CHARACTERISTICS of GOD

 Psalm 33:1

King James Version

33 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: 

for praise is comely for the upright.

The LORD deserves ALL our love, and praise.

A born again knows His ways, through Scripture.

May anyone not born again yet, become one.

You have no idea what His SPIRIT can teach you.

You have no idea the glorious treasures Scripture has.

You have no idea His POWER, through His Son, JESUS.

In just one Davidic chapter, we found all these:

Psalm 33:4

King James Version

4 For the word of the Lord is right; 

and all his works are done in truth.

Psalm 33:5

King James Version

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: 

the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Psalm 33:6

King James Version

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; 

and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 33:7

King James Version

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together 

as an heap: 

he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Psalm 33:8-9

King James Version

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: 

let all the inhabitants of the world 

stand in awe of him.

9 For he spake, and it was done; 

he commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:10

King James Version

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen 

to nought: 

he maketh the devices of the people 

of none effect.

Psalm 33:11

King James Version

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, 

the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Psalm 33:12

King James Version

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; 

and the people whom he hath chosen 

for his own inheritance.

Psalm 33:13-15

King James Version

13 The Lord looketh from heaven; 

he beholdeth all the sons of men.

14 From the place of his habitation 

he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; 

he considereth all their works.

Psalm 33:19-19

King James Version

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord 

is upon them that fear him, 

upon them that hope in his mercy;

19 To deliver their soul from death, 

and to keep them alive in famine.

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Three GOD traits

 

Isaiah 40:25

King James Version

25 To whom then will ye liken me, 

or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

How much do you know about GOD?

Do you believe in Him?

What have you been taught about Him?

What is your personal experience of Him?

I'm not Catholic now, but my past schools taught me something important, and I'm grateful for that:

GOD is omnipresent, 

omniscient, 

and omnipotent.

That means:

GOD is everywhere -- omnipresent.

GOD is all-knowing -- omniscient.

GOD is all-powerful -- omnipotent.

That made me in awe of GOD, early on.

But I had not really developed a relationship with GOD then.

Apart from being childlike with Him, and praying as a child would.

I prayed if I felt I was in danger.

I'd been "attacked" numerous times in my dreams.

I'd pray directly to Him, and would just say, "Please help me, GOD!".

RIGHT away, He'd save me.

Such was His power.

And I wasn't even born again yet.

I've always looked to GOD as the "FATHER".

When He made me born again, He led me to Scripture.

That's when I really got to know Him.

And marveled at the treasures the Bible revealed.

Of His love, power, might, glory, mercy, and patience.

Scripture taught me these verses today.

Showing GOD's three TRAITS:

GOD is Omnipresent.

Psalm 139:7-10

King James Version

7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? 

or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: 

if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9 If I take the wings of the morning, 

and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, 

and thy right hand shall hold me.

GOD is Omniscient.

1 John 3:20

King James Version

20 For if our heart condemn us, 

God is greater than our heart, 

and knoweth all things.

GOD is Omnipotent.

Revelation 1:8

King James Version

8 I am Alpha and Omega, 

the beginning and the ending, 

saith the Lord, 

which is, 

and which was, 

and which is to come, 

the Almighty.

There are many more verses that speak of GOD's astounding traits.

We've written about them through these blogs.

All these acknowledge His glory:

The MAGNIFICENCE and MAJESTY of GOD

EVERYTHING belongs to GOD

GOD's power over nations

EYES of the LORD

On GOD's LOVE

The GOD things

GOD's WORD forever

GOD's numbers

GOD's GLORY blogs

BORN AGAIN classics

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Bible DISCOVERY 25: GOD and WISDOM

 

WISDOM speaks:

Proverbs 8:22

King James Version

22 The Lord possessed me 

in the beginning of his way, 

before his works of old.

A curious verse, this one.

The thing about WISDOM.

She declares:

"The Lord possessed me 

in the beginning of his way"

What did "The Lord possessed me" mean?

I turn to other Bible versions for clarity.

Proverbs 8:22

Amplified Bible

22 “The Lord created and possessed me at the beginning of His way,

Before His works of old [were accomplished].

Proverbs 8:22

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

22 The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

Proverbs 8:22

Common English Bible

22 The Lord created me at the beginning of his way,

    before his deeds long in the past.

Proverbs 8:22

Complete Jewish Bible

22 “Adonai made me as the beginning of his way,

the first of his ancient works.

Proverbs 8:22

Contemporary English Version

22 From the beginning,

    I was with the Lord.[a]

I was there before he began.

Proverbs 8:22

Easy-to-Read Version

22 “The Lord made me in the beginning,

    long before he did anything else.

Proverbs 8:22

Expanded Bible

22 “The Lord ·begot [or acquired; possessed] me ·when he began his work [L at the beginning of his path],

    long before he made anything else.

Proverbs 8:22

GOD’S WORD Translation

Wisdom as Creator

22 “The Lord already possessed me long ago,

when his way began,

before any of his works.

Proverbs 8:22

Good News Translation

22 “The Lord created me first of all,

    the first of his works, long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

22 “The Lord made[a] me

at the beginning of His creation,[b]

before His works of long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

International Children’s Bible

22 “I, wisdom, was with God when he began his work.

    This was before he made anything else long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

International Standard Version

The Agelessness of Wisdom

22 “The Lord made me as he began his planning,[a]

    before his ancient activity commenced.

Proverbs 8:22

Living Bible

22 The Lord formed me in the beginning, before he created anything else.

Proverbs 8:22-31

The Message

22 “God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic—

    before he did anything else.

Proverbs 8:22

Names of God Bible

Wisdom as Creator

22 “Yahweh already possessed me long ago,

    when his way began,

        before any of his works.

Proverbs 8:22

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

22 [a]“The Lord begot me, the beginning of his works,

    the forerunner of his deeds of long ago;

Proverbs 8:22

New Catholic Bible

By the Side of the God of the Origins[a]

22 “The Lord created me as the firstborn of his ways,

    before the oldest of his works.

Proverbs 8:22

New Century Version

22 “I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work,

    long before he made anything else.

Proverbs 8:22

New International Reader's Version

22 “The Lord created me as the first of his works,

    before his acts of long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

New International Version

22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]

    before his deeds of old;

Proverbs 8:22

New Life Version

22 “The Lord made me at the beginning of His work, before His first works long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

New Living Translation

22 “The Lord formed me from the beginning,

    before he created anything else.

Proverbs 8:22

Tree of Life Version

Wisdom Before Creation

22 “Adonai brought me forth,

the first of His way,

before His works of old.

Proverbs 8:22

The Voice

22     The Eternal created me; it happened when His work was beginning,

        one of His first acts long ago.

Proverbs 8:22

Wycliffe Bible

22 The Lord wielded me in the beginning of his ways (The Lord created me at the beginning of his ways); before that he made anything, (yea,) at the (very) beginning.

In SUMMARY, "The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way" means:

The Lord created and possessed me -- Before His works of old [were accomplished].

The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth -- before His acts of old

The Lord created me -- before his deeds long in the past

Adonai made me -- the first of his ancient works

I was with the Lord -- I was there before he began

The Lord made me -- long before he did anything else

The Lord ·begot [or acquired; possessed] me -- long before he made anything else

The Lord already possessed me long ago -- before any of his works

The Lord created me -- the first of his works, long ago

The Lord made[a] me -- before His works of long ago

I, wisdom, was with God -- This was before he made anything else long ago.

The Lord made me -- before his ancient activity commenced

The Lord formed me -- before he created anything else

God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic -- before he did anything else

Yahweh already possessed me long ago --  before any of his works

The Lord begot me -- the forerunner of his deeds of long ago

The Lord created me as the firstborn of his ways -- before the oldest of his works

I, wisdom, was with the Lord -- long before he made anything else

The Lord created me as the first of his works -- before his acts of long ago

The Lord brought me forth -- before his deeds of old

The Lord made me at the beginning of His work -- before His first works long ago

The Lord formed me -- before he created anything else

Adonai brought me forth, the first of His way -- before His works of old

The Eternal created me -- one of His first acts long ago

The Lord wielded me -- before that he made anything, (yea,) at the (very) beginning

WISDOM was "set up from everlasting", according to Scripture:

Proverbs 8:23-31

King James Version

23 I was set up from everlasting, 

from the beginning, 

or ever the earth was.

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; 

when there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 Before the mountains were settled, 

before the hills was I brought forth:

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, 

nor the fields, 

nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: 

when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

28 When he established the clouds above: 

when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, 

that the waters should not pass his commandment: 

when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

30 Then I was by him, 

as one brought up with him: 

and I was daily his delight, 

rejoicing always before him;

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; 

and my delights were with the sons of men.

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Bible DISCOVERY 24: Nature of GOD

 

Genesis 1:1

King James Version

1 In the beginning 

God created the heaven and the earth.

How many people really know GOD?

How many people care to know about the LORD?

How many Christians make time to know?

This post will help us know more about the nature of GOD.

Through verses His HOLY SPIRIT led me to.

Exodus 34:5-7

King James Version

5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, 

and stood with him there, 

and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

6 And the Lord passed by before him, 

and proclaimed, 

The Lord, The Lord God, 

merciful and gracious, 

longsuffering, 

and abundant in goodness and truth,

7 Keeping mercy for thousands, 

forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, 

and that will by no means clear the guilty; 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, 

and upon the children's children, 

unto the third and to the fourth generation.

Numbers 23:19

King James Version

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; 

neither the son of man, that he should repent: 

hath he said, and shall he not do it? 

or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Deuteronomy 4:24

King James Version

24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, 

even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 4:31

King James Version

31 (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) 

he will not forsake thee, 

neither destroy thee, 

nor forget the covenant of thy fathers 

which he sware unto them.

Deuteronomy 6:4

King James Version

4 Hear, O Israel: 

The Lord our God is one Lord:

Deuteronomy 10:17-18

King James Version

17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, 

and Lord of lords, 

a great God, 

a mighty, and a terrible, 

which regardeth not persons, 

nor taketh reward:

18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, 

and loveth the stranger, 

in giving him food and raiment.

2 Samuel 22:25-28

King James Version

25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me 

according to my righteousness; 

according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, 

and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; 

and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: 

but thine eyes are upon the haughty, 

that thou mayest bring them down.

2 Samuel 22:31

King James Version

31 As for God, 

his way is perfect; 

the word of the Lord is tried: 

he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:32

King James Version

32 For who is God, 

save the Lord? 

and who is a rock, 

save our God?

2 Chronicles 30:9

King James Version

9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, 

your brethren and your children 

shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, 

so that they shall come again into this land: 

for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, 

and will not turn away his face from you, 

if ye return unto him.

Psalm 18:30

King James Version

30 As for God, 

his way is perfect: 

the word of the Lord is tried: 

he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Psalm 50:6

King James Version

6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Psalm 68:19-20

King James Version

19 Blessed be the Lord, 

who daily loadeth us with benefits, 

even the God of our salvation. 

Selah.

20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; 

and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

Psalm 84:11

King James Version

11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: 

the Lord will give grace and glory: 

no good thing will he withhold 

from them that walk uprightly.

Psalm 116:5

King James Version

5 Gracious is the Lord, 

and righteous; 

yea, our God is merciful.

Isaiah 40:21-23

King James Version

21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? 

hath it not been told you from the beginning? 

have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, 

and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; 

that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, 

and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; 

he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Micah 7:18-19

King James Version

18 Who is a God like unto thee, 

that pardoneth iniquity, 

and passeth by the transgression 

of the remnant of his heritage? 

he retaineth not his anger for ever, 

because he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, 

he will have compassion upon us; 

he will subdue our iniquities; 

and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

John 3:16-17

King James Version

16 For God so loved the world, 

that he gave his only begotten Son, 

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 

but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world 

to condemn the world; 

but that the world through him might be saved.

John 4:24

King James Version

24 God is a Spirit: 

and they that worship him 

must worship him in spirit and in truth.

1 Corinthians 10:13

King James Version

13 There hath no temptation taken you 

but such as is common to man: 

but God is faithful, 

who will not suffer you 

to be tempted above that ye are able; 

but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, 

that ye may be able to bear it.

James 1:17

King James Version

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, 

and cometh down from the Father of lights, 

with whom is no variableness, 

neither shadow of turning.

2 Peter 3:9

King James Version

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, 

as some men count slackness; 

but is longsuffering to us-ward, 

not willing that any should perish, 

but that all should come to repentance.

1 John 1:5

King James Version

5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, 

and declare unto you, 

that God is light, 

and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 4:8-9

King James Version

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; 

for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, 

because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, 

that we might live through him.

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GOD's WISDOM

 

The LORD JESUS said:

Matthew 22:29

King James Version

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, 

Ye do err, 

not knowing the scriptures, 

nor the power of God.

Have we any idea, GOD's wisdom?

Why do we continue about our fallible ways, when GOD's wisdom is above all?

Scripture CELEBRATES the LORD's wisdom:

Job 12:9-10

King James Version

9 Who knoweth not in all these 

that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, 

and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:12-13

King James Version

12 With the ancient is wisdom; 

and in length of days understanding.

13 With him is wisdom and strength, 

he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 12:16

King James Version

16 With him is strength and wisdom: 

the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Psalm 19:7-8

King James Version

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, 

converting the soul: 

the testimony of the Lord is sure, 

making wise the simple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, 

rejoicing the heart: 

the commandment of the Lord is pure, 

enlightening the eyes.

Psalm 104:24

King James Version

24 O Lord, 

how manifold are thy works! 

in wisdom hast thou made them all: 

the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalm 136:5

King James Version

5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: 

for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 147:5

King James Version

5 Great is our Lord, 

and of great power: 

his understanding is infinite.

Proverbs 3:19-20

King James Version

19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; 

by understanding hath he established the heavens.

20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, 

and the clouds drop down the dew.

Proverbs 8:22-30

King James Version

22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, 

before his works of old.

23 I was set up from everlasting, 

from the beginning, 

or ever the earth was.

24 When there were no depths, 

I was brought forth; 

when there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 Before the mountains were settled, 

before the hills was I brought forth:

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, 

nor the fields, 

nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

27 When he prepared the heavens, 

I was there: 

when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

28 When he established the clouds above: 

when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, 

that the waters should not pass his commandment: 

when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

30 Then I was by him, 

as one brought up with him: 

and I was daily his delight, 

rejoicing always before him;

Isaiah 40:28

King James Version

28 Hast thou not known? 

hast thou not heard, 

that the everlasting God, 

the Lord, 

the Creator of the ends of the earth, 

fainteth not, 

neither is weary? 

there is no searching of his understanding.

Isaiah 55:8-9

King James Version

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 

neither are your ways my ways, 

saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, 

so are my ways higher than your ways,

 and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Daniel 2:19-23

King James Version

19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel 

in a night vision.

Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 Daniel answered and said, 

Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: 

for wisdom and might are his:

21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: 

he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: 

he giveth wisdom unto the wise, 

and knowledge to them that know understanding:

22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: 

he knoweth what is in the darkness, 

and the light dwelleth with him.

23 I thank thee, and praise thee, 

O thou God of my fathers, 

who hast given me wisdom and might, 

and hast made known unto me now 

what we desired of thee: 

for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.

John 3:16

King James Version

16 For God so loved the world, 

that he gave his only begotten Son, 

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 

but have everlasting life.

Romans 11:33

King James Version

33 O the depth of the riches 

both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! 

how unsearchable are his judgments, 

and his ways past finding out!

Romans 16:27

King James Version

27 To God only wise, 

be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. 

Amen.

1 Corinthians 1:25

King James Version

25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; 

and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 1:27-31

King James Version

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world 

to confound the wise; 

and God hath chosen the weak things of the world 

to confound the things which are mighty;

28 And base things of the world, 

and things which are despised, 

hath God chosen, 

yea, and things which are not, 

to bring to nought things that are:

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, 

who of God is made unto us wisdom, 

and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

31 That, 

according as it is written, 

He that glorieth, 

let him glory in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 2:7-8

King James Version

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, 

even the hidden wisdom, 

which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: 

for had they known it, 

they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Colossians 2:2-3

King James Version

2 That their hearts might be comforted, 

being knit together in love, 

and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, 

to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, 

and of the Father, 

and of Christ;

3 In whom are hid 

all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

James 3:17

King James Version

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, 

then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, 

full of mercy and good fruits, 

without partiality, 

and without hypocrisy.

2 Peter 1:2-3

King James Version

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you 

through the knowledge of God, 

and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us 

all things that pertain unto life and godliness, 

through the knowledge of him 

that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Revelation 5:11-14

King James Version

11 And I beheld, 

and I heard the voice of many angels 

round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: 

and the number of them 

was ten thousand times ten thousand, 

and thousands of thousands;

12 Saying with a loud voice, 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, 

and riches, and wisdom, and strength, 

and honour, and glory, and blessing.

13 And every creature which is in heaven, 

and on the earth, 

and under the earth, 

and such as are in the sea, 

and all that are in them, 

heard I saying, 

Blessing, and honour, 

and glory, and power, 

be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, 

and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

14 And the four beasts said, Amen. 

And the four and twenty elders fell down 

and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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