of God. And they lodged about the house of God, the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof ry morning pertained to them. certain of them had the harge of the ministering vessels, at they should bring them in out by tale. Some of them wwere appointed to oversee tessels, and all the instruent of the sanctuary, and the four, and the wine, and the and the frankincense, and the A. And some of the sons of #triests made the ointment of ices And Mattithiah, one Levites, (who was the firstof Shallum the Korahite,) the set office over the things were made in the pans. And er of their brethren, of the of the Kohathites were over bewbread, to prepare it "sabbath. And these are singers, chief of the fathers of Levites, who remaining in the hers were free: for they were yed in that work day and These chief fathers of the es were chief throughout perations, these dwelt at m. And in Gibeon dwelt her of Gibeon, Jehiel, vie's name was Maachah: La first-born son Abdon, Lar, and Kish, and Baal, Ber and Nadab, And Gedor, Ab, and Zechariah, and And Mikloth begat : and they also dwelt heir brethren at Jerusalem, ragainst their brethren. dx, 1-36. And the rulers of ple dwelt at Jerusalem: the the people also cast lots, to &ce of ten to dwell in Jeruthe holy city, and nine parts in other cities. And the blessed all the men that y offered themselves to at Jerusalem. Now these chief of the province that in Jerusalem: but in the of Judah dwelt every one la possession in their cities; Israel, the priests, and the es, and the Nethinims, and thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galul, the son of Jeduthun. All the Levites But the the children of Solomon's servants. Jachin. the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha: of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. And Pethahaiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. kiah, the son of Meshullam, the 233 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen, And of the Levites were divisions in Judab, and in Benjamin. I. HIS EXISTENCE. Job xil, 7-10. But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? whose haud is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. In Ps. xix, 1, 2. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. Ps. c, 3. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made 11s, and not we ourselves: we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Rom. 1, 20. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. Heb. iii, 4. For every honse is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. Ps. xiv, 1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt; they have done abominable works; there is none that doeth good. Ps. XXXVI, 1. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. Ps. lill, 1. The fool hath sald In his heart, There is no God, Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. HIS MAJESTY. Deut. x, 17. For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of Neh. ix, 5, 32. . . . . . Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. Our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God... Job xill, 11. Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? Job xxxill, 12. Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Job xxxvii, 22. .... With God is terrible majesty. Ps. xxix, 4. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. is in the sanctuary: who is 80 Ps. Ixxvil, 13. Thy way, O God, great a God as our God. Ps. xcii, 8. But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. Ps. xciii, 1. The LORD reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. . . . .... Ps. xcv, 3. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. Ps. xcvil, 9. For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth; thou art exalted far above all gods. Zion; and he is high above all Ps. xcix, 2. The LORD is great in people. soul. O LORD my God, thou art Ps. civ, 1. Bless the LORD, O my very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. thou inhabitant of Zion: for great Isa. xil, 6. Cry out and shout, is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Isa. xxiv, 14. They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD..... Isa. xxxili, 5. The LORD is exaltlords, a great God, a mighty, and ed; for he dwelleth on high: he a terrible. Deut. xxxil, 3. Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 1 Chron. xxix, 11. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. Jer. xxxil, 18..... The Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name. Jude 25. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, 2 Cor. xi, 31. The God & which is blessed for evermo Father of our Lord Jesus Chr knoweth that I lie not. 1 Tim. i, 11, 17. According the glorious gospel of the bless God, which was committed to trust. Now unto the King et nal, immortal, invisible, the or for ever and ever. Amen. wise God, be honour and glo 1 Tim. vi, 15, 16. Whe the blessed and only Potenta lords; the King of kings, and Lord Who only hath imm tality.. HIS UNITY AND INCOM- according to thy word; that the Exod. viii, 10. And he said. T morrow. And he said, Pe mayest know that there is no like unto the LORD our God. Exod. ix, 14. For I will at th time send all my plagues u thine heart, and upon thy vants, and upon thy people, ta none like me in all the earth. thou mayest know that there Exod. xv, 11. Who is like ur thee, O LORD, among the ge who is like thee, glorious in b ness, fearful in praises, dis wonders? Exod. xx, 3. Thou shalt bay no other gods before me. fv, 12, 35, 36, 39. And the spake unto you out of the of the fire: ye heard the of the words, but saw no Esde, only ye heard a voice. thee it was shewed, that mightest know that the LORD God; there is none else beMm. Out of heaven be made to hear his voice, that he it instruct thee; and upon he shewed thee his great and thou heardest his words if the midst of the fire. Know efore this day, and consider it ine heart, that the LORD he d in heaven above, and upon arth beneath: there is none S. Ixil, 32. For who is God, the LORD? and who is a rock, our God? Kings vili, 23, 60. And he said, God of Israel, there is no like thee, in heaven above, earth beneath.... That all people of the earth may know the LORD is God, and that z is none else. Kings V, 15. And he returned he man of God, he and all his pany, and came and stood be Ps. lxxxvi, 8, 10. Among the gods there is none like unto thee; O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. For thou art great,and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Ps. lxxxix, 6. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Ps. cxxxv, 4, 5. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. P3. cxlviii, 13. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. Isa. xxvi, 13. O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. Isa. xxxvii, 16, 20. O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only. Isa. xl, 18. To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. Isa. xlv, 5, 6, 18-22. I am the LORD, and there is none else; there is no God beside me: . That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is none else. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else besides me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. Isa. xlvi, 9. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. Jer. x, 6-8, 10. Forasmuch as LORD; thou art great, and thy there is none like unto thee, O name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities. But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Isa. xliii, 10-13, 15. Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: behim: and he said, Behold fore me there was no God formed, none like unto thee. neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and besides me there is no saviour. have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. Yea, before the day was, I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand; I will work, and who shall let it? I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. I know that there is no God Il the earth, but in Israel.... Kings xix, 15. And Hezekiah red before the LORD, and said, LORD God of Israel, which llest between the cherubim, art the God, even thou alone, all the kingdoms of the earth; hast made heaven and Chron, xvi, 26. For all the s of the people are idols; but LORD made the heavens. Chron. Xvil, 20. O LORD, there me like thee, neither is there God beside thee, according Isa. xliv, 6-8. Thus saith the 235 Hosea xiii, 4. Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. Joel ii, 27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. Micah vil, 18. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity... Zech. xiv, 9. And the LORD shall be King over all the earth; in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. Matth. xxiii, 9. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Mark xii, 29, 32. And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he. John xvii, 3. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 1 Cor. viii, 6. But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Gal. iii, 20. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. Eph. iv, 6. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 1 Tim. ii, 5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. James ii, 19. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James iv, 12. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? Ps. Ixxix, 9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name...... Ps. civ, 31. The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. Ps. cxiii, 4. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Ps. cxxxviii, 5. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. Isa. vi, 3. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. Isa. XXXV, 2. .. They shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. Isa. x1, 5. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isa. lx, 1. Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. Hab. ii, 14. For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Hab. ili, 3. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. Zech. ii, 5. For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. the Lord came upon them, and the Luke ii, 9. And, lo, the angel of glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. Acts vii, 55. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Rev. xv, 8. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power..... II. HIS ATTRIBUTES. NATURAL ATTRIBUTES. HIS SPIRITUALITY AND INVISIBILITY. Exod. xxxiil, 20. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me,and live. Job ix, 11. Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. Job xxiii, 3, 8-10. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hid eth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. But he knoweth the way that I when he hath tried me, I come forth as gold. Job xxvi, 9. He holdeth the face of his throne, and sy eth his cloud upon it. Isa. xl, 18. To whom ther ye liken God? or what lik will ye compare unto him! John 1, 18. No man hath God at any time; the only be Son, which is in the bosom Father, he hath declared t John iv, 24. God is a Spiri they that worship him mus ship him in spirit and in tru himself, which hath sen John v, 37. And the 1 hath borne witness of my have neither heard his v any time, nor seen his shap hath seen the Father, s John vi, 46. Not that s which is of God, he hath Father. Rom. 1, 20. For the t things of him from the t of the world are clearly see understood by the things t made, even his eternal por Godhead; so that they are excuse. Col. i, 15. Who is the in the invisible God, the first every creature. 1 Tim. i, 17. Now unto t eternal, immortal, invisi glory for ever and ever. only wise God, be hon immortality, dwelling in i 1 Tim. vi, 16. Who cr which no man can approa whom no man hath seen, see..... Heb. xi, 27. By faith be Egypt, not fearing the the king: for he endured ing him who is invisible. 1 John iv, 12. No man God at any time..... HIS ETERNITY. Exod. iii, 14, 15. And unto Moses, I AM THAT AndGodsaidmoreover un' dren of Israel, The Lo Thus shalt thou say unto your fathers, the God of A the God of Isaac, and the Jacob, hath sent me E this is my name for ever, is my memorial unto all tions. hand to heaven, and sa Deut. xxxil, 40. For I N for ever. Deut. xxxiil, 27. The God is thy refuge, and no are the everlasting arms Job xxxvi, 26. Behold great, and we know i can the number of his mainest for ever, thy throne from be searched out. generation to generation. 7. But the LORD shall enrever: he hath prepared ume for judgment. 1, 1, 2. LORD, thou hast our dwelling-place in all nations. Before the mounwere brought forth, or ever hadst formed the earth and world, even from everlasting rlasting, thou art God. zell, 2. Thy throne is estabof old: thou art from ever 12, 24-27. But thou, O shalt endure for ever, and membrance unto all generI said, O my God, take away in the midst of my thy years are throughout serations. Of old hast thou he foundation of the earth; he heavens are the work of nds. They shall perish, mshalt endure; yea, all of all wax old like a garment: Vastare shalt thou change d they shall be changed: art the same, and thy have no end. 31. The glory of the endure for ever: the rejoice in his works. 13. Thy name, O LORD, fer ever, and thy meLORD, throughout all Daniel iv, 3, 34. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an his everlasting kingdom, and dominion is from generation to generation. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. Dan. vi, 26. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. Daniel vii, 27. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,and all dominions shall serve and obey him. Hab. i, 12. Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? Hab. iii, 6. He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. Rom. 1, 20. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead. 2 Peter iil, 8. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Rev. 1, 4, 8. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. HIS INFINITUDE AND INCOMPREHENSIBILITY. Exod. iii, 14. . . . . And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 2 Sam. xxii, 12. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 1 Kings viii, 12, 27. Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven, and heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded. 2 Chron. ii, 6. But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven, and heaven of heavens, cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 2 Chron. vi, 1. Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Job v, 9. Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number. Job xi, 7-9. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. Job xxvi, 14. Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? great, and we know him not. Job xxxvi, 26. Behold, God is Job xxxvii, 5, 23. God thundereth marvellously with his voice: great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. Ps. xviil, 11. He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Ps. lxxvii, 19. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. Ps. xcvii, 2. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Ps. civ, 2, 3. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind. Ps. cxlv, 3. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. |