1 Samuel 4:1-22 - Our Invisible King of Kings (Part 4)

King of Kings, Part 4
Our Invisible King of Kings
Text: 1 Samuel 4

God, The Invisible King of kings, reveals His purpose and people through His Shekinah glory and wrath!

1. GOD'S WORD TELLS US THAT HE IS INVISIBLE!
a. It's true. We are prohibited from seeing God.

• (Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; Hebrews 11:27)

b. We are created to know God's glory.

• We are visual creatures. (Matthew 5:8; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 11:1, 3; 2 Corinthians 5:7)
• We are aural and verbal creatures. (Titus 1:3; Romans 10:13-15; 10:8-13)

c. We are created to have a relationship with our invisible God.

• Immanuel, God is with us. (Isaiah 7:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 1:15)
• Having a relationship with Jesus, is knowing eternal life. (John 17:3)

2.  GOD REVEALS HIS PURPOSE THROUGH HIS GLORY AND HIS WRATH.
a. God will reveal His PURPOSE

• Through Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3; 15:5; 13:14)
• Through Moses (Exodus 19:5-6; 29:45)
• Through God's Eternal Purpose (Ephesians 3:7-9; Matthew 28:19-20)

b. We know God's purpose by His GLORY.

• Through God's Physical Witness (Exodus 40:34-38; 1 Samuel 4:7-8; Hebrews 9:4)
• Through The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (John 3:16)
• Through His Church (Matthew 28:19-29)

c. We know God's purpose by His WRATH.

• At the foot of Mt. Sinai (Exodus 32)
• Beside Ebenezer (1 Samuel 4:2-22)
• At Ramah (1 Samuel 8:7-8)

3.  GOD REVEALS HIS PEOPLE THROUGH HIS GLORY AND HIS WRATH.
a. God will reveal His PEOPLE.

• Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:2)
• Passover (Exodus 12)
• Seeking of Hannah and Samuel (1 Samuel 1:9-11, 27-28; 3:10-14)

b. We know God's people by His GLORY.

• God will dwell among His people. (Exodus 25:8;  29:45; Leviticus 26:12; Ezekiel 37:26-28)
• God will dwell in His people. (2 Corinthians 6:16)

c. We know God's people by His WRATH.

• Ichabod, Jerusalem.  (Matthew 23:28-29)
• Ichabod, Today. What could bring God to withdraw His glory? Would we know?
• Famine of God's Word (Amos 8:11)
• Private Sin (Isaiah 59:2)
• Superstitious Faith (John 4:24)
• Grace becomes Karma (Romans 5:8)
• Narcissistic Worship (2 Timothy 3:2)
• Christ's Judgement. (Matthew 25:31-34, 41)

HOW MUST WE RESPOND TO OUR INVISIBLE GOD?  (2 Chronicles 7:14)

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