God’s Majesty and Greatness
I. JOB NEEDED TO LEARN THAT OUR
GOD IS A GREAT AND MAJESTIC
GOD!
 Notice how God shows His
greatness
as He questions Job:
• Creation of the earth (38:4-6)
• Rising and setting of the sun (38:12)
• Origin of light and darkness (38:19-
21)
• Stars and other heavenly bodies
God’s Majesty and Greatness
I. JOB NEEDED TO LEARN THAT OUR
GOD IS A GREAT AND MAJESTIC
GOD!
 “Job, if you are going to question
Me, you better know the answers to
My questions!” (40:1-5)
 Can you save and destroy? (40:614)
 When Job fully appreciates God’s
greatness he repents (42:1-6)
God’s Majesty and Greatness
II. DAVID SPOKE OF GOD’S OMNISCIENCE
AND OMNIPRESENCE PSALM 139
 5, 7-12 -- I can hide from other human
beings, but I cannot hide from God, He is
too great.
 1-4, 13-16 -- Other human beings have
only limited knowledge of me, but God is
so great that His knowledge of me is
unlimited.
 6, 14, 17 -- Notice the Psalmist’s
response to God’s greatness.
God’s Majesty and Greatness
III. WHAT IS THE MAGNITUDE OF GOD’S
GREATNESS? ISAIAH 40
 God gives people 5 reasons to change
their faulty thinking, all centered on His
majesty and greatness:
• Consider the deeds I have done (12-
14)
• Consider the nations (15, 17)
• Consider the vastness of our earth
(22)
• Consider the rulers and powers (23-
24)
God’s Majesty and Greatness
IV. HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO THE
GREATNESS AND MAJESTY OF
GOD?
 Isaiah asks three questions in God’s
name to help us make the proper
application of God’s overpowering
greatness
1)
He rebukes our wrong thoughts
about God’s Greatness (Isa. 40:25)
2)
He rebukes our wrong thoughts
about how God sees us (Isa. 40:27)
3)
He rebukes our slowness to believe
God’s Majesty and Greatness
IV. HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO THE
GREATNESS AND MAJESTY OF
GOD?
 Isaiah’s conclusion encourages us
to develop God’s view of the world
(30-31)
1)
God considers both the physical and
spiritual realms. (See the five uses
of “heavenly places” in Ephesians
1:3, 20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12)
2)
Isaiah (Heb. 11:32-38)
3)
Abraham (Heb. 11:10-16)
Will You Become A Christian?
Hear The Gospel (Rom. 10:17)
Believe That Jesus is the Son of God (John
8:24)
Repent of Your Sins (Acts 17:30)
Confess That Jesus is the Son of God (Acts
8:37)
Be Baptized for the Forgiveness of Sins (Acts
2:38)
Live Faithfully Until You Die (Rev. 2:10)