we get. If that were all, then God would be just a great benefactor, giving us what we need or want. We might then say that God’s overall purpose is to bring peace on earth, certainly an important and needed goal. There is no doubt that that is part of what He is doing. Yet, once again, if that were His main purpose, He would be seen simply as a supplier of what we are missing or have failed to achieve. Certainly there must be much more, and something that draws attention to God Himself. Perhaps