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God’s Essence
Immutability
We have already seen that God is Sovereign. He rules the heavens and the
earth; His Word is law and must be obeyed. Disobeying God is sin. God is
also Righteous. In His perfect goodness, He cannot stand sin; in His
Justice, God must punish sin. Who took the punishment for us and was
judged for all our sin? (Jesus Christ) None of us deserved this. We are
only saved by God’s grace. Next we have learned that God is Love and by
grace shared his Perfect Love for us by sending His Perfect Son, Jesus
Christ to take and bear the sins of all mankind on the Cross. God has
always existed and will always exist, He has no beginning or end because
God is Eternal Life. God is all knowing, as He knows everything, the end
from the beginning because He is Omniscient. God is Omnipresent, as
He is present everywhere at all times, therefore you can’t hide from God.
God is Omnipotent, as He is all powerful as seen by His creation and
holding everything together.
Immitability is the next attribute of God’s Essence we will learn
about.
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Definition
immutable \(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\ adjective
[Middle English, from Latin immutabilis, from in- + mutabilis mutable] 15th century:
not capable of or susceptible to change—immutability \-ˌmyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
noun—immutableness \-ˈmyü-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun—immutably \-blē\ adverb
Mish, F. C. (2003). Preface. Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.).
Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
immutable adjective
synonyms inflexible 3, constant, fixed, immovable, inalterable, invariable,
unalterable, unchangeable, unmodifiable, unmovable
Merriam-Webster, I. (1996). Merriam-Websters collegiate thesaurus. Springfield, MA: MerriamWebster.
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God Is Immutable, Meaning God Cannot Change
All Of God’s Attributes Are Constant And Cannot Change
Malachi 3:6a (NASB95)
6a“For I, the LORD, do not change;
God’s Purpose Is Not Subject To Change
Hebrews 6:17 (NASB95)
17In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise
the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath,
God’s Advise Remains Forever
Psalm 33:11 (NASB95)
11The counsel (advise) of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from
generation to generation.
God Has No Variation or Changes, He is Unchangeable
James 1:17 (NASB95)
17Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
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God’s Faithfulness Stems From His Immutability
Numbers 23:19 (NASB95)
19“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should
repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not
make it good?
Connection Between Eternal Life And Immutability
Psalm 102:24–27 (NASB95)
24I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years
are throughout all generations.
25“Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26“Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a
garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
27“But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end.
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God’s Unchanging Word
Psalm 119:89 (NASB95)
89Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.
Isaiah 40:8 (NASB95)
8The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.
Gods Faithfulness Of The Indwelling Holy Spirit
John 14:16 (NASB95)
16“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Holy Spirit), that
He may be with you forever;
God’s Faithfulness To Forgive
1 John 1:9 (NASB95)
9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The Immutability Of Christ
Hebrews 13:8 (NASB95)
8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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God’s Faithfulness To Protect Us During The Angelic Conflict
2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NASB95)
3But
the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
God Is Faithful Even When We Are Not
2 Timothy 2:13 (NASB95)
13If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Christ Was Faithful To The Father Every Moment Of His Life
Hebrews 3:2 (NASB95)
2He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His
house.
Memory Verse
Malachi 3:6a (NASB95)
6a“For I, the LORD, do not change;
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God’s First Promise—To Send The Savior
Genesis 3:15 (NASB95)
15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her
seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
God’s Promise To Noah
Genesis 9:11 (NASB95)
11“I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the
water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
The Sign Of The Promise Of God To Noah
Genesis 9:13–15 (NASB95)
13I set My bow (rainbow) in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me
and the earth.
14“It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow (rainbow) will be
seen in the cloud,
15and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living
creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
God Will Keep His Word Because He Is Immutable And Cannot Change
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• Did God Keep His Promise to Adam And Eve? Yes, God Sent The Savior
(Jesus Christ) Into The World
• When God Changed His Mine About Destroying Nineveh, Did God Change?
No, Nineveh Changed And Turned Aside From Their Sinful Behavior
• Had God Changed In The Garden Of Eden? No, God Had Not Changed, But
Adam and Eve had Changed And Become Sinners.
The Adam’s Sin Nature (STA, OSN) Was Passed On To All Mankind
Romans 5:12 (NASB95)
12Therefore, just as through one man (Adam) sin (the OSN) entered into the
world, and death (spiritual death) through sin, and so death (spiritual death)
spread to all men, because (upon which) all sinned—(spiritual death is the
reason all sinned)
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Noah And The Worldwide Flood
Satan Trying To Prevent The Coming Of The Messiah, The Savior
Genesis 6:1–4 (NASB95)
1Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and
daughters were born to them,
2that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they
took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
3Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he
also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the
sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them.
Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
• The Sons Of God Were Angel-Men, Who Infiltrated Human Race
• Their Offspring Would Be Sterile (Unable To Have Any Children)
• If This Would Have Continued, The Messiah (Jesus Christ) Would Not Have
Been Born
• This Is One Of The Reasons For The Worldwide Flood
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Only Other Usage of “sons of God” Found In The OT
Job 1:6 (NASB95)
6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1 (NASB95)
1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before
the LORD.
Job 38:7 (NASB95)
7When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for
joy?
The Above Verses Clearly Show That The “sons of God” Were Angels, And
Should Be Taken That Way In Genesis 6:1-4
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The Wickedness And Corruption Of Mankind
Genesis 6:5–7 (NASB95)
5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and
that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved
in His heart.
7The LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the
land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am
sorry that I have made them.”
Noah’s Righteousness, Fellowship And Obedience
Genesis 6:8–9 (NASB95)
8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man,
blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.
Noah’s Sons
Genesis 6:10 (NASB95)
10Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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The Corruption Of Mankind
Genesis 6:11–13 (NASB95)
11Now
the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with
violence.
12God
looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had
corrupted their way upon the earth.
God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the
earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy
them with the earth.
13Then
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God Instructs Noah How To Build The Ark (Large Boat)
Genesis 6:14–16 (NASB95)
14“Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with
rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.
15“This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits
(450 Ft.), its breadth fifty cubits (75 Ft.), and its height thirty cubits (45 Ft.).
16“You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top;
and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower,
second, and third decks.
The Coming Flood
Genesis 6:17 (NASB95)
17“Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all
flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the
earth shall perish.
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What Will Be In The Arc?
Genesis 6:18–21 (NASB95)
18“But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark—you
and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
19“And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into
the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
20“Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you
to keep them alive.
21“As for you, take for yourself some of all food which is edible, and gather it
to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them.”
Noah Obeys God’s Command
Genesis 6:22 (NASB95)
22Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.
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Noah, His Family, The Animals And The Birds Entered The Ark
Genesis 7:1–9 (NASB95)
1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I
have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.
2“You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of
the animals that are not clean two, a male and his female;
3also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the
face of all the earth.
4“For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and
I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.”
5Noah did according to all that the LORD had commanded him.
6Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.
7Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark
because of the water of the flood.
8Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and everything that creeps
on the ground,
9there went into the ark to Noah by twos, male and female, as God had commanded
Noah.
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The Whole Earth Was Flooded
Genesis 7:10–12 (NASB95)
10It came about after the seven days, that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day
of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the
floodgates of the sky were opened.
12The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
The Flood Was Upon The Earth For Forty Days
Genesis 7:16–20 (NASB95)
16Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him;
and the LORD closed it (Door To The Ark) behind him.
17Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted
up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
18The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the
surface of the water.
19The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains
everywhere under the heavens were covered.
20The water prevailed fifteen cubits (22.5 Ft.) higher, and the mountains were covered.
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A New Beginning, The Water Recedes
Genesis 8:1–4 (NASB95)
1But God remembered (thought of) Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that
were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the
water subsided.
2Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the
rain from the sky was restrained;
3and the water receded steadily from the earth, and at the end of one hundred and
fifty days the water decreased.
4In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon
the mountains of Ararat.
Noah, His Family And The Animals Leave The Ark
Genesis 8:16–17 (NASB95)
16“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with
you.
17“Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and
animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may breed
abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
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The Truthfulness Of God’s Word
Luke 17:26–27 (NASB95)
26“And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of
the Son of Man:
27they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being
given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came
and destroyed them all.
Hebrews 11:7 (NASB95)
7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence
prepared an ark for the salvation (deliverance) of his household, by which he
condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith.
1 Peter 3:20 (NASB95)
20who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the
days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight
persons, were brought safely through the water.
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God’s Essence
(Attributes)
Sovereignty
Righteousness
Immutability
Justice
God
Love
Omnipotence
Eternal Life
Omnipresence
Omniscience
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