Jehovah the God of Communication

"Please listen, and I will speak." -JOB 42:4. 

THE eternal God created intelligent beings with whom to share life and happiness.  (Psalm 36:9; 1 Timothy 1:11)  The apostle John referred to God's first companion as  "the Word" and "the beginning of the creation of God." (John 1:1; Revelation 3:14)  Jehovah God communicated his thoughts and feelings to this firstborn Son.  (1 John 1:14, 17; Colossians 1:15) The apostle Paul speaks of 'the tongues of angels,' a heavenly form of communication superior to human language. -1 Corinthians 13:1. 

Jehovah has intimate knowledge of billions of intelligent creatures, earthly and heavenly. At any given moment, countless individuals may be praying to him in many languages. Not only does he listen to those prayers but he simultaneously gives direction to and communicates with heavenly beings.  To accomplish this, he thoughts, language, and communication must be vastly superior to those of humans.   (Read Isaiah 55:8, 9) Clearly, when Jehovah communicates with humans, he simplifies how he expresses his thoughts so that man can understand them.  

We will now consider how this all-wise God has taken steps to ensure clear communication with his people throughout history. We will also see how he adapts the means of communication according to the need and circumstances. 

Next time: Jehovah the God of Communication/GOD'S WORD TO HUMANS 

From The Watchtower magazine