I have to wonder...
Did God call Himself our "Father" to show us how to be good parents? or did He give us parents to show what He does for us? to show how perfect of a parent He is?
Did God call us "children" to show us how dependent and needy our children are? or did He give us dependent, needy children to take care of to show us how much we depend on and need Him? to show us how we can't survive without Him and that He will take care of our every need?
Did Jesus use the idea of a groom and bride to show us how we should be loving, submissive, and committed to our spouses? or did He give us the marriage relationship and roles to show us how He feels about and how He treats the church? to show how perfectly He loves and sacrifices?
Therefore, the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
Galatians 3:24
Why did God set up the sacrificial system, the tabernacle/temple, the priesthood, the laws regarding cleanliness, ALL the laws? Why did He allow His children to receive promises of a great blessing, nation, land, to become enslaved in bondage, to be saved miraculously, to enter into a covenant with Him, to wander in a wilderness, to be fed only by Him, to conquer seemingly impossibly battles, to be governed by kings, to reject Him, to be taken captive, to be recipients of grace and mercy, to be brought back into their land, to be allowed to continue serve Him, to wait and hope for a coming King?
WE are not hard to comprehend. GOD is. So He helped us out by giving us some "lessons" to guide us to Him. And His plan is so amazing and beautiful because all the lessons not only show us how good He is, but how much better He is than anything physical. We have so much to gain from learning to comprehend Him and so much to look forward to.
...what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
Romans 1:19
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