God is a He, with capital H, not small. He is not a human and would have no reason for a biological reproductive description.
Hebrew had no neutral gender, so everything had the male or female(like Spanish) and God was referred to as He.
It was the design that the male(he) be the family head, and He(God) is the head of all things.
So, in terms of Hebrew language and gender roles, God is HE
Actually MS harmony I can take it one step further - God in the Hebrew Bible is referred to "Yahweh" which means "I am Who Am" with no gender specified. Your point about the Hebrew language lends it's self to my opinion that God is referred to as a male because it was written by men living in a patriarchal society - if they had referred to God as being female, they knew that no one would listen to them - at that time women were regarded as being second class to men, sometimes just chattel. So of course they referred to God as being a He - because a man was seen as being more powerful and had greater authority in society (times really haven't changed have they? lol) Plus God as being a father figure is very powerful - a father at the time was one who protected the family and basically ensured their survival - something that would have been very difficult at the time for a woman to do - so ascribing the male gender to God would have a much greater appeal and acceptance in that society and that of course was one of their goals to - get people to listen to their story and to get them believe in God.
Just my opinion, for what it's worth.
I would say 'I am who I am' is an entire sentence and not a name or word that gender would apply to, and Yahweh is a formal name, like mine is Michele. In Hebrew it means "Who is like God'
Michele doesn't have to be male or female, it can be either. But I , Michele, am a female.
I do not see those issues being inconsistent with God being a He.
For those who are non believers. It is probably a moot issue. But for those of us who are bible believers, it is all throughout the bible the role males took from the time of Adam, as well as that of females. ANd it makes logical sense that as 'heads' were the male role, God would be He.
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msharmony
on Fri 01/12/18 04:40 PM