(B.) The Character of God.
The Jewish idea of God often thought to be defective.
(1.) Its partiality; but any revelation must be more or less partial.
(2.) Its human element; we must, however, use analogies of some kind when speaking of God, and human analogies are the least inappropriate.
(3.) Its moral defects; since God is shown as approving of wicked men, ordering wicked deeds, and sanctioning wicked customs; but these difficulties are not so great as they seem.
(4.) Its general excellence. On the other hand, the Jews firmly believed in Monotheism, and had the highest mental and moral conception of God; so that their God was the true God, the God of Natural Religion.
(C.) Conclusion.
Four further arguments; the Jewish Religion is probably true.
We have been considering in the previous chapters several strong arguments in favour of the Jewish Religion; and before concluding we must of course notice any adverse arguments which we have not already dealt with. The only two of any importance refer to the Existence of Angels, and the Character ascribed to God; so we will consider these first, and then conclude with some general remarks.