God is represented better in the Qu'ran than in the Bible

I am delighted to express my utmost gratitude for my opponent's well constructed and concise arguments. I am deeply honored to explore the theological accuracy and validity of his arguments. 1- DOES THE CREATOR REST? What is the exact definition of rest? My opponent puts this forward : "The purpose of rest is to rebuild our energy after prolonged activity. Does an all powerful Creator have need of rest? According to the christian Bible he does ; " This is very easy to explain ; In acknowledgment of my opponents question, this is what the Bible has to say on the issue of God the Creator getting tired and needing rest : "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God ,the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired." (Isaiah 41:28) So what then did Genesis 2:2 and Exodus 31:17 mean when these passages stated that God rested? Well, what first needs to be established is that the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, not English. So when Genesis 2:2 and Exodus 31:17 write the word "rest", the original hebrew uses the word "shabbat" where rest appears in the english bible. Shabbat means "ceased" or "to come to an end". Hence it is easy to understand what the passages actually mean when they state God "rested". Basically, when the Bible says God "rested" it simply means that God ceased creating the earth or that God brought the creation of the earth to an end (because He was finished), not that He's rested because he was tired (nowhere does it ever say that God was tired) . 2- THE CREATOR QUESTIONED AND CORRECTED My opponent opens with this : "The christian bible tells a curious story of Moses (May peace and blessings be upon him) correcting his Maker" This is not true. In Exodus 32:9-14 Moses is actually pleading with God to show mercy on the Israelites, Moses does this by reminding (although God does not forget) God of the promises that He made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. If Moses was questioning God, this would be blasphemy against God's omniscience. God ,in this passage, is only wiling to listen to Moses as he is the only righteous Israelite left. Thus Moses becomes mediator between God and the Israelites and pleads on behalf of the Israelites for God's mercy. In answer to the prayers of Moses, God relents from casting His just judgment upon Israel. This is one of the greatest acts of God's loving mercy in the bible. At the very point of judgment, God is still willing to accept prayers of repentance. Even at the last minute, God does not want to cast His judgment upon his people even when He is infuriated by the sins of His people. Rather at the point of judgment God is still willing to relent from casting His judgment and show mercy on Israel. Throughout the bible God shows that he dislikes casting judgments on his creation. He always tells his people that the only way God will relent is if His creation repent and turn back to Him : "The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to parish, but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) " "If you will turn, O Israel, return to me," declares the LORD. "If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' then the nations will be blessed by Him and in Him the will glory." " (Jeremiah 4:1-2) "Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall...For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!" (Ezekiel 18:30-32) "Repent, then and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord." (Acts 3:19) I ask the reader : After all this, is God represented as a "brat throwing a fit" or as a loving Father who seeks the repentance of His children, who have gone astray, so that they may avoid His righteous wrath? I'll let you decide. 3- DOES A MERCIFUL GOD ORDER SLAGHTER? My opponent quotes 1 Samuel 15:2-3, Isaiah 14:21 and Deuteronomy 13:13-19 and indirectly asserts that the scriptures represent God as merciless and bloodthirsty. 1 Samuel 15:2-3 The book of 1 Samuel contains an account of God's orders for Saul to destroy the people of Amalek. The Amalekites were descended from Amalek (whose name means plunderer), who was son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau. The Amalekites were wicked and warlike people, and were first to oppose Israel after liberation from Egypt. As descendants of Esau, they were likely aware of God's promise to Jacob (Esau's twin brother and father of the Israelites), but rather than honor God's choice of Israel, they instead elected to be Israel's enemy. The Amalekites would deliberately and cowardly attack and murder the weak, young and elderly Israelites who sometimes lagged behind the core group of Israelites who were making their way to the promised land. The book of Judges (6:3-5) records that the Amalekites constantly allied themselves with other nations to commit genocide against Israel. Amazingly, God chose not to destroy the Amalekites until around 470 years had elapsed. Such an incredibly long period of time shows the mercy and patience God had on the Amalekites. It shows that God is not quick to anger and does not rush to judge those who are constantly sinning against Him, but rather allows them time to repent. Although God commanded Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites, he disobeyed God(1 Samuel 15:9-26) and spared some of them. The outcome of Saul's disobedience was another attempt of genocide inflicted upon Israel by the Amalekites through their descendant Haman (as recorded in the book of Esther). #for more info ----ï¿½ (www.carm.org/god-of-old-testament-a-monster) Isaiah 14:21 The prophecy is about Babylon. These words are directed to Medes and Persians to prepare themselves instruments of slaughter and make use of them. The prophecy threatens the Babylonians that all the children of Babylon will be killed for the iniquity of their fathers; and their children who imitated and followed their fathers in their sins, partaking of them and filling up the measure of their inequities. The Prophecy was fulfilled in 539BC when the Medo-Persian empire(539BC-334BC) destroyed the Bablyonian empire. The prophecy portrays an attribute of God that is infamous, His justness. God cast His just judgment(slaughter of the Babylonians) for centuries of their unrepented sins. This may seem harsh but the bible firmly teaches that the punishment of sin Is death. This is true as through Adam's sin, death entered the world (Romans 5:12 , Genesis 2:17) For more info ----ï¿½ (www.goodbooksfree.com/commentaries/gill/23014.html) Deuteronomy 13:13-19 I'm not fond of repeating myself so I would rather keep this short. Idolatry and worshiping false gods is a huge offense to God. Under the Old Covenant of God (the Law of Moses) God saw fit to give just punishment to such offenses. This once again displays God's just nature and that all His judgments, although hash in human opinion, are truly just. Consequently these passages do NOT display a bloodthirsty and merciless tyrant but rather a merciful, patient and (most importantly) just God. MY OFFENSE : I will present an offense in the proceeding round as this round I was solely focused on rebuttals. As a result I still maintain the position that the Bible represents God in better light than the Qur'an. I eagerly await my opponents response. REFERENCES : *www.bible.cc/exodus/32-14.htm *www.evidenceforchristianity.org/index.php?option=com_custom_content&task=view&id=4429 *www.angelfire.com/journal/althehare/moses_exo32.html *www.raptureready.com/soap/jl1.html