What role did God play in the creation of economics, and what was His original intent? To answer these questions, we have to go back to the very beginning.
Genesis 21 describes the birth of Isaac, Abraham's growing faith, and the tension that develops between Sarah and Hagar (symbolizing the clash between law and grace).
Three men, including an angel of the Lord (a manifestation of the preincarnate Christ), delivers the news to Abraham and Sarah that they will soon have a son, Isaac, who is the son of the covenant promise God made earlier to Abraham.
In this key chapter in Genesis, God declares Abram/Abraham justified because of his faith in him, not because of any good works he did. We too are declared righteous on the same basis, by grace through faith in Christ.