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Truth is not something we discover at one time. That is how things are for God, but not for us. For Judaism, truth \u2013 as understood and internalised by humanity \u2013 is a developmental process. That is why so much of the Bible is narrative and so many of its books are works of history. The prophets of ancient Israel were the first to see meaning in history, to see memory as a religious duty, and time itself as the narrative of man in search of God, God in search of man. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hence the single most important metaphor of the Hebrew Bible: God is a parent and we are his children. The prophets never tire of this analogy:<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you thus requite the Lord,<\/span>
\n<\/span>You foolish and senseless people?<\/span>
\n<\/span>Is He not your father, who created you . . .? (Deut. 32: 6)<\/span><\/p>\n

When Israel was a child, I loved him,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And out of Egypt I called My son . . .<\/span>
\n<\/span>It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Taking them by the arms,<\/span>
\n<\/span>But they did not realise it was I who healed them. (Hosea 11: 1, 3)<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought you would call me Father,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And not turn away from following Me. (Jer. 3: 19)<\/span><\/p>\n

These are deeply felt sentiments and reflect the character of time as it functions in the Bible: time as linear rather than cyclical, an arena of growth and development rather than eternal recurrence. In the beginning, God tended the people, newly released from slavery, as if they were children. He rescued them from their oppressors, led them safely through the sea, gave them food and drink, and protected them against their enemies. But like a responsible parent, he wanted them to mature, to learn to fight their own battles, and to become responsible agents themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

The history of Israel recapitulates the development of the individual. At first, a child is almost totally dependent on its parents for food and safety. But as the years pass, a parent must gradually let the child do things for itself or it will never grow into an adult. This can be painful. At first a child cannot walk without falling, or choose without making mistakes. Yet in the fullness of time, if parenthood is successful, the child appropriates the values of its parents and makes them its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

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