Oldbear83 said:
El Oso said:
Like Coke Bear said (I think)--it isn't important how God brought down the walls of Jericho (trumpet, earthquake, etc). They came down and the Israelites won a great victory.
Either way he was present and did his thing.
Since you did not capitalize 'He', I presume you mean Coke Bear "was present and did his thing".
But to your point, the matter of the numinous is important to the discussion, I believe. Demoting God to 'He used methods we humans understand' alters the message quite a bit.
Wow--your reading skills need some help.
God was the last stated singular noun used. It's clearly the antecedent for he. The only reference to Coke Bear was about something he said and it occurred before God so there's no way that pronoun ties to it.
But way to go--you busted me on not capitalizing he (on an Internet message board of all places)--you just took your bust too far and missed the point. Although, this is making your role in this discussion very clear now.
And if God controls nature--how am I demoting him? Would he not have caused the earthquake and therefore used his power? (Now I'm not capitalizing pronouns on purpose.)
And by the way--it really isn't wrong to not capitalize. It is neither right nor wrong to capitalize or not capitalize pronouns that refer to God. It is a matter of personal conviction, preference, and context.
Some Bible translations capitalize pronouns referring to God, while others do not.