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The Anatomy of God Personification 0 A common figure of speech in the Bible and everyday speech. 0 Genesis 4:10 0 Proverbs 8:1-3; 9:1-6 0 If your car will not start, you may say, Shes dead! Gods Anatomy 0 God is a Being, yet does

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The Anatomy

f God

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Personification

0A common figure of speech in the

Bible and everyday speech.

0Genesis 4:10 0Proverbs 8:1-3; 9:1-6 0If your car will not start, you may say,

“She’s dead!”

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God’s Anatomy

0God is a Being, yet does not have

flesh and blood.

0Luke 24:39 0John 4:24

0However, repeatedly in Scripture

God is personified.

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The Eyes of God

0God’s eyes see all.

0Proverbs 15:3 0Jeremiah 23:24 0Matthew 6:3-6 0Hebrews 4:13

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The Ears of God

0The ears of God hear prayer

selectively.

0God can hear all, but doesn’t.

0God chooses not to listen to those

who choose not to listen to Him.

01 Peter 3:8-12 0Psalm 66:18; Proverbs 28:9

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The Nose of God

0God’s nose savors sacrifice.

0Genesis 8:20-22

0We can be a pleasant aroma.

0Ephesians 5:1, 2; Philippians 4:18

0We can be a stench.

0Isaiah 65:5

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The Mouth of God

0God’s mouth gives and sustains

physical life.

0From the beginning. (“And God said…”) 0Psalm 33:6-9; Acts 17:24, 25, 28

0God’s words gives and sustains

spiritual life.

0Matthew 4:1-4; John 6:63-68; 2

Timothy 3:16, 17

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The Arms and Hands of God

0God’s arms and hands are all powerful.

0Psalm 89:11-13 0Hebrews 1:10

0God’s hands are capable of terrible

punishment.

0Hebrews 10:31