Lesson 2

1. The previous lesson began a series of lessons on the Infinite, Majestic God of heaven.

2. The first lesson was devoted to the eternity of God.

• It showed from the scriptures that God had no beginning and He will have no end.

• This means that God is not only from ever-lasting to ever-lasting, but that God exists now and in the future to save and bless us.

 3. This lesson will make a careful study of "The Knowledge Of God."

1. The omniscience of God means He is all-knowing.

2. God is perfectly acquainted with every detail in the life of every being in heaven, in earth, and in hell.

3. God's omniscience is set forth throughout the scriptures. (Psa. 147:5).

• God knows our hearts and minds. (Psa. 139:2-4,6; Ezek.11:5). .

• God knows even minute things about us. (Matt. 10:29-31).

• God knows even the small things we do for others. (Matt. 10:42).

• God knows about the animal creation. (Matt. 10:29-31).

• God knows who the faithful are. (Rev. 21:27).

• God knows those who are rejecting Him. (Rev. 21:8, 27).

• "He knows what is in the darkness." (Dan. 2:22).

• He knows all events of the past, the present, and the future.

• His infinite knowledge is demonstrated in the prophecies of the Old Testament.

• God foretold hundreds of details in regard to the future with exactness.

What Does God's Omniscience Mean To Us?

1. It means God hears our prayers. (1 Jno. 5:14,15).

2. It means God is aware of our needs.

• He knows our strengths and weaknesses.

• He knows when we are encouraged and when we are discouraged.

3. It means God sees our every action. (Prov. 15:3).

4. It means God will bless our deeds.

5. It means God will not be mocked. (Gal. 6:7, 8; Num. 32:23).

6. It means God cannot forget.

• God never forgets or has a memory lapse.

• The word "remember" in Hebrews 10:17 does not mean God literally forgets our sins. This would mean He would not be all-knowing.

• It means God will not hold our forgiven sins against us. They will not be brought up in the judgment.

• God never forgets, never errs, never overlooks anything.

7. It means the judgment will be fair and based on the perfect knowledge of God. (Rom. 14:12; Eccles. 12:7; 2 Cor. 5:10).

1. They seek to make God like man.

• How foolish it was for Adam and Eve to seek to hide from God! (Gen. 2).

• Cain was so foolish when he concluded no one saw him slay his brother Abel. (Gen. 4).

• How foolish it is for man to think he can hide from God or deceive God in regard to his actions, his thoughts, his motives or in any other way.

• Many alleged the existence of creatures from other worlds and then assumed their intelligence is nearly unlimited.

• There are computers that are 50,000 times as powerful as the average home computers.

• There is no reason to believe that man has already made his most powerful computer.

• In fact, if a scientist affirmed man can now or will in the future make computers that will make present computers obsolete hardly anyone will doubt it.

• It is utter arrogance to believe man can make a machine that is awesome in memory, but the One who made man is limited in His knowledge.

2. Some do not deny the omniscience of God on an intellectual basis.

• The wicked do so because they wish there might be no Witness of their sins, no Searcher of their hearts, no Judge of their deeds.

• See Hosea 7:2; Psalms 90:8.

1. The infinite knowledge of God should fill us with amazement.

• How far exalted above the wisest man is the Lord!

• None of us knows what a day will bring forth, but all of future is known to the omniscient God.

2. The infinite knowledge of God should fill us with holy awe.

• Nothing we do, say, or even think escapes the all-knowing God.

• This should make us keenly aware of our finiteness and God's infiniteness.

3. The infinite knowledge of God should fill us with adoration.

• The whole of my life and your life stood open to His view from the beginning.

• He foresaw our every fall, our every sin, our every backsliding; yet, He still loved us and gave His Son to die for us.

• Oh, how the realization of this fact should humble us and fill us with wonder and worship before Him!