© 1959 William S. Sadler
© 1961 Urantia Foundation
- The evolution of Hebrew theology embraced five concepts of Deity:
- Yahweh.
- El Elyon.
- El Shaddai.
- El.
- Elohim. UB 96:1.2
- The Hebrews deanthropomorphized God without making him an abstraction of philosophy. UB 97:0.1
- The Kenites held many of the concepts of Melchizedek respecting Deity. UB 96:0.2
- There was a continuous evolution of Deity concept from the primitive Yahweh to the high level of the Isaiahs. UB 96:4.9
- Moses taught that Yahweh was a jealous God. He was building a national conscience—he awed the people with the justice of God. UB 96:4.6
- The Hebrew belief in Yahweh explains why they tarried so long about Mt. Sinai. UB 96:4.4
- Joshua tried to maintain Moses’ teachings. UB 96:6.1
¶ III. SAMUEL AND ELIJAH
- Samuel proclaimed the changelessness of God—a sincere and covenant-keeping God—a God of great mercy. UB 97:1.4
- Elijah continued Samuel’s work, but paid more attention to the land problems of the Baalites. UB 97:2.1
¶ IV. AMOS AND HOSEA
- Amos proclaimed that God would punish his own people because of their sins—justice. UB 97:4.1
- Hosea presented a God of forgiveness—he rejected all sacrifices. UB 97:4.5
Jeremiah proclaimed the internationalization of Yahweh. UB 97:6.1
- The first Isaiah taught punishment for both personal and national sins. UB 97:5.1
- The second Isaiah proclaimed the universal Creator, the forgiving God, and the heavenly Father. UB 97:7.1