God as a Father

Anthropomorphism is defined as attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. The Bible teaches many lessons for life, including how to be a good parent. In Genesis, the first book of The Bible, God is given human motivation, characteristics, and behaviors of a father. God sets rules and limits, he protects and provides for his people, and he punishes his people. In the beginning, God creates the world. …

…language, so that no one could be understood, and scattering them all over the earth. In The Bible, God is portrayed as a fatherly figure, he sets rules and limits, he provides for and protects his people, and he punishes. In Genesis 1-11, God has demonstrated all of these characteristics of a father. In The Bible, there are many lessons to be learned not only by their literal meanings, but also by their symbolic meanings.