Getting To Know God
El Olam
The Everlasting God - The Word of God - The Greatness of God - The Immutable God
Perhaps one of the most difficult concepts to understand about God is His eternal/everlasting nature. Time is a factor that governs all human life. No human being can control time. Few human beings can properly manage time. Yet, to God, time is a tool that He uses to reveal things about Himself as eternal. He uses time in ways we use hammers, whisks, or paint bushes. Since God is eternal, He has no beginning, no end, and will always be this way. Since we live in a finite world, it is hard for our finite minds to comprehend this infinite attribute of God. Thankfully, there is a lot of scripture that helps us understand these principles as best we can. This month we’ll examine the attributes of God that are most closely associated with this title.
The Faithful Light In The Sky
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"The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] on the earth."
Genesis 9:16
Eternally Established
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“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.”
Genesis 17:7
The Greatness Of God's Promise
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“Then [Abraham] planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.”
Genesis 21:33
The Great Cleansing
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"This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year." And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 16:34
The True G.O.A.T.
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“For the LORD your God [is] God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.”
Deuteronomy 10:17
Forever Protector
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“The eternal God [is your] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 'Destroy!'”
Deuteronomy 33:27
Stuck In His Ways
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Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, for they [are] from of old.
Psalm 25:6
Senority
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The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. Your throne [is] established from of old; You [are] from everlasting.
Psalm 93:1-2
Invaluable Counsel
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O LORD, You [are] my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful [things]; [Your] counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and] truth.
Isaiah 25:1
He Swore To God
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I have sworn by Myself; the word has gone out of My mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.
Isaiah 45:23
In Spite Of Issues...
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“With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the LORD, your Redeemer.
Isaiah 54:8
Transformation Guaranteed!
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“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.”
Jeremiah 32:40
Sticking To His Word
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"For I [am] the LORD. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it," says the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 12:25
The Peace Treaty
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“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.”
Ezekiel 37:26
The Same One
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"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, [though] you are little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth [are] from of old, from everlasting."
Micah 5:2
Since The Beginning
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:1-2
New Package, Same Substance
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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
Kung Fu Grip!
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“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
John 10:28
This Is Eternal Life...
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“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
John 17:3
Just Like He Said
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…But now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith-- to God, alone wise, [be] glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
Romans 16:26-27
Great Mystery
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But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden [wisdom] which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 2:7-8
Exceedingly Abundantly
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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
True Greatness
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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, [be] honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17
All By Himself
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…Who being the brightness of [His] glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…
Hebrews 1:3
The Calling
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But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle [you]. To Him [be] the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:10-11
Now And Forever
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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him [be] the glory both now and forever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
Eyewitnesses
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That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us…
1 John 1:1-2
Same Old Story
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And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
1 John 5:11
Forever True
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And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20
What's His Name?
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His eyes [were] like a flame of fire, and on His head [were] many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He [was] clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
Revelation 19:12-13