AN EXPOSITION ON GOD'S OF god's* PART II

An exposition on God of gods

Part 2

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How to Study and teach the Bible

Summary Scripture

Deuteronomy 10:16-17

16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward

Daniel 2:47

47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

Psalm 136:2

2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Out of the mouth of three Old Testament prophets, God is declared to be a God of gods. It would be beneficial for us to first establish how the prophets of old prophesied.

2 Peter 1:21

21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

The scripture testifies that the prophets of old spoke according to the moving of the Holy Ghost. The word ‘moved’ here speaks to being carried, led or to be inspired. It was the anointing of the Holy Spirit that came upon them and used their mouths to speak. The words of the prophets literally formed scripture, because they were not written by the will of man but were written by God Himself.

With that said, the sayings above declared by these three prophets were not spoken opinions; rather their words were formed by the Holy Spirit to the intent of writing scripture. It was God who through them, declared Himself to be the ‘God of gods’. This is not a common saying in the Church today. The Church has not embraced the term ‘gods’ to refer to those within the Body of Christ, because they lack a revelation of the mystery of Christ. Basically, they do not understand who they are. Because of this, many will find it unusual, or even blasphemous if one declares him or herself to be a god. This is because of the stigma associated with the term. A god is usually seen as an idol and a replacement for God Almighty. An idol is a thing, ideology or concept that was created to take the seat of God.

Psalm 96:5

For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 135:15

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men’s hands.

Acts 19;26

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands

God is very clear. There is nothing that man can ever create that God will regard as a god. There is nothing or no one who will ever replace God the Father as God. Moreover, there is no other creature that can be Jehovah in the lives of men.

Isaiah 45:5-6

5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.

God has established in scripture that there is nothing that can be considered God; and there is none comparable to His position and authority. Nevertheless, He has called Himself a God of gods. Why then would God say there are no other gods and then deem Himself to be the God of gods?

Though on the surface this seems contradictory, it is comforting for us to know that the scriptures never contradict themselves. I think this is a good opportunity to explain what a homonym is. A homonym is a word that is both spelled the same and sounds the same, however, it differs in meaning. The word ‘god’ is a homonym. Whilst the word god does refer to idols, in the scriptures the word god means something else, something that is totally different from an idol. Consider the scripture below.

Psalm 82:1

1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

In theater and playwriting there is a terminology called the ‘At Rise Description’. When your play, or any new scene or act begins, the reader wants to know the setting, who and what is being seen on the stage. This ‘At Rise Description’ is so named because it refers to the raising of the curtain at the beginning of the scene and a description of the elements that should or are present.

Psalms 82:1 is an At Rise Description, because it is a brief description of the setting of this entire chapter. The scene is set with God standing in the presence of the mighty and judging among the gods. This places God Himself, in the presence of other gods. This is so important because the scripture not only establishes that there are real gods, but it establishes that God was standing amongst them. Therefore, the gods that he is speaking of here, must differ from idols. In fact, why would He need to stand among idols, seeing that they are not real gods?

Psalm 82:2-5

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

This aspect of Psalms 82 clarifies that He is not referring to the angels as gods either. These are instructions to people. He is grieved at their lack of love. They fail to give to the needy and are selfish and self-seeking. Seeing that no one is doing righteousness, all the earth is off course. However, this writing is extremely prophetic in nature and the next verse will explain why.

Psalm 82:6

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Here we see God declaring certain individuals as gods, but He defines who a god really is – a child of the Most High. I think that in order to define a god, we must define a child of the Most High.

Galatians 3:26

26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:6

6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:9

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

John 1:12

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

By the operation of Faith, God takes the soul of a sinner, and joins it with His Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17). This creates a new creature. This creature is now born of and by God. He is the offspring of God – a Child of the Most High. Therefore, when a human being receives the Holy Spirit, they are transformed from human beings into gods, or more familiarly called – a son of God. The reality, however, is that a son of God is a god, because he is the child of GOD.

However, there is a word of caution to the gods.

Psalm 82:7-8

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations

If we do not live as gods in this world we will not qualify to live as one in the next. If we do not walk in the Spirit, love the unlovable, feed the hungry, clothe the naked and simply be Christ on the scene, God will cast us out from our heavenly place and cause us to fall, even as other principalities did. We will be cast from the heavenly place of the Holy Spirit and back into the flesh to die even as a man. So here, He describes how a son of God is truly manifested.

1 John 3:10

10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

This is the criteria by which Jesus Christ will judge the earth by - whether or not we walk in love. Yes, there are gods in this world. They are those whose souls have been baptized into the Spirit of God. God uses their bodies as His temples and glorifies Himself by them. However, the true sons do not seek glory nor praise and their power is revealed in their unprofitability.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God. We are His offspring (Acts 17;28). He gave birth to us (St.John 1:13). As such He has called us gods and His admonition is that we live as a god in this world to qualify to live as one in the next.