Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 1000 God » 1010 God, nature and qualities of » 1015 God » 1145 God, transcendence of God is far above, beyond and outside the created order. God is outside and above all creation Solomon confesses that God transcends containment by the temple: 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6 Job 37:23 Elihu declares the LORD to be beyond reach; Psalm 8:1; Psalm 57:5,11; Psalm 97:9; Psalm 108:5; Psalm 148:13; Isaiah 33:5; Acts 7:49; Acts 17:24; Ephesians 1:20-21 Jesus Christ is above all, in the place of highest honour and authority; Ephesians 4:6; Hebrews 7:26 God is able also to draw near to his creatures The invisibility of God God is invisible to people and hidden from their sight Exodus 33:20; Isaiah 45:15 See also Exodus 3:6 Job is unable to find God in his suffering: Job 9:11; Job 23:8-9 Psalm 10:1; Psalm 13:1; Psalm 89:46; John 1:18 Jesus Christ has made God known; John 5:37; Colossians 1:15 Jesus Christ is the image of God; 1 Timothy 1:17; Timothy 6:16; 1 John 4:12 OT saints who saw God Exodus 33:11 These exceptions indicate that God's invisibility is not inherent, but the result of sinful people's inability to look upon a holy God. See also Genesis 32:30; Exodus 24:10; Judges 13:22; Isaiah 6:5 God is made visible in Jesus Christ John 1:18; John 14:9; 2 Corinthians 4:4,6; Colossians 1:15 Redeemed people will be able to look at God's face Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 22:4 God's ways are beyond human understanding Isaiah 55:8-9 See also Deuteronomy 29:29; Job 5:9; Job 11:7; Job 36:22-23; Psalm 139:1-6; Proverbs 25:2; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Isaiah 40:28; Romans 11:33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:11,16 See also
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