Isaiah 40: Omnipotent - Revision history

Wakefien: /* In the absence of anyone to whim we may compare God the we are forced to admit that God is omnipotent. */

2022-10-30T00:53:14Z

‎In the absence of anyone to whim we may compare God the we are forced to admit that God is omnipotent.

Wakefien: /* Note that at this point Isaiah does not even present God as superior, it is simply obvious from the problems with idols. */

2022-10-25T18:21:37Z

‎Note that at this point Isaiah does not even present God as superior, it is simply obvious from the problems with idols.

Wakefien: /* Isaiah draws heavily on irony noting the stupidity of idolatry. */

2022-10-25T18:20:43Z

‎Isaiah draws heavily on irony noting the stupidity of idolatry.

Wakefien: /* Lebanon, north of Israel, was known for its forests, large cedars. */

2022-10-25T18:19:03Z

‎Lebanon, north of Israel, was known for its forests, large cedars.

Wakefien: /* Image: Manual tools verse power tools, you don't need to wear yourself out! */

2022-10-25T18:09:55Z

‎Image: Manual tools verse power tools, you don't need to wear yourself out!

Wakefien at 17:50, 25 October 2022

2022-10-25T17:50:57Z

Wakefien at 12:46, 21 October 2022

2022-10-21T12:46:58Z

Wakefien: /* God's power is unmeasurable (40:12-17) */

2022-10-21T12:45:37Z

‎God's power is unmeasurable (40:12-17)

Wakefien at 14:15, 20 October 2022

2022-10-20T14:15:07Z

Wakefien: /* Introduction: */

2022-10-20T14:14:16Z

‎Introduction:

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 In fact, historically, people have had a tendency to worship creation. To this God challenges people by asking who they can compare to God.
 ===The absence of comparison demands recognition of God's power (25).===
-====In the absence of anyone to whim we may compare God the we are forced to admit that God is omnipotent.====
+====In the absence of anyone to whom we may compare God we are forced to admit that God is omnipotent.====
 ===The heavens declare God's power (26).===
 In fact, people have had a tendency to worship the heavens. God calls on us to look at the heavens and realize that He is master of the heavens.

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 =====Idols cannot even stand on their own unless constructed to do so.=====
-====Note that at this point Isaiah does not even present God as superior, it is simply obvious from the problems with idols.====
+====Note, that at this point Isaiah does not even present God as superior, it is simply obvious from the problems with idols.====
 ===No creation could possibly compare to God's power (21-22).===
 The picture here is one of God sitting above creation supervising the operation of his creation.The circle of the earth may be a reference to the horizon and poetically convey the idea that God rules over everything that they eye can see. In other words, God rules over everything.

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 God's power is unmeasurable, yet people still fall into idolatry. To this Isaiah reminds the reader's that God's power is beyond comparison.
 ===No idol could possibly bear God's power (18-20).===
-====Isaiah draws heavily on irony noting the stupidity of idolatry.====
+====Isaiah draws heavily on irony noting the foolishness of idolatry.====
 =====Idols are made by craftsman and Isaiah has already talked about how insignificant even the nations are.=====
 =====Idols are fashioned to look good but have no inherent good=====
 =====The value of an Idol is completely dependent on the wealth of the one calling for the idol.=====
 =====Idols cannot even stand on their own unless constructed to do so.=====
 ====Note that at this point Isaiah does not even present God as superior, it is simply obvious from the problems with idols.====
 ===No creation could possibly compare to God's power (21-22).===

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 ====Lebanon, north of Israel, was known for its forests, large cedars.====
-However, even the vast woods of Lebanon could not provide enough woof for a sacrifice worthy of the Lord. Man is nothing before God, but the nations themselves are also nothing before God. God's power is unmeasurable.
+However, even the vast woods of Lebanon could not provide enough wood for a sacrifice worthy of the Lord. Man is nothing before God, but the nations themselves are also nothing before God. God's power is unmeasurable.
 ====In verse 18 three distinct words describe the nations אַיִן nothing, אֶפֶס worthless, תֹּהוּ less than nothing (emptiness).====

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 ==Image: Manual tools verse power tools, you don't need to wear yourself out!==
-Fifteen years ago my parents were about to celebrate their 25th anniversary and my brothers and I decided we wanted to get them something for their anniversary. Both of my parents loved working in their yard and worked hard to keep their lawn looking nice and green. However, their house had no sprinkler system so this meant that they spent a lot of time dragging a hose. My brothers and I decided that we would install a new Sprinkler system for them on their anniversary. We knew a man who owned a landscaping business and asked if he would help us design the system and buy all the parts. Then, we got to work. Our first task was to dig the trenches. So my three brothers and I showed up early in the morning and got to work digging. We dug trenches for about four hours and had completed about 1/3 of the yard. We were getting tired and took a lunch break. It was about this time that our landscaping friend Jim came by to see how we were doing. Jim took a look at our work, and asked, have you been digging all of this by hand? Wow! Let me run to my shop real quick while you all eat lunch. About 30 minutes later Jim showed up with a gas powered trencher and after a other 30 minutes all the trenching was done.
+Fifteen years ago my parents were about to celebrate their 25th anniversary and my brothers and I decided we wanted to get them something for their anniversary. Both of my parents loved working in their yard and worked hard to keep their lawn looking nice and green. However, their house had no sprinkler system so this meant that they spent a lot of time dragging a hose. My brothers and I decided that we would install a new sprinkler system for them on their anniversary. We knew a man who owned a landscaping business and asked if he would help us design the system and buy all the parts. Then, we got to work. Our first task was to dig the trenches. So my three brothers and I showed up early in the morning and got to work digging. We dug trenches for about four hours and had completed about 1/3 of the yard. We were getting tired and took a lunch break. It was about this time that our landscaping friend Jim came by to see how we were doing. Jim took a look at our work, and asked, have you been digging all of this by hand? Wow! Let me run to my shop real quick while you all eat lunch. About 30 minutes later Jim showed up with a gas powered trencher and after a other 30 minutes all the trenching was done.
 I am sure that trencher only had about 7 HP but it was what we needed. You see we were relying on our own strength and our strength was failing. What we needed was the strength of something beyond ourselves. Actually this is a sort of maxim in life. We need to rely on a strength that is beyond ourselves.

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−	'''Theological Proposition/Focus:God is ~~iGod~~ is all-powerful and all-knowing;'''	+	'''Theological Proposition/Focus:God is is all-powerful and all-knowing;'''

	'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We need to admit our weakness and humbly place our hope in the LORD drawing on His strength.'''		'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We need to admit our weakness and humbly place our hope in the LORD drawing on His strength.'''

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 '''Theological Proposition/Focus:God is iGod is all-powerful and all-knowing;'''
-'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We meed to admit our weakness and humbly place our hope in the LORD drawing on His strength.'''
+'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We need to admit our weakness and humbly place our hope in the LORD drawing on His strength.'''
 =Introduction:=
 ==Image: Manual tools verse power tools, you don't need to wear yourself out!==

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 =Body=
-==God's power is unmeasurable (40:12-17)==
+==God's power is beyond measure (40:12-17)==
 Isaiah moves into a series of rhetorical questions arguing that God's power allowed him to create the universe without the aid of anyone else.
 ===God's power is displayed in His personal creation (12).===

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 '''Homiletical Proposition/Application:'''
 =Introduction:=
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+Fifteen years ago my parents were about to celebrate their 25th anniversary and my brothers and I decided we wanted to get them something for their anniversary. Both of my parents loved working in their yard and worked hard to keep their lawn looking nice and green. However, their house had no sprinkler system so this meant that they spent a lot of time dragging a hose. My brothers and I decided that we would install a new Sprinkler system for them on their anniversary. We knew a man who owned a landscaping business and asked if he would help us design the system and buy all the parts. Then, we got to work. Our first task was to dig the trenches. So my three brothers and I showed up early in the morning and got to work digging. We dug trenches for about four hours and had completed about 1/3 of the yard. We were getting tired and took a lunch break. It was about this time that our landscaping friend Jim came by to see how we were doing. Jim took a look at our work, and asked, have you been digging all of this by hand? Wow! Let me run to my shop real quick while you all eat lunch. About 30 minutes later Jim showed up with a gas powered trencher and after a other 30 minutes all the trenching was done.
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-==Subject: ==
+I am sure that trencher only had about 7 HP but it was what we needed. You see we were relying on our own strength and our strength was failing. What we needed was the strength of something beyond ourselves. Actually this is a sort of maxim in life. We need to rely on a strength that is beyond ourselves.
-==Text:.==
 ==Setting the Stage:==
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 ==Preview: We will see that God's omnipotence means his power is unmeasurable, beyond comparison, displayed in creation, and the source of our strength.==
 =Body=