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31 Suffering God and Sovereign God in Exodus: A Collision of Images Terence E. Fretheim A survey of Exodus studies from the perspective of their God-talk reveals a predominant use of sovereignty metaphors.' It is a sover- eignty commonly defined in a certain way. God is not only king, lord, and judge, but also one who stands outside of the world and speaks and acts on the creation with absolute authority. Or, God is presented not only as one who takes the initiative, articulates a purpose and sets the agenda, but also as one who is in total control of nature and his- tory, who brooks no opposition and bends every power in heaven and earth to fulfill the divine word and wi11.2 I would contend that sov- ereignty cannot be so defined and still be true to the texts; it needs some correction in view of other metaphors for God in Exodus. More- over, it is not common for such studies to be mindful of the range of suffering images for God to be found in Exodus, that is, those metaphors that reflect a divine entry into the sphere of the created such that God and God's
Horizons in Biblical Theology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1989
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