Who created God?

Submitted by sank on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 15:45

Well, honestly speaking I did not know the answer until I read the Bible. That question bothered me for a long time, too. With all the evidences that we have about the uniqueness and authenticity of the Christian's Holy Bible, I strongly believe what God told Moses,

"I AM WHO I AM" (Exodus 3:13).

Now If I were to quote the same to you, you would not believe my word.

Then who can adequately answer that question to your satisfaction?

Only God Himself could adequately answer this question.

God did not reveal His origin to any one, because no man had ever actually seen God face to face to ask Him that question. Men in the past had heard Him speak, seen His glory passing by, but most probably it never came to their mind to ask Him the question, "Who created You?" or it could be that they were so overwhelmed by the Majestic sight they dared not ask any such questions.

Moses' encounter with God

Here is one such incident recorded in the Bible,

Exodus 3:1-6

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight -- why the bush does not burn up."

When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."

"Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."

At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

During the dialogue, God told Moses, "So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt" (Exodus 3:10).

God introduces Himself

Exodus 3:13-15

Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

God said to Moses, "I am who I am". This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers -- the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob -- has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation."

This means that He is the self-existing One or He has no beginning or ending, He is the eternal God. As Moses was so taken by that Majestic sight he could only ask Him "...and they ask me, 'what is His name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

Therefore, only God knows the answer, so, how to meet God?

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Who created God?

Then who can adequately answer that question to your satisfaction?

Moses' encounter with God

God introduces Himself