: JHWH: the God of War or the Shepherd? (According to Ezekiel) – in the Perspective of the Christian Lecture
Andrzej Franciszek Jasiński
Abstract
This article seeks to discover the picture of the God in Old Testament and the reception of this picture in the Christian field. The text begins with the presentation of God’s name in Old Testament (JHWH, El Shaddai, El Elyon, Adonai, The Lord Is There, The Lord Our Righteousness, The Lord Who Sanctifies You, Judge, Creator ). In particular, author presents three main questions: The God in Ezekiel’s view of renovations (the God of War and the Shepherd of Israel; Ez 5,11-12; 34,12-16); The JHWH’s order in the Ezekiel’s visions (Ez 1,4-28; 8–11; 40–48); Ezekiel’s perspective in the New Testament (Rv 4–5; 10). Certain major themes are treated in general and presented in the context of the whole the Book of Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation.
The conclusion is that there is no difference between presentation of the God of Old Testament and presentation of the God of New Testament. In both parts of the Bible the God is presented as loving Father who looks to save of human being.
Jasiński, A. F. (2015). : JHWH: the God of War or the Shepherd? (According to Ezekiel) – in the Perspective of the Christian Lecture. Theological Yearbook, 57(4), 459–472. Retrieved from https://ojs.chat.edu.pl/index.php/rt/article/view/74