The Search for God: A Spiritual History of a Race of Man who Loved God so Deeply that they Set Out to Inquire about Him

by Marchette Gaylord Chute

Book Overview

The story of the prophets as men who loved God so deeply that their quest to seek and find him ties together certain books of the bible to thhe reader. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933062044
• ISBN13: 9780933062047
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Robert H. Sommer
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

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Abraham was a searcher

Job refused to accept his suffering. The first chapter of GENESIS tells of two creations. The early stories in GENESIS are half legend. Abraham ws a searcher. The first quality evidenced in Jacob is ambition. Jacob was forced to flee Esau's wrath for stealing his birthright. To the Hebrews, Moses was a great deliverer. The Israelites followed Moses out of Egypt because he had beaten the magicians. The Israelites were a democratic people. The BOOK OF RUTH highlights the worth of individuals. Gideon's wisdom is set forth in JUDGES. Samuel fought in vain against the principle of kingship. Saul was thwarted in trying to create a succession for his son by a stronger contender, David. David was the best king, subservient to God. After the fall of Saul and Jonathan, the logic of events made David king. David, through sheer genius, declared Jerusalem his capital city. Solomon, David's son, introduced the idea of an absolute monarchy into Israel. The people revolted against his son. Elijah, the prophet, initiated an avalanche that overwhelmed the royal dynasty. Elijah refused to believe that God was a bringer of evil. Elisha was his single disciple. Amos said he was not a prophet. He claimed that amid the love of gold the nation had forgotten its love of truth. Hosea attacked the multitude of altars. The northern kingdon of Israel fell but Judah remained. Isaiah was a citizen of Jerusalem. In the "Dooms" of ISAIAH it was prophesied that a penalty would be paid for breaking the everlasting covenant. Isaiah protected against the idolatry of Judah. The religion of the people was physical, that of the prophets was mental. Micah was convinced the God of Israel should be worshipped in none of the usual ways. Habakkuk was convinced that evil could not endure, that eventually it would fall of its own weight. Nebuchadnezzar put the royal family into captivity in Babylonia. THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS closed Judah's history. It is traditionally assumed to be the work of Jeremiah. Jeremiah stood alone. He was scourged and imprisoned. He was born of priestly family. Members of his own class opposed him. He urged that the safety of the city was based upon the people's understanding of God. Jeremiah tried to take his case to the common people. During the siege of Jersalem Jeremiah became even more unpopular. Baruch was Jeremiah's secretary. He gathered together the scattered prophecies for the BOOK OF JEREMIAH. Jeremiah preached the doctrine of individual responsibility in Jersalem and Ezekial did the same in Babylonia. Ezekial used vivid and literal pictures. The BOOK OF DANIEL is a product of the persecution four centuries after the Babylonian exile. The great book of the redemption of Israel, ISAIAH, was written during the Babylonian Exile. The BOOK OF PSALMS is a pilgrimage towards God. It describes many different moods. The prophets were heretics to their contemporaries. By the first century three sects had emerged in Ju