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Glory

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Old Testament – usually Heb ‘kabod’ = ‘heaviness’; ‘weight’; (cf. 2 Cor 4:17) ‘worthiness’. Used of men to describe wealth, splendour or reputation (honour). God shows his glory by displaying his excellence and praiseworthiness, Isa 44:23 Jn 12:28 13:31f. God also glorifies his Son, Jn 13:31-32 17:5 Acts 3:13. We give glory to God when we respond by honouring and adoring him, Jn 17:4 21:19 Rom 4:20 15:6,9 1 Cor 6:20 10:31 1 Pet 4:12-16.

The glory of the Lord shows in the reality of his active presence, sometimes accompanied by physical manifestations, such as lightning, Ps 29:3; and cloud, Ex 16:7,10 40:34-38.…

Christ’s primeval glory

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Here’s a second instalment from John Flavel’s The Fountain of Life (subtitled, ‘Presenting Christ in his Essential and Mediatorial Glory’).  Chapter 2 is based on Proverbs 8:30: ‘Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence.’  What follows is a summary.

This verse speaks of the eternal delights that Jesus Christ, the wisdom of the Father, had with his Father before his assumption of our nature. …