nature of God and shekinah

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    • SHEKINAH

      the personal presence of God in the world.
    • God is one - Deuteronomy 6 : 4

      "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one."
    • Omnipresent
      being present everywhere at once
    • creator
      He created everything in the universe
    • sustainer
      He controls and provides for everything.
    • Lawgiver
      613 MITZVOT are given by God. Every one has a spiritual meaning that serves to focus the mind and heart of God.
    • Judge
      God is completely just and holds humans accountable for their actions. Many Jews believe that God will judge the living and dead at the end of time.
    • Orthodox jews believe that God judges the world every year at Rosh Hashanah.
    • Genesis 1: 1 - 2
      "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."
    • Genesis 1: 27
      "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."
    • Job 38: 4 

      "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?"
    • Tabernacle

      Earthly dwelling place of God.
    • Exodus
      "You cannot see my face for no man will see me and live"
    • Exodus 13: 21
      By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light".
    • Some jews might believe that SHEKINAH helps them to feel they have a more personal relationship with God.
    • Jews do not believe in a physical form of God that can be contained. Instead they believe that God can choose to focus His presence in one location or situation.
    • Many Jews believe that God's presence can be brought into a place by doing good things, like studying the Torah, praying and following mitzvot.
    • Shekinah is a feminine word in Hebrew which emphasises the belief that the feminine aspect of God is more loving and loyal.
    • The temple was built in Jerusalem in 70 AD but was destroyed twice. God's presence was in the Holy of holies, only high priests went into it once a year.
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