Chapter 8: The Creator Reveals Himself -To Our Benefit!

AMID thunder and lightning, some three million people stood before a lofty mountain on the Sinai Peninsula.  Clouds enveloped Mount Sinai, and the ground tremble.  In such memorable circumstances, Moses led ancient Israel into a formal relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth. -Exodus, chapter 19; Isaiah 45:18. 

Why, though, would the Creator of the universe reveal himself in a special way to a single nation, a comparatively minor one at that?  Moses provided this insight:  "It was because  of Jehovah's loving you, and because of his keeping the sworn statement that he had sworn to your forefathers." -Deuteronomy 7:6-8.  

Such a statement reveals that the Bible holds far more information for us than facts about the origin of the universe and life on earth. It has much to say about the Creator's dealings with humans-past, present, and future..  The Bible is the world's most studied and most widely circulated book, so everyone who values education ought to be acquainted with its contents. Let us get an overview of what we can find in the Bible, concentrating first  on the part that is often called the Old Testament.  In doing so, we will also gain valuable insight into the personality of the Creator of the universe and Author of the Bible. 

In chapter 6, "An Ancient Creation Record-Can You Trust It?," we saw that the Bible's creation account contains otherwise unavailable facts about our earliest ancestors-our origins,.  This first Bible book contains much more.  Such as? 

Next time: The Creator Reveals Himself-To Our Benefit!

From the book Is There a Creator That Cares About You?