Sermon Notes for: 6/1/2008
 “God’s Glory in Creation” – Psalm 8
-- Jeffrey C. Evans --
 

I. Introduction
a. What is “glory”? Further, when we think of God’s glory, what things come to mind? Squash-you-like-a-bug power? Infinite knowledge? Psalm 8 gives us a different, corrective picture of God’s glory.
b. Another deep and sometimes misunderstood question: How do we come to know things about God? Theologically speaking, we like to distinguish between general revelation and special revelation.
c. Context and Structure

II. The Excellence and Glory of God (v. 1)
a. Throughout the earth
b. Above the heavens

III. It is God’s Glory to Ordain Infant Praise (v. 2, cf. Matt 21:16)
a. Weak infants give strong praise to God’s kindly, Fatherly care
b. Suckling children still the raging of the nay-saying wicked

IV. It is God’s Glory that Man Sits under a Splendid Canopy (vv. 3-4)
a. Pondering the heavens, their hosts, and all that is in them, crafted by the fingers of God
b. What is man?
i. That God is mindful
ii. That God visits him

V. It is God’s Glory to Give Glory and Honor to Man (vv. 5-6)
a. Lower than angels but crowned
b. Dominion over God’s works

VI. It is God’s Glory that the Earth Teems with Life (v. 7-8)
a. Our rule over them must be service to God
b. The investigation and appreciation of living creatures must result in thankfulness to the Lord, otherwise we will turn to worshipping the marvelous creation itself (cf. Rom 1).

VII. Application

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