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Evans says,

Glory is the process ofmanifesting, demonstratingones attributes; lettingeveryone in the stands see

you strut your stuff; lettingpeople in on who you areon what makes you tick.Thats glory.

Only God has true glory.Nothing can ever happen todim or diminish his glory.



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The glory of God is, thevisible manifestation of hisattributes, his character, his

perfectionsThe OT word for glorymeans to be weighted, to

be heavy.Awesome is used of Godsglory - because that is whathe is!



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The glory of God is the composite ofall that he is - the sum of his being,the comprehensive grouping of allhis qualities, attributes etc.

Evans examines Gods glory furtherthrough Exodus 33:13-23. Moses

makes three requests of God.1. Verse 13 -If you are pleased with me,teach me your ways so I may know you

and continue to find favor with you. Tofollow God you need to know him,his ways are different to ours.

The LORD replied, My Presence will go

with you...

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2. Then Moses said to him,If your Presence does not

o with us, do not send usup from here.

Important principle - ifGod is not with you it is

not worth goinganywhere.

And the LORD said toMoses, I will do the verything you have asked,

because I am pleased withyou and I know you byname.



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3. Then Moses said, Now show me your glory.In other words I want to see and knowall that you are God, show me

everything....the LORD said, I will cause all my goodnessto pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my

name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have

mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I willhave compassion on whom I will havecompassion. But, he said, you cannot see myace, for no one may see me and live.

When my glory passes by, I will put you in acleft in the rock and cover you with my handuntil I have passed by. Then I will remove myhand and you will see my back; but my face

must not be seen.Tuesday 22 November 2011


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The Hebrew word for goodnesswas also used for jewelry, itmeans splendour. God hasintrinsic glory - it is part of who

he is.We try to look or be glorious,make up, plastic surgery,possessions etc. - God has itwithin himself, and it is therewhether you recognise it or not.



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The Hebrew word for goodnesswas also used for jewelry, itmeans splendour. God hasintrinsic glory - it is part of who

he is.We try to look or be glorious,make up, plastic surgery,possessions etc. - God has itwithin himself, and it is therewhether you recognise it or not.



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I am the LORD; that is my name!I will not yield my glory to another

or my praise to idols.Isaiah 42:8

Not to us, LORD, not to us but to

your name be the glory, because ofyour love and faithfulness.

Psalm 115:1

The glory of God does not dependon what he does but is about whohe is

Psalm 29:3 - he is the God of glory



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Godsinternalessence is shown byhisexternalactions - the manifestglory of God,Shekinah glory -

meaning to reside or dwell with,so men can see it.

Evans says, The internal essenceof God would be a huge, radiatinglight. If God were to come to showus his inner self, we would see abig light. Where do I get that...?



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1 Tim 6:15-16

which God will bring about in his own timeGod, theblessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord oflords, who alone is immortal and who lives inunapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see.

To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

The sun is 93 million miles from us, yet we feel itseffects and couldnt get within 1,000,000 mileswithout being burnt to bits

God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:5



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1 Tim 6:15-16


To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

The sun is 93 million miles from us, yet we feel itseffects and couldnt get within 1,000,000 mileswithout being burnt to bits


1 John 1:5



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1 Tim 6:15-16


To him be honor and might forever. Amen.The sun is 93 million miles from us, yet we feel itseffects and couldnt get within 1,000,000 mileswithout being burnt to bits


1 John 1:5



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When God shows up in history it isalways in relation to light;

Ezekiel 1:28Like the appearance of arainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, sowas the radiance around him. This was the

appearance of the likeness of the glory ofthe LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown,

and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Luke 2:9An angel of the Lord appeared tothem, and the glory of the Lord shone

around them, and they were terrified.

Rev 21:23 The city does not need the sunor the moon to shine on it, for the glory ofGod gives it light, and the Lamb is its

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God reveals the light of his glory in anumber of ways:

Psalm 19:1-2, 4-6

We cannot hide from Gods glory as itis revealed in the world around us. Gooutside and see how glorious God is.

Our galaxy, the Milky way, has over200 billion stars - and the universes isthought to have at least 1 million othersuch galaxies



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God reveals the light of his glory in anumber of ways:

Psalm 19:1-2, 4-6

We cannot hide from Gods glory as itis revealed in the world around us. Gooutside and see how glorious God is.

Our galaxy, the Milky way, has over200 billion stars - and the universes isthought to have at least 1 million othersuch galaxies

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skiesproclaim the work of his hands. Day after day

they pour forth speech; night after night theyreveal knowledge. They have no speech, they

use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet

their voice goes out into all the earth, theirwords to the ends of the world. In the heavens

God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a

bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like achampion rejoicing to run his course. It rises atone end of the heavens and makes its circuit tothe other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.



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God revealed his glory in and around the tabernacle,Exodus 40:34-38

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of theLORD filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent ofmeeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of theLORD filled the tabernacle.

In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from

above the tabernacle, they would set out; but if the cloud did notlift, they did not set outuntil the day it lifted. So the cloud ofthe LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the

cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their

travels.Tuesday 22 November 2011


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Why did God appear as a cloud of glory?

Evans suggests this as a principle forChristian living - dont move until the glory

cloud moves - if you have a passion for theglory of God look for it, then it will pull youforward and move you on at the right time.



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1 Kings 8:10-11 revealsGods glory in the temple,the permanent dwellingpace of God.

When the priests withdrew fromthe Holy Place, the cloud filledthe temple of the LORD. Andthe priests could not performtheir service because of the

cloud, for the glory of theLORD filled his temple.



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1 Kings 8:10-11 revealsGods glory in the temple,the permanent dwellingpace of God.

When the priests withdrew fromthe Holy Place, the cloud filledthe temple of the LORD. Andthe priests could not performtheir service because of the

cloud, for the glory of theLORD filled his temple.

Because God was presentamongst his people sowere all of his attributes -power, knowledge, truth,

presence, guidance,revelation - thus we seethe importance of theglory of God residing

with us.1 Sam 4:21 -ichabod=the glory has departed =no presence = disaster!



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Zerubbabel's TempleThe rebuilding of Jerusalem's

temple was done in stages (c. 536

516 b.c.). First, the altar was built,so that sacrifices could again bemade (Ezra 3:23). The second

phase was the laying of thefoundation of the temple.

The only information given in thebiblical record about the

architecture of the temple is thedimensions, which were sixty

cubits (90 feet/27 m) high and wide(Ezra 6:3). As there is no mentionof the length of the building, these

dimensions must refer to the facade

of the temple, i.e., the Porch.Tuesday 22 November 2011
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Herod's Temple inthe Time of Jesus

Herod began

construction of thismagnificent temple

in 20/19 b.c., themain construction

phase wascompleted within

about a decade. TheRoman army underTitus destroyed thetemple during the

capture ofJerusalem in a.d.

70.



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The ultimate revelation of Gods gloryis Jesus Christ. John 1:1, 14, 18

In the beginning was the Word, and theWord was with God, and the Word was

God...The Word became flesh and made hisdwelling among us. We have seen his glory,the glory of the one and only Son, who

came from the Father, full of grace and

truth...No one has ever seen God, but theone and only Son, who is himself God andis in closest relationship with the Father,

has made him known.



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On earth Jesus was Gods

glory in human flesh -because of this he could dothe miracles and thingsthat only God can do.

During the Transfigurationwe see Jesus in a glorifiedform - as if there was abursting out of the glory ofGod from within him - andeven the voice from heavenmade them all hide theirfaces.Matt 17:1-8



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Eph 3:20-21 - Now to him who is able

to do immeasurably more than all weask or imagine, according to his powerthat is at work within us, to him belory in the church and in Christ Jesus

throughout all generations, for ever andever! Amen.

Gods glory is shown through thepeople of God - we reflect and

mirror what God is like

Eph 1:12 -in order that we, who werethe first to put our hope in Christ, might

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2 Cor 4:3-4 -And even if our gospel is

veiled, it is veiled to those who areperishing. The god of this age has blindedthe minds of unbelievers, so that they

cannot see the light of the gospel that

displays the glory of Christ, who is theimage of God.

Rom 3:23 -for all have sinned and fallshort of the glory of God,

We are sinners because we are notlike God - his inner being and oursare totally different - we have sinned

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Evans suggests that the glory of Godwhich proved us sinners now becomesthe basis of our blessing:

2 Cor 4:6-7 -For God, who said, Let lightshine out of darkness, made his light shine inour hearts to give us the light of the knowledgeof Gods glory displayed in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to showthat this all-surpassing power is from God and

not from us.

Wheres the blessing? It is shown in 8-9,

We are hard pressed on every side, but notcrushed; perplexed, but not in despair;persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but

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When you have Gods glory theproblems do not crush you, you

might get confused but you dontcommit suicide - there maybeproblems all around but Godsglory surounds you and therefore

means you are not destroyed.So the glory of God brings hissupport, encouragement,blessing, strength etc. - it does

not mean there will never bedifficulties, simply that Godpromises strength for you to gothrough it.



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Only fallen men and fallenangels dont voluntarilyglorify God.

Claiming to esteem (respect,admire, honour) God has tobe shown - how much you

esteem God is shown bywhat you do - how do yourespond to God?



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Psalm 96:1-3 - Sing to the LORDa new song; sing to the LORD, allthe earth. Sing to the LORD, praise

his name; proclaim his salvation

day after day. Declare his gloryamong the nations, his marvelousdeeds among all peoples.

According to Evans, cows

mooing, cats meowing and therest are all giving glory to God -verse Psalm 96: 11-13a


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Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth belad; let the sea resound, and all that is

in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and

everything in them; let all the trees of theorest sing for joy. Let all creation rejoice

before the LORD, for he comes,

Andwe should be doing the same,

look at verses 7-9;

Ascribe to the LORD, all you families ofnations, ascribe to the LORD glory andstrength. Ascribe to the LORD the glorydue his name; bring an offering and comeinto his courts. Worship the LORD inthe splendor of his holiness; tremble

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We cannot give glory to God -

it is intrinsic to him - but wecan ascribe it to him.

A judge or policeman becomesglorious by putting on a robe

or uniform and becomes lessglorious by taking it off - Godnever takes his glory off -he islorious

How much - Ps 113:3 -Fromthe rising of the sun to the placewhere it sets, the name of the LORDis to be praised.All times, all

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Jesus healed 10 lepers and onlyone came back to praise him -Luke 17:13-19

v. 17 Jesus asked, Were not all ten

cleansed? Where are the other nine?Where are we when it comes toglorifying God - in bed, tootired...God has given us life in

him, our response should be toglorify him - something that canbe done in many ways:



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1. Bearing muchfruit - Jn 15:8

2. Doing goodworks - Matt 5:16

3. Being sexuallypure - 1 Cor6:18-20

4. Confessing sins - Josh 7:9

5. Living byfaith - Rom 4:19-216. Proclaiming hisword - 2Thess3:1 etc.



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And even if non-believers wontglorify God, God will still get the

gloryLook at Pharaoh - would not letIsrael go - Ex 14:17 -I will hardenthe hearts of the Egyptians so that theywill go in after them. And I will gainlory through Pharaoh and all his

army, through his chariots and hishorsemen.

The question is not whether Godwill be glorified but whether wewill give it to him voluntarily!



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2 Cor 3:18

18 And we all, who withunveiled faces contemplate theLords glory, are beingtransformed into his image withever-increasing glory, whichcomes from the Lord, who isthe Spirit.



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2 Cor 3:18

18 And we all, who withunveiled faces contemplate theLords glory, are beingtransformed into his image withever-increasing glory, whichcomes from the Lord, who isthe Spirit.

TM -And so we are

transfigured much like the

Messiah, our livesgradually becoming

brighter and more

beautiful as God entersour lives and we become

like him.



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Exodus 34

When Moses came down from MountSinai with the two tablets of the covenantlaw in his hands, he was not aware that hisface was radiant because he had spoken

with the LORD. When Aaron and all theIsraelites saw Moses, his face was radiant,and they were afraid to come near him...

When Moses finished speaking to them, heput a veil over his face. But whenever heentered the LORDs presence to speakwith him, he removed the veil until hecame out.



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Meeting Jesus, becoming a

Christian, puts a glow in our lives. Ifwe expose ourselves to Gods glorythis remains - if not we need to re-enter his presence and be

transformed.David in Ps 16:8-9 said -I keep my

eyes always on the LORD. With him atmy right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tonguerejoices; my body also will rest secure,

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Meeting Jesus, becoming a

Christian, puts a glow in our lives. Ifwe expose ourselves to Gods glorythis remains - if not we need to re-enter his presence and be

transformed.David in Ps 16:8-9 said -I keep my

eyes always on the LORD. With him atmy right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tonguerejoices; my body also will rest secure,

The presence of God (eyes fixed on)produces gladness and rejoicing.

The bottom line inseeing Gods glory: 1Cor 10: 31

So whether you eator drink or

whatever you do,do it all for theglory of God.



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1. Look at your daily routine- how much of your time andenergy is focussed around

giving glory to God - howmuch is activity

2. Have circumstances wornyou down - recommit to God

and to seeking his glory

3. Memorise 2 Cor 3:18 and1 Cor 10:13



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And we all, who withunveiled faces

contemplate the

Lords glory, arebeing transformedinto his image with

ever-increasing glory,which comes from the

Lord, who is the

Spirit.Tuesday 22 November 2011


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And we all, who withunveiled faces

contemplate the

Lords glory, arebeing transformedinto his image with

ever-increasing glory,which comes from the

Lord, who is the

No temptation hasovertaken you exceptwhat is common to

mankind. And God isfaithful; he will not letyou be tempted beyondwhat you can bear. But

when you aretempted,he will alsoprovide a way out so

that you can endure it.

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