors of a father. God sets rules and limits, he protects and provides for his people, and he punishes his people. In the beginning, God creates the world. …showed first 75 words of 682 total…

…showed last 75 words of 682 total…language, so that no one could be understood, and scattering them all over the earth. In The Bible, God is portrayed as a fatherly figure, he sets rules and limits, he provides for and protects his people, and he punishes. In Genesis 1-11, God has demonstrated all of these characteristics of a father. In The Bible, there are many lessons to be learned not only by their literal meanings, but also by their symbolic meanings.