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Lesson 11 for March 17, 2012

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God formed Manout of dirt fromthe ground andblew into his

nostrils the breathof life. The Man

came alivea livingsoul!

(Genesis, 2: 7 MSG)

Still, God, you are our Father.We're the clay and you're our potter:

all of us are what you made us(Isaiah 64:8 MSG)

Who could ever doubt

God is an artist?

He molded man with His

own hands as a potter,using creativity,

ingenuity and art.

What artist apart from

God could bring life to

his creation?

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God provided the architectural model of the Sanctuary and many details about its

construction. He inspired all kind of artist to do their job. That design was only a shadow

of the original, which He designed and built in Heaven (Hebrews, 8: 2)Why did God design something so beautiful?

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These are the offerings I want you to receive from them: gold,silver, bronze;blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;tanned rams' skins; dolphin skins; acacia wood;

lamp oil; spices for anointing oils and for fragrant incense;onyx stones and other stones for setting in the Ephod and theBreastpiece.Let them construct a Sanctuary for me so that I can live amongthem.You are to construct it following the plans I've given you, the

design for The Dwelling and the design for all its furnishings

(Exodus, 25: 3-9 MSG)

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The king ordered the Levites totake their places in The Temple ofGod with their musical instrumentscymbals, harps, zithersfollowingthe original instructions of David,

Gad the king's seer, and Nathan theprophet; this was God's command

conveyed by his prophets. TheLevites formed the orchestra of

David, while the priests took up thetrumpets

(2 Chronicles, 29: 25-26 MSG)

God can be seen as musician especially in:1. The importance He gave to musical worship in the Temple.

2. The inspiration of psalms (chants) in the book of Psalms and

in the rest of the Bible.

3. The ability He gave to David to create musical instruments to

worship Him (1 Chronicles, 23: 5)

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We can see God as an original and varied author as He inspired

the biblical writers.

The true of Gospel is presented in varied ways: history, poetry,pictorial presentations, parables,

There is literary beauty and quality in the Bible. The Hebrew

poetry is an example.

In the Bible there is poetry which has called forth the wonder and admiration of

the world. In glowing beauty, in sublime and solemn majesty, in touching pathos, it

is unequaled by the most brilliant productions of human genius" (CT 429). "The

earliest as well as the most sublime of poetic utterances known to man are found in

the Scriptures" (Ed 159). There are no songs like the songs of Zion(SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3, The poetry of the Bible)

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God is also a sculptor, but not one limited to granite or

marble. Instead, He sculpts our characters. He can take a

sinful human being and mold and chisel and hammer away

until that person reflects something of heavens glory. God

has given extensive evidence of such profound skills. From

cover to cover in Scripture, we find God taking persons wemight disregard as unattractive and unworthy and

fashioning them into something beautiful.

Review the life of people who were chiseled by God.

Jacob Moses David Mary Peter Paul

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POTTER

ARCHITECT

MUSICIAN

AUTHOR

SCULPTOR