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Psalm 8Psalm 8

The God Who Is GloriousThe God Who Is Glorious

• LORD—YHWH (Yahweh)LORD—YHWH (Yahweh)

• Lord—(Adonai)Lord—(Adonai)

• ““Oh Yahweh, my Lord”Oh Yahweh, my Lord”

The God Who Is GloriousThe God Who Is Glorious

• Two Key Things EmergeTwo Key Things Emerge

– God is a Person—He has revealed Himself to us God is a Person—He has revealed Himself to us and told us His nameand told us His name

– He is no little tribal God—His name is majestic inHe is no little tribal God—His name is majestic in““ALL THE EARTH”ALL THE EARTH”

The God Who Is GloriousThe God Who Is Glorious

• He is made known in the splendor of His He is made known in the splendor of His creation—the heavens and in humanitycreation—the heavens and in humanity

• v. 3—night lightsv. 3—night lights

• A hundred, billion, trillion stars in the A hundred, billion, trillion stars in the universeuniverse

• A hundred billion to a trillion galaxiesA hundred billion to a trillion galaxies

The Crown of CreationThe Crown of Creation

• God has chosen to mediate His glory through God has chosen to mediate His glory through one of His creatures—mankindone of His creatures—mankind

• We are God’s prime representatives among We are God’s prime representatives among the creationthe creation

• Genesis 1:23-28Genesis 1:23-28

The Restoration of theThe Restoration of theRegentRegent

• We don’t feel like rulersWe don’t feel like rulers

• Something is wrong!Something is wrong!

• What is it?What is it?

The Restoration of theThe Restoration of theRegentRegent

• The first king and queen fell and fractured The first king and queen fell and fractured their crownstheir crowns

• All of creation has been subjected to futilityAll of creation has been subjected to futility

• Jesus came to restore what has been lostJesus came to restore what has been lost

The Restoration of theThe Restoration of theRegentRegent

• Hebrews 2:5-10; 1 Cor. 15:27, 47Hebrews 2:5-10; 1 Cor. 15:27, 47

• In Christ we can be restored to being rulers In Christ we can be restored to being rulers with Himwith Him

• Rev. 1;5-6; 20:6Rev. 1;5-6; 20:6