Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Fearing God - Transcendent Majesty

August 18th, 2011
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Isaiah 6 - Repeats Holy 3x - "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty"
Hebrew language uses repetition to show emphasis

From time to time Jesus frequently add emphasis using "truely, truely" - John 3:3

We never read:

• Wise, wise, wise is the Lord Almighty
  
• Powerful, powerful, powerful is the Lord Almighty

Why is God's holiness so exalted?

• God's perfection separates him from His creation
• Attributes of mercy, might, power, love, purity are all within the meaning of holiness
• His holiness is not just one of a number of attributes but the sum of all of them
• God's name is has adjective 'holy'  next to it more than all other qualifiers combined
• First and last son in the Both magnify the holiness of God
  • Moses crossing the Red Sea - Exodus 15:11
  • Those victorious over the beast - Revelation 15:4

Key Phrase: His holiness is not just one of a number of attributes but the sum of all of them