Nature of God – God as One and God as Creator
Jews believe that the non-physical nature of God makes it difficult for humans to understand him. However, Jews feel they can learn more about God and his characteristics from the The collected 24 books of the Jewish Bible. There are three sections: Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim (TaNaKh). May also be spelled Tenakh. .
God as One
Belief in one God (Belief in one God.) is central to the Jewish faith. Jews believe that God is the only being who should be worshipped.
The Major Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God. The Shema is found in Exodus 20:2-14, Deuteronomy and Numbers. is a prayer from the Law; teaching. The word Torah can be used in a narrow sense to mean the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (The Five Books of Moses) and also in a wider sense to include the whole of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. that is used in morning and evening services in Building for Jewish public prayer, study and assembly. to express belief in one God. Many Jews try to recite the Shema twice a day. The words of the Shema are: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one (Deuteronomy 6:4). In full, the Shema consists of three paragraphs of verses taken from the books of Deuteronomy and Numbers.
God as Creator
The first book of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) describing the origins of humanity and humans’ relationship with God., the first book of the Torah, explains Jewish religious teachings about how the world was created. The creation story in Genesis shows how God made the world and everything in it in six days and then rested on the seventh.
Genesis describes how God said, There shall be light (Genesis 1:3–5), which brought light into existence. God then separated light and dark to make day and night.
Genesis says repeatedly that God regarded everything he created as good. The first chapter of Genesis (1:26–8) states that God made men and women on the sixth day of creation. They were created by God in his
image and likeness. Jews take this as evidence that God gave humans A country ruled by a single ruler. A self-governing colony of the British Empire. over his creation, meaning that humans have a special responsibility to lead creation and look after the Earth. God also commanded the first humans to reproduce and fill the Earth with people.
God as Law-Giver and Judge
Jews believe that God created humans to live in a certain way, and he gave them many religious laws to help them live in a way that pleases him. These laws are called Commandments or laws in Judaism., and there are 613 of these laws in the Law; teaching. The word Torah can be used in a narrow sense to mean the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (The Five Books of Moses) and also in a wider sense to include the whole of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud..
Jews believe that God will judge Jewish people on how well they have kept his laws. Those who have lived righteously will be rewarded but those who have not will be punished. Jews believe that God judges how good or bad people have been in order to decide their destiny in the Life after death.. Many Jews believe that there will be a final The last day, when God judges all of humanity according to how they have lived. that will occur after the coming of the The promised deliverer of the Hebrew nation at the end of times..
God will bring every deed into judgement … whether it is good or evil.
Other qualities of God
Jews believe that God is complex and has many qualities. They believe that God is:
- Eternal – God has always existed and will always exist.
- All-powerful. - God is all-powerful and able to choose to do all things that are consistent with his nature.
- Good – God is The belief that God is all loving., which means he is full of love and wants only the best for his creation.
- Knowing and everywhere – God is All-knowing, of past, present and future., knowing all and seeing all, and is The idea that the queen was present everywhere., meaning that his presence is everywhere, always.
- Belief that God is above and beyond creation and it is up to humans to act on His behalf and do His will. - God is above and beyond creation, and outside physical boundaries such as space and time. It is up to humans to act on his behalf and do his will.
- The belief in various religions that God is immanent - ‘in the world’. God acted in history in the past and continues to be active today. – God is ‘in the world’. God acted in history in the past and continues to be active today, being concerned with humanity and interacting with the world.
Question
According to Genesis 1, what did God create on the sixth day?
Human beings.