What does the book of Genesis reveal about God’s Nature?

[Austin]

God’s nature in Genesis is that of Creator, Father, Knowledge giver, and Disciplinarian. His will is ultimate and when we do not follow as He has intended, there are consequences. Even in the case of having offspring, Abraham was given Hagar to produce offspring with. The chosen son is Isaac, but humans have a way of trying to make ends meet, even when it’s not time yet. In this case, God allowed it, even though it was not his plan. This caused a rift between Hagar and Sarah. God specifically uses normal people to fulfill His will. Also, God lets us repeat our mistakes and then eventually one of us learns. God blesses those that listen to His voice and the leading of His hand as seen in Joseph, Isaac, and Jacob. Each of these men had times of issue, but for the most part they did as God desired. Any time that we humans thought ourselves better than God, He reminded us that we are not and an example of this is the Tower of Babel or even in the cities before the flood. People did what was right in their own mind and even built great economies, but because the focus was taken away from the family and away from God, the people did not please God, so He decided to wipe out creation. Luckily, even when God decides to do something like this, His fatherly nature and love looks to fins at least one person to bless and help through the process. Noah and his family fit the bill. God often spoke directly to His people and he cared that they had the right information for the situations around them, they may not have always listened though.