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The answer to the question about why God is referred to in masculine terms in the Bible is because that is the way God has chosen to reveal Himself to us. God is never described with sexual characteristics in the Scriptures, but He does consistently describe "Himself" in the masculine gender, so we can refer to Him as such and therefore, be able to relate to Him.