Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for July 16, 2017

“God Revealed” Psalm 19:1-14 Bible Study 07/16/17

This morning we will turn our attention to Psalm 19 and its poetic and powerful testimony to the reality of God’s revelation. We will be reminded that He has revealed Himself through both the skies and the Scriptures. His revelation of Himself should be a source of preoccupation for us.

I. God’s Revelation through the Skies (1-6)

-declaring and proclaiming glory
-pointers to the living God
-the poetic and the theological (Rom. 1:18-20, Acts 14:14-18; 17:24-30)
-the “gushing” speech of nonverbal communication
-beaming bridegroom and conquering champion

II. God’s Revelation through the Scriptures (7-11)

-use of Hebrew poetic parallelism/repetition
-revelation term, descriptive adjective, distinct impact
-desirability: gold…much gold…much fine gold
-trajectory: reality, life, wisdom, contentment (Deut. 32:46-47)

III. Our Response to God’s Revelation (12-14)

-conviction of sin
-cry for forgiveness
-commitment to holiness: mind and mouth
-rock and redeemer (Heb. 1:1-4)

IV. So What?

-Summary: words of the heavens in our sight, words of God for our instruction, our words in God’s sight (C. Blaising)
-Because God communicates His surpassing worth through His works and words, value Him supremely.
-“Because the Bible is the word of God, it has effects on us that are better than the effects of anything else we can read, study, watch or listen to.” (Piper)
-“Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of life, Let me more of their beauty see, Wonderful words of life…” (P. Bliss)