Romans 11:33-36

 Romans 11:33  33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom & knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments & unfathomable His ways!

 “Oh, the depth of God!” (33)

 Job 11:7 (Zophar the Naamathite)  7 Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty? 8 They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know? 9 Its measure is longer than the earth & broader than the sea.

 “Oh, the depth of the riches of God!” (33)

 Romans 2:4  4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness (goodness) & tolerance (forbearance) & patience (longsuffering) not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

 Romans 10:12  12 For there is no distinction between Jew & Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

 Ephesians 1:7  7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

 Ephesians 2:4  4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

 Ephesians 3:8  8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, (Eph 3:16; Phil 4:19)

 “Oh, the depth of the riches of God’s wisdom!” (33)

 Ephesians 3:10  10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers & the authorities in the heavenly places.

 Ephesians 3:6-7  6 to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

 Ephesians 3:11  11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

 “Oh, the depth of the riches of God’s knowledge!” (33)

 Jeremiah 23:24  24 “Can a man hide himself in hiding places so I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.

 Colossians 2:3  3 in [Christ] are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 Romans 11:34-35  34 For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN?

“How unsearchable are His judgments!” (33)

 1 Chronicles 16:14 (David)  14 He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

 Psalms 36:6 (David)  6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

 Psalms 19:9 (David)  9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.

 “How unfathomable are His ways!” (33)

 Isaiah 55:8-9  8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," declares the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

 Psalms 10:5  5 His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

 Job 5:8-9 (Eliphaz the Temanite)  9 Who [God] does great & unsearchable things, wonders without number.

 “For from Him (Source) and through Him (Means) and to Him (Goal) are all things.” (36)

 Colossians 1:16  16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through Him and for Him.

“To whom be glory forever. Amen!”