False and a True Knowledge of God
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“All Thy works shall give thanks unto Thee, O Jehovah;
And Thy saints shall bless Thee.
They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom,
And talk of Thy power;
To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Thy dominion endureth throughout all genera-
tions....
“My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah;
And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.”
Psalm 145:3-21
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Warnings Against Presumption
As we learn more and more of what God is, and of what we our-
selves are in His sight, we shall fear and tremble before Him.
Let men of today take warning from the fate of those who in ancient
times presumed to make free with that which God had declared sacred.
When the Israelites ventured to open the ark on its return from the
land of the Philistines, their irreverent daring was signally punished.
“He smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into
the ark of Jehovah, He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty
thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten
the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said,
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Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God?”
1 Samuel 6:19,
20
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Again, consider the judgment that fell upon Uzzah. As in David’s
reign, the ark was being carried to Jerusalem, Uzzah put forth his
hand to keep it steady. For presuming to touch the symbol of God’s
presence, he was smitten with instant death.
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At the burning bush, when Moses, not recognizing God’s presence,
turned aside to behold the wonderful sight, the command was given: