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What Makes A Santa Clause?

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Introduction
Have you ever wondered what God is really like? Maybe you see Him as a Santa Clause doppelganger? What about His character? What makes Him happy, or sad? What would He do if He was really mad at humankind in general? Would He lose it, step down from heaven and with one giant foot wipe us all of the face of the planet? Perhaps like squishing grapes.

I find these verses incredibly enlightening, because they show in such clarity the true character and nature of our Father, and the extent of His love and patience towards all of us.

Looking at these verses in context, we see that the Lord has given Isaiah a detailed account of the sin of Judah . We can hear the Father’s grief in vs 2 as He laments “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me;” (A common problem for many parents)

What caused Yahweh to become so distressed with His children? They were, after all, still practicing all the ritual sacrifices that were required by covenant. It was the hypocrisy of their lives and their heart attitudes that was the problem. (vs 2-14) Specifically, the people were worshiping God in the Temple, and then sneaking out at night to worship pagan gods. The women neglected their families to go out and sleep around. The priests and prophets had become drunks, and were more interested in pleasing their peers than in pleasing God. On top of all this, the wealthy people were murderers, and were oppressing the poor. (vs4, 15, 21) Yahweh was so

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