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Divine Knowledge from a Verbal God

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What does it mean when one says God is a verbal God? The concept of a verbal God may infer that the Spirit of God is what guided the scribes who wrote the Bible, divinely orchestrating his spoken words into what millions believe to be the greatest book ever written. Divine knowledge was present so that the exact messages and words that God intended were given and recorded throughout history. God spoke directly and verbally throughout scripture He conversed with Adam in the Garden of Eden. He told Noah to build an ark (Gen. 6:13-18). He spoke to Moses in a burning bush (Ex. 3:1-4:1). He promised Abraham a son in a vision (Gen. 15). Paul heard His voice on the way to Damascus. God spoke as well through Angels (Gen. 16: 11-16) God sent an angel to Sarai who spoke to her directly, He spoke through Whisper to Elijah (1 Kings 19:12). Most importantly God spoke the world into being (Gen. 1:1-31). God speaks in many different ways as shown in previous examples. He speaks and it is our choice to listen. God is an oral God compared to many Greek gods and goddesses. Greek mythology consists of multiple gods and goddesses, who are the combination of Godly beings with human beings. Greek gods didn’t speak things into existence but instead had special assignments and tasks. Many Greek gods were physical beings for example: Zeus who was spoken of as constantly coming to earth from Olympus to father children and took interest in women. Genesis speaks of the men of renown, known only as Nephilim who were part Angel, part human. (Genesis 6:4) These men of renown may in fact prove the very existence of the known gods as well as goddesses that were part of the Angel human cohabitation. The myth of these gods as well as goddesses are passed through oral communication as it is with many tales or fables known throughout much of history. This speech has carried upon it the very fabric of understanding one another since the mentioning of Babel, where speech

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