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A God Beyond Compare
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“I am the greatest, I said that even
before I knew I was”
Muhammad Ali
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Today
‘A God beyond compare’
Isaiah 40:12-31
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Chs 1-39
Israel warned of impending doom
if they don’t repent
Chs 40-66
Israel are consoled in a
time of (future) trial
Isaiah
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Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of
his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a
basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
Isaiah 40:12
A God beyond compare revealed through Creation
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measures the waters in the hollow of His hand
326 million trillion gallons!
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marks off the heavens by His span
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weighs the world on His scales
Earth weighs ~ 6585x10 tons 21
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Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counsellor?
Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
Isaiah 40:13-14
A God beyond compare revealed through Wisdom
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"He never discovers anything. He is never
surprised, never amazed. He never wonders about anything"
A. W. Tozer
A God beyond compare revealed through Wisdom
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Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales … Before him all the nations are as
nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing
Isaiah 40:15-17
A God beyond compare with the nations
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With whom, then, will you compare God? … As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold …
they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple
Isaiah 40:19-20
A God beyond compare with man-made idols
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“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of
thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him"
A. W. Tozer
A God beyond compare with man-made idols
“An idol is anything that cools my love
for God”
Anon
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Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from
the beginning? Have you not understood since the
earth was founded?
Isaiah 40:21
A God beyond compare in His authority
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• Over the heavens – Is 40:22c
A God beyond compare in His authority
• Over earth’s people - Is 40:22b
• Over the earth - Is 40:22a
• Over royalty & rulers - Is 40:22a
• Over the stars - Is 40:26
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The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and
his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 40:28b
A God beyond compare who empowers us
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He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak ...
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint
Isaiah 40:29-31
A God beyond compare who empowers us
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How big is your God?
A God beyond compare