Hi Neogaia, to begin with, here is "the Lord/YHWH/the God who interacted with men in the OT" Himself speaking. He says:
Isaiah 46
9 "I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure".
So God Himself seems to do a pretty good job of answering your first question above in this little passage excerpt, yes
As for interfering/interacting, God had many things to say in the OT about that, but this comes to mind first:
Isaiah 1
18 “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the LORD,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
Clearly God wanted interaction with those He chose to love, His children, so much so that He eventually sent His Son to die for us
And while He knows all and ordains (allows or causes) whatsoever comes to pass, a BIG part of the reason that most things come to pass like they do is BECAUSE of His interaction with us/His direct involvement in our affairs (which we are often unaware of). IOW, part of His omniscience would include knowing just how much He was going to be needed, when & where, etc., to keep His plan for us on track (because you know as well as I do that if He left us to our own devices, it would be nothing but a disaster).
To be a Christian is to "know" God, and He us .. cf
John 17:3; Matthew 7:22-23. If He simply created the universe, set it in motion and withdrew, how could anyone know Him, or love Him, and again, how would it be possible for Him to know and love
us?
Yours in Christ,
David
"We love because He first loved us"
1 John 4:19
.
God, the Father in Isaiah 46, or the Lord, who is YHWH...?
As for Isiah 1 it says the Lord, and there seems to be some distinction between God, and the Lord
(1 Corinthians 8:6) (2 Corinthians 1:3) (2 Corinthians 11:31)
Oh, heck, I'll just cut and paste...
To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called
to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
Rom 15:6
that you may with one mind
and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
1Co 8:6
yet for us
there is one God, the Father, of whom
are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom
are all things, and through whom we
live.
2Co 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
2Co 1:3
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2Co 6:18
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
Gal 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our LordJesus Christ,
Eph 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
Eph 1:3
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places in Christ,
Eph 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 3:14
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 5:20
giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 6:23
Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phl 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
Phl 2:11
and
that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Col 1:2
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ
who are in Colosse:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
Col 1:3
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Col 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1Th 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the LordJesus Christ.
1Th 1:3
remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,
1Th 3:11
Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
1Th 3:13
so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
2Th 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2Th 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Point is their is most definitely a difference between the Lord and God, the Father...
Here's some more:
yet for us
there is one God, the Father, of whom
are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom
are all things, and through whom we
live.
1Co 15:24
Then
comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
Gal 1:1
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead),
Gal 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 5:20
giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 6:23
Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phl 2:11
and
that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Col 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of theLord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1Th 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and theLord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Ti 1:2
To Timothy, a beloved son:
Grace, mercy,
and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Tit 1:4
To Titus, a true son in
our common faith:
Grace, mercy,
and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
1Pe 1:2
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of theblood of Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
2Pe 1:17
For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
2Jo 1:3
Grace, mercy,
and peace will be with you
Jde 1:1
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,
To those who are called, sanctified[fn] by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:
God Bless!