1. The origin of praise (see Matthew 21:16) a. Babes b. Sucklings 2. The accomplishment of praise a. "Because of thine enemies"; the praise of the children caused the chief priests and scribes to turn silent (Matthew 21:15) b. That thou mightiest still the enemy and the avenger
III. THE VISITATION OF THE GREAT GOD (Psalm 8:3-8)
A. The Consideration of God's Loftiness (Psalm 8:3)
1. The exalted portion of God's creation a. Thy heavens b. The moon and the stars 2. The work of God in creating a. The work of Thy fingers b. Which thou hast ordained B. The Consideration of Man's Lowliness (Psalm 8:4-8)
1. The question of man's worth (Psalm 8:4) a. The psalmist's questions (1) What is man? (2) What is…the son of man? b. The psalmist's confession (1) That thou art mindful of him (2) That thou visitest him 2. The inferiority of man—"made…a little lower than the angels" (Psalm 8:5) 3. God elevated man (Psalm 8:5-8) a. Crowned with glory and honour b. Dominion over the works of thy hands (Psalm 8:6) c. Put all things under his feet (Psalm 8:6-8)
C. The Visitation of God (Psalm 8:4)
1. The time of visitation a. The reference at the incarnation (1) The Lord God of Israel…hath visited and redeemed his people (Luke 1:67-68). (2) The dayspring from on high hath visited us (Luke 1:78-79).b. The reference from the midst of Christ's ministry—God hath visited his people (Luke 7:16). c. The reference toward the end of Christ's ministry—They knew not the time of their visitation (Luke 19:43-44). 2. The confirmation of the visitation (Hebrews 2:5-18) a. The person of the visitation—"we see Jesus" (Hebrews 2:9) b. The humiliation of the visitatio
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