The Eight Characteristics of God:
These are both actions and moral characteristics. There is a lot of overlap in the definitions of these terms and so what we really have is, rather than eight distinct attributes of God is one overall character, described in eight ways.
The Hebrew word will be given, and then it’s definition:
1. Rahum:
This means generous or compassionate. It is usually used to characterize a leader or a king and it refers to how he responds to those who rebel against him. He doesn’t immediately punish those who rebel, but gives them a chance. He doesn’t give people what they deserve, but what they need. Jesus indicated that the main characteristic of God we should be like is His mercy, His love of enemies, who gives food to those who are ungrateful (Luke 6:36). Jesus also describes God as like an employer who gave a full day’s wage to those who only worked for an hour. They didn’t deserve that wage, but the employer calls himself “generous.” (Matthew 20:1-15)
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