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Expository Preaching
Rom 11:33-36
* PCJB PP Presentation devised and prepared at Gujranwala Theological Seminary may be copied for non-commercial use only March 2008
PRAY… • For God to speak to you
• For His Spirit to guide your
thoughts • For Jesus to be glorified through this study
Rom 11:33-36
The TEXT
Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
Asking The Right Questions What are the most significant questions to address? Not every possible aspect of exegetical study needs to be explored every time!
Asking The Right Questions • Is it a good idea to chop up the passage into units
of thought? (Not if it is a long narrative) • Is the form of writing significant? (Very, if it is poetry, for example!) • How important is the grammatical structure? (Very, if it is a letter.) • Is the context crucial to finding the heart-beat of a passage? (Generally, but not necessarily if e.g. it a short narrative, or a proverb)
The UNITS of THOUGHT Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
The GENRE Belongs to Paul’s LETTER to the Christians in Rome This section is in the form of A DOXOLOGY (Expression of praise)
The STRUCTURE Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
The Literary CONTEXT
BEFORE
A comprehensive account of the Gospel of salvation precedes the passage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOXOLOGY
Analysis and argument give way in this passage to adoration.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER
Practical implications of the Gospel follow.
ANALYSIS: Content Who is doing what? Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever!
Amen.
ANALYSIS: Sections Oh the depth of the riches AN ASTONISHED EXCLAMATION and wisdom and knowledge of God! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------How unsearchable his judgements, A RHETORICAL QUESTION and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For from him A THEOLOGICAL AFFIRMATION and through him and to him are all things, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------To him be the glory for ever! FINAL ADORATION Amen.
ANALYSIS: Topics Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
GOD’S RICHES GOD’S WISDOM GOD’S KNOWLEDGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How unsearchable his judgements, GOD’S JUDGEMENTS and his paths beyond tracing out! GOD’S WAYS “Who has known the mind of the Lord? GOD’S MIND Or who has been his counsellor?” GOD’S COUNSEL Who has ever given to God, GOD’S CREDIT that God should repay him? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For from him GOD’S RELATIONSHIP and TO CREATION through him and to him are all things,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To him be the glory for ever! GOD’S GLORY Amen.
Over-All SUBJECT Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
GOD’S RICHES GOD’S WISDOM GOD’S KNOWLEDGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How unsearchable his judgements, GOD’S JUDGEMENTS and his paths beyond tracing out! GOD’S WAYS “Who has known the mind of the Lord? GOD’S MIND Or who has been his counsellor?” GOD’S COUNSEL Who has ever given to God, GOD’S CREDIT that God should repay him? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For from him GOD’S RELATIONSHIP and TO CREATION through him and to him are all things,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To him be the glory for ever! GOD’S GLORY Amen.
Subject: The wonderful greatness of GOD
COMMENTARY (John Stott)
• Paul worships – Humble wonder at God – Utter dependence on him
• Wealth and wisdom – Deep & unfathomable / inscrutable (cf Is 55:8f) – We cannot penetrate into the infinite mind of God!
• Judgements and paths • Revelation and gifts • What He thinks and decides (his mind) • What He does and where He goes (his activity)
COMMENTARY (John Stott cont.) • To reverse roles would be to dethrone God! • Our thinking about God should never be separated from our worship of God – – – – –
Worship without theology becomes idolatrous A purely academic interest in God without worship Where all things come from? (Source) How all things come into being? (Means) Where everything is going? (Goal)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stott, Bible Speaks Today Commentary: Ch 15 (pp 309-312)
COMMENTARY (James Dunn) Exalting the inexhaustibility of God’s riches both of his wisdom and of his knowledge
• Oh! expressing very strong emotion! • The depth of the riches > a treasury which has no
bottom > inexhaustible resources of God • The wisdom of God > in creating the world, revealing His will, and redeeming His people (c.f. the mystery of God’s saving purposes treated in ch 1-11)
COMMENTARY (Dunn cont.) Celebrating God’s Judgements & Ways
• the judgements > c.f. the overarching thought of a
divine purpose whose wisdom and justice is beyond human comprehension, such as at times of crisis in Israel’s history when this ruling purpose of God must have seen particularly obscure. • his ways > c.f. even though the mystery (of God’s plan of salvation) has been revealed (v 25), there is far, far more to God’s purposes and actions than human mind can ever take in. • Paul felt that, like Job before him (c.f. Job 26:14), he had only caught a mere glimpse of the edge of God’s doings! His sovereign purposes remain a mystery. • The very idea of offering advice to God is ridiculous. So is the idea that we could place him in our debt! (c.f. Job 41:11)
COMMENTARY (Dunn cont.) Relating the Creator to His creation
• From…through…to Him > God is the source, the medium, and goal of everything, the beginning, the middle and the end. • To Him be the glory c.f. The climax of the history of salvation is the glory of GOD.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunn, James D.G., Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 38b: Romans 9-16, (Dallas, Texas: Word Books, Publisher) 1998.
The Canonical CONTEXT
Where the passage fits into the big picture of the whole Bible’s narrative
• The mystery of God’s saving purposes treated
in ch 1-11 • The climax of the history of salvation is the glory of GOD.
TEACHING on Over-all SUBJECT What this passage tells us about the greatness of God
God’s riches are inexhaustible His wisdom and knowledge boundless His ways and thoughts beyond our comprehension No-one can advise God or oblige Him Everything comes from Him, is sustained by Him, and finishes with Him He deserves our eternal worship. His glory is the climax of creation and
The HEART-BEAT Everything about God is so awesome, we should always
give God the glory for everything for ever!
Amen!
Rom 11:33-36
* PCJB PP Presentation devised and prepared at Gujranwala Theological Seminary may be copied for non-commercial use only March 2008
PRAY… • For God to speak to you
• For His Spirit to guide your
thoughts • For Jesus to be glorified through this study
Rom 11:33-36
The TEXT
Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
Asking The Right Questions What are the most significant questions to address? Not every possible aspect of exegetical study needs to be explored every time!
Asking The Right Questions • Is it a good idea to chop up the passage into units
of thought? (Not if it is a long narrative) • Is the form of writing significant? (Very, if it is poetry, for example!) • How important is the grammatical structure? (Very, if it is a letter.) • Is the context crucial to finding the heart-beat of a passage? (Generally, but not necessarily if e.g. it a short narrative, or a proverb)
The UNITS of THOUGHT Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
The GENRE Belongs to Paul’s LETTER to the Christians in Rome This section is in the form of A DOXOLOGY (Expression of praise)
The STRUCTURE Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
The Literary CONTEXT
BEFORE
A comprehensive account of the Gospel of salvation precedes the passage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOXOLOGY
Analysis and argument give way in this passage to adoration.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER
Practical implications of the Gospel follow.
ANALYSIS: Content Who is doing what? Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things, To him be the glory for ever!
Amen.
ANALYSIS: Sections Oh the depth of the riches AN ASTONISHED EXCLAMATION and wisdom and knowledge of God! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------How unsearchable his judgements, A RHETORICAL QUESTION and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For from him A THEOLOGICAL AFFIRMATION and through him and to him are all things, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------To him be the glory for ever! FINAL ADORATION Amen.
ANALYSIS: Topics Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
GOD’S RICHES GOD’S WISDOM GOD’S KNOWLEDGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How unsearchable his judgements, GOD’S JUDGEMENTS and his paths beyond tracing out! GOD’S WAYS “Who has known the mind of the Lord? GOD’S MIND Or who has been his counsellor?” GOD’S COUNSEL Who has ever given to God, GOD’S CREDIT that God should repay him? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For from him GOD’S RELATIONSHIP and TO CREATION through him and to him are all things,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To him be the glory for ever! GOD’S GLORY Amen.
Over-All SUBJECT Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
GOD’S RICHES GOD’S WISDOM GOD’S KNOWLEDGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How unsearchable his judgements, GOD’S JUDGEMENTS and his paths beyond tracing out! GOD’S WAYS “Who has known the mind of the Lord? GOD’S MIND Or who has been his counsellor?” GOD’S COUNSEL Who has ever given to God, GOD’S CREDIT that God should repay him? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For from him GOD’S RELATIONSHIP and TO CREATION through him and to him are all things,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To him be the glory for ever! GOD’S GLORY Amen.
Subject: The wonderful greatness of GOD
COMMENTARY (John Stott)
• Paul worships – Humble wonder at God – Utter dependence on him
• Wealth and wisdom – Deep & unfathomable / inscrutable (cf Is 55:8f) – We cannot penetrate into the infinite mind of God!
• Judgements and paths • Revelation and gifts • What He thinks and decides (his mind) • What He does and where He goes (his activity)
COMMENTARY (John Stott cont.) • To reverse roles would be to dethrone God! • Our thinking about God should never be separated from our worship of God – – – – –
Worship without theology becomes idolatrous A purely academic interest in God without worship Where all things come from? (Source) How all things come into being? (Means) Where everything is going? (Goal)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stott, Bible Speaks Today Commentary: Ch 15 (pp 309-312)
COMMENTARY (James Dunn) Exalting the inexhaustibility of God’s riches both of his wisdom and of his knowledge
• Oh! expressing very strong emotion! • The depth of the riches > a treasury which has no
bottom > inexhaustible resources of God • The wisdom of God > in creating the world, revealing His will, and redeeming His people (c.f. the mystery of God’s saving purposes treated in ch 1-11)
COMMENTARY (Dunn cont.) Celebrating God’s Judgements & Ways
• the judgements > c.f. the overarching thought of a
divine purpose whose wisdom and justice is beyond human comprehension, such as at times of crisis in Israel’s history when this ruling purpose of God must have seen particularly obscure. • his ways > c.f. even though the mystery (of God’s plan of salvation) has been revealed (v 25), there is far, far more to God’s purposes and actions than human mind can ever take in. • Paul felt that, like Job before him (c.f. Job 26:14), he had only caught a mere glimpse of the edge of God’s doings! His sovereign purposes remain a mystery. • The very idea of offering advice to God is ridiculous. So is the idea that we could place him in our debt! (c.f. Job 41:11)
COMMENTARY (Dunn cont.) Relating the Creator to His creation
• From…through…to Him > God is the source, the medium, and goal of everything, the beginning, the middle and the end. • To Him be the glory c.f. The climax of the history of salvation is the glory of GOD.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunn, James D.G., Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 38b: Romans 9-16, (Dallas, Texas: Word Books, Publisher) 1998.
The Canonical CONTEXT
Where the passage fits into the big picture of the whole Bible’s narrative
• The mystery of God’s saving purposes treated
in ch 1-11 • The climax of the history of salvation is the glory of GOD.
TEACHING on Over-all SUBJECT What this passage tells us about the greatness of God
God’s riches are inexhaustible His wisdom and knowledge boundless His ways and thoughts beyond our comprehension No-one can advise God or oblige Him Everything comes from Him, is sustained by Him, and finishes with Him He deserves our eternal worship. His glory is the climax of creation and
The HEART-BEAT Everything about God is so awesome, we should always
give God the glory for everything for ever!
Amen!
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