Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled in the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Thanks for joining us on Father’s Day, and I hope the title caught your attention since God is “The Father” and “Our Father.”

Please note that these “God’s Greatest Quotes From the Torah” are my opinion, which is why this study appears in Townhall’s op-ed section. For those unfamiliar, the Torah comprises the first five books of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Next week, I will present more of the “greatest” from the rest of the Old Testament.

It always fascinates me when God is directly quoted in the Old Testament. I wonder what His voice sounded like. One assumes it was a majestic, powerful baritone. Or was God's voice transmitted directly into the recipient's mind? If you are a loyal reader, you know that I often feel “called” to write about a study topic, and that “voice” is transmitted.

What blows my mind and is difficult to process is that Almighty God, who created the universe and spoke to Old Testament leaders and prophets, is the same God who speaks to us now. Is that because He appears so great, powerful, and unapproachable?

Conversely, Jesus appears so approachable because He is both human and divine, as God’s plan intended. And today, His Holy Spirit is in us and with us. Always remember that Christianity is the only religion in which God came to humankind.

Before we proceed with God’s “greatest” Torah quotes, I stress that there is no official list, since “greatest quotes” is subjective. Your list (if you care to make one) will differ from mine, which appears in order of appearance rather than by content ranking.

God’s first recorded quote is among humankind’s most meaningful and........

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