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are absolutely insignificant. These are but the cloth- 
ing of the idea which makes it acceptable to its time. 
This clothing must change with every age if it would 
reach thoroughly the minds of the age. Underneath 
and forever lies the glorious truth that the Lord God 
is one God. 
The second truth which seems to me to underlie this 
magnificent parable of creation is the truth that this 
great God has created the universe and that he cares 
for his people. Gods before had been objects of ter- 
ror. Gods before had lived lives such as the people 
themselves would not have respected among their 
companions. Gods before were to be shunned. If 
one could but escape the attention of the gods it was 
his greatest good fortune. Now we have the concep- 
tion of an all-knowing, ever-present God to whom his 
people are dear. The terms in which it was stated in 
those days matter but little. To modern psychologists 
even the idea that people are dear to God seems speak- 
ing too humanly. Yet the truth involved must come 
in terms that the people of to-day understand. We can 
best comprehend God if we think of Him as loving 
and chastening, even though down in our hearts we 
know that these terms are not high enough, are too 
human to apply to an Eternal God. But we know no 
better and they tell us the truth even though the terms 
may in time pass completely away. 
