The Glory of God Part II

Louis G. HulseyNovember 4, 2012Casa Grande, Arizona

The Definition of Glory (doxa)

• 1. Δοξα =Brightness, splendor, radiance, etc.

• 2. Δοξα =The majestic power of a king. Not only of an earthly king, but here it speaks of the Heavenly King, the Creator and Ruler of the Universe.

The Definition of Glory

• Δοξα = the majesty, the holiness of Christ.

• Ephesians 3:20, KJV, “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

• Colossians 1:11, KJV, “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”

The Definition of Glory

• 3. Δοξα =The wealth of a king.• Ephesians 1:18, KJV, “The eyes of

your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,”

The Definition of Glory

• 4. Δοξα =The justice and grace of a king.• Ephesians 1:6, KJV, “To the praise of the

glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”

• In this case “glory” means magnificence, beauty, wonder, greatness, etc.

• This is grace only a king can give.• Only a ruler, president, governor, or king can

pardon a person of crimes.• In heaven only the King can pardon sins for

eternity.

The Definition of Glory

• 5. Δοξα =Magnificence, splendor, beauty (as of a king), said of the fine clothing of a king. The beauty of Christ is greater than the glory of Solomon.

• Matthew 12:42, KJV, “… and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”

• Matthew 6:29 KJV, “And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these [lilies of the field].”

The Definition of Glory

• 6. Δοξα =Fame, renown, honor. Δοξα = the honor, the honesty, and the holiness of God.

• Romans 3:23 KJV, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

• Romans 5:2, KJV, “By whom [Jesus] also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

The Definition of Glory

• 7. Δοξαζω, doxadzo, = 1. to praise, to honor, to magnify.

• 2. To clothe in splendor, to glorify. • 3. To bring into glory as a king, to crown as

king. • 4. To respect, esteem, and obey.• The whole life of Jesus glorifies [Δοξαζω] the

Father, John 8:54; 12:28; 13:31; 17:1, 4.• The Father glorifies the Son working miracles

through Him, John 13:31f; 14:13; 17:1.

The Definition of Glory (kabod)

• kabod, comes from “kabed,” “to be ,כבודheavy.” Kabod [כבוד] means to be heavy laden with riches, power, or position. In LXX it was translated δοξα for reputation or honor.

• Kabod meant the light by which God revealed Himself, whether in lightening or in theophanies.

• The glory, the kabod, was in the cloud, the Shekinah, over the temple.

The Lord of Glory

• Both Paul and James call Jesus “the Lord of glory” which refers to the revelation of God as the Shekinah in the tabernacle, both in earth and in heaven.

• “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory,” (1 Corinthians 2:8, KJV). 

• “My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons” (James 2:1, KJV).

The Lord of Glory

• What glory would Christ have after His time on earth that He did not have during His earthly visit?

• The praise of a redeemed people. • The sufferings of Christ ushered in His

glory. • Therefore His suffering is called “glory.”

“And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified,” John 12:23 KJV.

The Lord of Glory

• Luke 24:26, KJV, [Jesus said] “Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?”

• Jesus entered into His glory through suffering.

• He has a glorious body.• Romans 8:18 KJV, “For I reckon that the

sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

The Fire of God

• The Fire of God Protected Israel and Led Them on Their Journey

• The fire of God will also empower and protect His Church.

• Exodus 13:21, KJV, “And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire [ esh] to give=אׁש,them light; to go by day and night:”

The Fire of God• Exodus 13:22, KJV, “He took not away the pillar

of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.”

• Exodus 14:19, KJV, “And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:”

• Exodus 14:24, KJV, “And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,”

The Fire of God• The Fire of God Led Moses Until the End• Deuteronomy 31:14-15, LITV• 14. “And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold,

your days are coming near to die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tabernacle of the congregation, and I shall charge him. And Moses and Joshua went, and they presented themselves at the tabernacle of the congregation.”

• 15. “And Jehovah appeared at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud; and the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle.”

The Fire of God

• The Fire of God Sanctified the Tabernacle

• Exodus 29:43, KJV, “And there [at the door of the tabernacle] I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.” 

• Exodus 40:34, KJV, “Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”

The Fire of God

• Exodus 40:35, KJV, “And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”

• Leviticus 9:23, KJV, “And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.”

The Fire of God

• The Tabernacle and the Temple Were the Dwelling Place of the glory of God.

• Revelation 15:8, KJV, “And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.”

The Fire of God• The Fire of God consumed the

sacrifices• When God sent His fire from heaven to the

altar of Israel, it was never to go out.• Leviticus 6:8-9, 12-13, LITV• 8. “And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,”• 9. “Command Aaron and his sons, saying,

This is the law of the burnt offering; it is the burnt offering because it is burned on the altar all the night until the morning, and the fire of the altar is kept burning on it.”

The Fire of God

• Leviticus 6:12-13• 12. “And the fuel on the altar shall be

kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it morning by morning. And he shall lay the burnt offering in order on it. And he shall burn it as incense with the fat of the peace offering.”

• 13. “Fire shall be continually burning on the altar; it shall never go out.”

The Fire of God• Leviticus 9:6, LITV “And Moses said,

This is the thing that Jehovah has commanded; do it, and the glory of Jehovah shall appear to you.”

• Leviticus 9:23-24, LITV• 23. “And Moses and Aaron went into

the tabernacle of the congregation. And they came out and blessed the people; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the people.”

The Fire of God

• Leviticus 9:24. “And fire came out from before Jehovah and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. And all the people saw, and cried aloud, and fell on their faces.”

• God judged Nadab and Abihu for offering strange fire on His altar, Leviticus 10.

The Fire of God

• The Fire of God Brought Order in Israel• Numbers 12:5, KJV, “And the LORD came

down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.” 

• Numbers 14:10, KJV, “But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.”

The Fire of God

• Numbers 14:14, KJV, “And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.”

The Fire of God

• Numbers 16:19, KJV, “And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.”

The Fire of God

• Numbers 16:42, KJV, “And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.”

The Fire of God

• Numbers 20:6, KJV, “And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.”

The Fire of God

• Psalms 29:9, KJV, “The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds [does] to calve, and discovereth [uncovers] the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.”

The Fire of God

• Jesus Bears the Glory• 6:13, KJV, “Even he shall build the

temple of the LORD [JEHOVAH]; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”

THE GLORY, THE FIRE, AND THE LIGHT

THE GLORY, THE FIRE, AND THE LIGHT ARE ONE.

The Shekinah

• The fire consumed the angel of God before Manoa.

• Judges 13:20, LITV, “And it happened as the flame from off the altar was going up to the heavens, that the Angel of Jehovah went up in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife were watching. And they fell on their faces to the ground.”

The Shekinah

• Deuteronomy 4:24, LITV, “For Jehovah your God is a consuming fire; He is a jealous God.”

• Deuteronomy 9:3, LITV, “And know today that Jehovah your God is He who passes over before you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before you; so you shall dispossess them and make them to perish quickly, as Jehovah has spoken to you.”

The Shekinah

• Isaiah 30:30, LITV, “And Jehovah shall make the majesty of His voice heard; and He causes His arm to be seen coming down with raging anger and flame of consuming fire, cloudburst and storm, and hailstones.”

• Isaiah 33:14, LITV, “The sinners of Zion are afraid; terror has seized profane ones; who of us shall tarry with consuming fire? Who of us shall tarry with everlasting burnings?”

The Shekinah

• Hebrews 12:29, LITV, “for also, Our God is a consuming fire."

The Shekinah

Let the fire of God to consume you.