The God of the Bible is very much like old Eli in 1 Samuel-always Essay

The God of the Bible is very much like old Eli in 1 Samuel-always nagging his children but not really controlling them - Essay Example He allows them to eat all fruits of the trees in the garden with exception to the tree in the middle of the garden; The Tree of Knowledge, â€Å"And the Lord commanded the man ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil for when you eat it you will surely die.’ [Sic]† (Genesis 2:16-17). Despite this, man eats the fruit after being persuaded to do so by the serpent: God being Omni-conscious knew that Eve would be tempted by the serpent and did not take control of Eve to stop her from eating the apple, but rather let her choose her path even after emphasising on the importance of avoiding the apple. In Exodus, God calls Moses up into Mount Sinai to deliver to him The Ten Commandments. God then commands Moses to tell people of Israel that they are not to worship idols or build altars in the name of these idols, â€Å"And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.† [Sic] (Exodus 20:22-23). During his stay in the mountain, the Israelites soon lost hope in Moses and thought he died up there. Their faith in God soon weakened and they asked Aaron, who was left in charge, to make them a god that they could see as they have lost faith in Moses and his God. Aaron complies and asks them to strip themselves of the jewellery they have and give it to him so that he may make a god for them. â€Å"And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of yo ur daughters, and bring [them] unto me. And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. [Sic]† (Exodus 32:2-4). God was well aware of what