Is the God of the Old Testament Different from the God of the New?
From the delineation of boundaries at Mount Sinai to the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, God established with unmistakable clarity that transgressing these limits would result in immediate death. This raises profound questions: Why was such a severe consequence imposed, and does this severity suggest a difference between the God revealed in the Old Testament and the God of the New? To answer this, we must consider the consistent nature of God across Scripture, where His holiness, justice, and love remain unchanging, though expressed differently according to His unfolding purpose. The central theme of Scripture is God’s desire to claim a people for Himself. As stated in Exodus 19:5, “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine.” In the time of Moses, however, a fundamental issue persisted: God is holy, while humanity stood as unredeemed sinners. Leviticus 11:44 de...