glorious lord dignified humanity psalm 8. the god who is glorious lord—yhwh (yahweh) lord—yhwh...
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Glorious LordGlorious LordDignified HumanityDignified Humanity
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
