This text contains four questions...
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This text contains four questions for moon men. Since we first put a man on the moon, the relevancy of this text has gone up.
First of all, "Am I only at hand and not far off?" (23:23) God's holiness and otherness can be lost in our modern world where people want God on their own terms.
Secondly, "Can a man hide in secret places?" (23:24) "Everywhere I go, you follow," said the Psalmist, "whether I go to the highest heights or the lowest depths."
Thirdly, "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" (23:24) A foolish Russian astronaut claimed, "I've been to the heavens and I saw no God." A wise God says, "I am Alpha and-Omega."
Fourthly, "Is not my word like fire?" (23:29) Fire is mysterious. Fire is powerful. Fire is wonderful.
These four questions cause us to squirm and reevaluate the way we have thought of ourselves, our world, and our universe. There is a biblical correction for those who have ears to hear.
In Hebrew thinking, the one asking the question, not the one giving the answer, is in control. That too is a biblical corrective for moon men.
First of all, "Am I only at hand and not far off?" (23:23) God's holiness and otherness can be lost in our modern world where people want God on their own terms.
Secondly, "Can a man hide in secret places?" (23:24) "Everywhere I go, you follow," said the Psalmist, "whether I go to the highest heights or the lowest depths."
Thirdly, "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" (23:24) A foolish Russian astronaut claimed, "I've been to the heavens and I saw no God." A wise God says, "I am Alpha and-Omega."
Fourthly, "Is not my word like fire?" (23:29) Fire is mysterious. Fire is powerful. Fire is wonderful.
These four questions cause us to squirm and reevaluate the way we have thought of ourselves, our world, and our universe. There is a biblical correction for those who have ears to hear.
In Hebrew thinking, the one asking the question, not the one giving the answer, is in control. That too is a biblical corrective for moon men.
