Knowing God the Father through the Old Testament / Christopher J.H. Wright.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Knowing God as a Father in action -- Introduction -- God-the Father who carries -- God-the Tather who disciplines -- God-the Father who pities -- God-the Father who adopts -- Conclusion -- Knowing God through experience of His grace -- Introduction: Deuteronomy 4:32-40 -- The uniqueness of the experience -- The content of the experience -- The transmission of the experience -- The purpose of the experience -- Knowing God through exposure to His judgment -- Introduction -- The God Pharaoh came to know -- The God Israel came to know -- Conclusion -- Knowing God as the Gather of His people -- Introduction -- God as Father and Israel as Son -- God as Father of Israel's King -- Conclusion -- Knowing God through engaging Him in prayer -- Introduction -- Abraham-God's friend -- Moses-God's servant -- Conclusion -- Knowing God through reflecting His justice -- Introduction -- Knowing God in comparison with the best gifts of God (Jer. 9:23-24) -- Knowing God in contrast to the worst evil of humanity (Jer. 22:13-17) -- Conclusion -- Knowing God through returning to His love -- Introduction -- Knowledge of God gained through redemption -- Knowledge of God lost through rebellion -- Knowledge of God restored through repentance -- Conclusion -- Knowing God in expectation of His victory -- Introduction -- Gog and Magog-the movie -- What Gog and the nations will know -- What God's people will know -- Conclusion -- Knowing God through trusting in His sovereignty -- Introduction -- Trusting the God we know -- Living as those who know God -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: How do you know that you know God?