Are there any Biblical examples of God's sense of humor?

Answer 1

I would guess that God has a sense of humor.

However, I would also guess that he doesn't find jokes at his own expense funny, as the consequences are quite real.

The spirit in which these some of these supposed "jokes" are told are to say the least wretched, evil, and disgusting.

Perhaps we can laugh about such things when it is entirely completed. Perhaps not.

Answer 2

While I don't believe in any gods, I do think some of the biblical authors were pretty funny. In particular, the Book of Jonah is a comedy (with the moral being not to hate foreigners just for being foreign). Jonah gets slapped around like one of the Three Stooges during the whole book.

And at the end, he still doesn't learn his lesson, so he gets a sarcastic lecture about how he cared more for a plant than for a city full of people.

Of course, the people this book was attacking (including some of the other biblical prophets) probably didn't think it was funny.

Answer 3

I think creation of humanity is an example of God's sense of humor

Answer 4

the book of Job is great for comedy.

"The book of Job contains numerous examples of satire and sarcasm. One such use of humor can be found in Job 13:5. The suffering hero of the story, having listened to the self-righteous pronunciations of his friends, utters the biting riposte: “If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom!” (all Scripture references NIV). Job’s retort is perhaps the earliest known expression of the sentiment, “Better to keep your mouth shut and have others think you a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

Job, however, gets his comeuppance later in the story, in a passage that reveals that a sense of humor is among God’s attributes. For thirty-seven chapters, Job defends himself against the “comfort” of his friends and bemoans the fate that has befallen him. Finally, God himself speaks, answering Job “out of the storm” (Job 38:1). God poses a series of unanswerable questions to his complaining servant: “Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? . . . . Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place? . . . . Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?” Then God asks, tongue in cheek, “Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!” (Job 38:21). How God’s rejoinder must have stung Job; but, too, it may have prompted him to recognize the ridiculousness of his situation. After all, he had just challenged Almighty God--and lived to hear the answer!"

Answer 5

Sex

I mean man touches, looks, lears and tries to stick and woman slaps him on the face

If that doesn't prove God has a sense of humor, what does!

Answer 6

Yes, I don't remember what verse it is but he made a donkey talk once, I would think God would have to have a sense of humor to do that.

Answer 7

Hello and in Genesis we are made in His image, and so if you have a sense of humor so does He, and just look at some of the funny animals God made just to make you smile, funny looking sure God has humor, but He laughs with us never at us, free bible lessons learn more www.itiswritten.com God bless.

Answer 8

The following site puts several examples of "humor" from the Bible in context. I don't agree that all are humerus but he points out the use of satire and wit that you might find quite interesting.

http://www.bobhostetler.com/writing/favorite008.html

Answer 9

Making Adam and Eve vegetarians,Then telling Moses to make sure the Fat smokes on the Altar,So God can smell the restful odor.Seems he likes a good barbeque.

Answer 10

Perhaps Balaam's talking donkey? I think it's humorous in a a sense.