Bible verses where God laughs or makes a joke?

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TheGhostwriter

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I looked everywhere, and I can only find once place, where God sort of makes a joke with Sari when they talk about having children and she laughs at him.
Please do not not make fun of my religion or anything. This is actually a SCHOOL assignment, and my topic is Laughter and Jokes in the Bible. I really can't find anything.
 
In all seriousness, many scholars see the end of Jonah as a joke. I believe it.

John 1.43-51 is a little narration that is arguably humorous. It takes an understanding of what happens next to see the humor in Jesus comment, "Here is an Israelite in whom there is no guile."

Nathaniel is skeptical of Jesus' being the answer to Mosaic prophecy, but he is WOWed by Jesus saying he saw Nathaniel under a fig tree (some kind of clairvoyance? or just a lucky guess?).

But if you assume (as is the view throughout John) that Jesus is this all-seeing, all-knowing one, then it's easy to see Jesus as a bit tired from all his exertions, taking a little breather for the moment, and he sees Nathaniel coming. He sees this adolescent boy who is ready to believe almost anything, and Jesus just smiles gently and delivers his ironic line, softly alluding to Nate's naivete.
 
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