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Majesty Of God
Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jun 3, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: An understanding of the “Majesty” of God will surely motivate us to live an upright and godly life in this present wicked generation.
MAJESTY OF GOD (Daniel 5:18-19, Psalm 21:5)
What do we mean when we talk about the “Majesty” of God? Only 30 verses in the Bible (KJV) mention the word so it is easy to let the Bible itself explain to us what God’s Majesty really is. As we read Daniel 5:18-19 we are struck by the scriptural revelation of the true meaning of Majesty.
“O thou king, the most high God, gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty and glory, and honour: and for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.”
Nebuchadnezzar’s majesty had something to do with the power delegated to him by almighty God to be “a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil” (Rom. 13:4). Whom he would he slew. Whom he would he kept alive. Whom he would he set up {promoted}. Whom he would he put down. What awesome majesty Nebuchadnezzar had. But how much greater is the Majesty of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Ps. 21:1-5)!
I.) Majesty is an attribute unique to Kings (We address Kings as “Your Majesty”)
It is a royal attribute (I Chron. 29:25)
A.) The first mention of the word in the bible is found on the lips of Israel’s greatest King (I Chron. 29:10-12). Only a king could have understood the true meaning of God’s majesty.
“Thine O LORD, is the . . . majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine: thine is the kingdom, O LORD. Thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all.”
B.) Because Jesus is the King of Kings
(Rev. 19:16; 17:14) all majesty
belongs to Him. Jesus delegates some
of his majesty to earthly kings.
1.) David (as a type of Christ)
(Ps. 21:1, 5; Ps. 45:1,3)
2.) Solomon (as a type of Christ)
(I Chron. 29:25)
3.) Even pagan unbelievers like
Ahasuerus (Esther 1:4)
4.) Even the basest of men like
Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 5:18-19)
a.) Notice that
Nebuchadnezzar is
judged with insanity when he
refused to acknowledge his
majesty had been delegated to him by God and was not his
own. (Dan. 4:30-33)
b.) When he repented and
humbled himself
before God, seven years
later, his majesty was
restored to him (Dan. 4:6)
c.) He learned what God’s
majesty really means
to man: it means: “none can
stay God’s hand, or say unto
him, What doest thou?” (Dan.
4:35)
d.) “Where the word of a
king is, there is
power: and who may say unto
him, What doest thou?” (Eccl.
8:4). “For he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him”
(Eccl. 8:3)
II.) God’s Majesty is something the Bible calls
“Terrible” and which causes men to fear Him
A.) As the King of Kings our God is the
Sovereign ‘Judge’ of the Universe!
Thus one synonym for ‘judge’
is ‘majestrate’
1.) It is God’s majesty that
causes him to use his Kingly
power to execute judgment and
justice in the earth.
2.) Isaiah 2:10-21 tells us how
greatly men fear before the
LORD when the glory of His majesty
shakes the earth to judge man’s pride and idols! God’s terrible
majesty will “shake terribly the earth (Isa. 2:21; Heb. 12:25-29).
a.) Should not every
earthquake help us to
truly fear God’s terrible
majesty as we realize the
real judgment day has not yet come!
3.) The King hath power to punish
all treason, rebellion, and indignities whatsoever. All that
will not hear and obey him shall be destroyed!
B.) Solomon typifies the millennial reign
of Jesus (Matt. 12:42). But even as the prince of peace he exercises his majestic
power to gather out of his kingdom “all
things that offend and them which do
iniquity” (Matt. 13:41)
1.) The LORD bestowed on Solomon
his “royal majesty” (I Chron. 29:25).
2.) Majesty was bestowed on
Solomon so he could judge
Israel in wisdom (I Kings 3:9 with 2
Chron. 1:10-11)
a.) He puts Adonijah to
death (I Kings 2:23-25)
b.) He spares Abiathar
though he should have
died (I Kings 2:26). Notice
you can commit sins that
disqualify you from continuing as a priest unto
God (I Kings 2:27).
c.) He puts Joab to death
d.) He puts Shimei to
death for cursing (I
Kings 2:36-46)
3.) Solomon had such great
majesty that as judge he
could order a baby to be cut in half
with a sword and it whould have been
done (I Kings 3:9, 16-28)
a.) After this incident
all Israel “feared
the king: for they saw that
the wisdom of God was in him,
