The goodness of Yahweh

[Matthias]

“And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, with gladness and and goodness of heart because of the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David and to Solomon and to Israel His people.”

(2 Chronicles 7:10, LSB)

 

[Matthias]

The Jewish monotheists defended and celebrated the goodness of their God.

 

[Matthias]

Does anyone speak against the God of the Jewish monotheists in scripture?

Yes. Who?

 

[Matthias]

Does anyone speak against the God of the Jewish monotheists in scripture?

Yes. Who?

Pagans. And Israelites who refused to believe and obey the God of the Jews.

Jewish monotheism isn’t a problem in scripture - except for those who oppose “the God of our fathers.”

 

[Matthias]

“Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court, and he said, ‘Yahweh, the God of our fathers, … .”

(2 Chronicles 20:6, WEB)

 

[Matthias]

“But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness i to his wonderful light.”

(1 Peter 2:9, NLT)