Systematic Theology II

Week 3, Session 1
Systematic Theology:
Volume Two
Chapter Eight
“God’s Omniscience”
pp.180-212
God’s Omniscience
Omniscience defined . . .

The historical definition is straightforward:

“God knows everything—past, present, and

future; He knows the actual and the
possible; only the impossible (the
contradictory is outside the knowledge of
God” Geisler, p. 180
Biblical Basis for
God’s Omniscience
 Gen. 6:5
 Job 21:22; 36:4; 37:16
 Ps. 139:2-4, 17-18; 147:4-5
 Isa. 40:28; 42:9; 46:10
 Matt. 10:29-30
 Acts 15:17-18
 Rom. 8:29; 11:33
 Eph. 1:11
 Heb. 4:13
Objections to God’s
Omniscience
 Be familiar with the twelve objections
and responses to the God’s
omniscience in Geisler, pp. 194-210
Systematic Theology:
Volume Two
Chapter Nine
“God’s Wisdom and Light”
pp. 213-232
God’s Wisdom
Definition of God’s Wisdom . . .

Hebrew chokam, Greek sophia, both mean

“wisdom” or “skill.” Wisdom has to do
with the ability to choose the right
means for a desired ends. Wisdom is
the application of truth to one’s life. God
infinitely wise.
Biblical Basis for God’s
Wisdom
God is wise: God’s words are wise:
 Ezra 7:25  Ps. 19:7
 Job 12:13  Jer. 8:9
 Dan. 2:20
 Luke 11:49
 Rom 16:27
 1 Cor. 1:24; 2:7
 Eph. 3:10
 Rev. 7:12
Biblical Basis for God’s
Wisdom
God’s acts are wise: God is the source of
wisdom:
Ps. 104:24  Gen. 41:39
Prov. 3:19  Prov. 2:6
 Ecc. 2:26
Jer. 10:12  1 Kings 3:28; 4:29
Hos. 14:9  2 Chron. 2:12
 Dan. 2:23
 Eph. 1:17
 Col. 1:9; 2:3
 James 1:5
 2 Peter 3:15
God’s Light
Definition of God’s Light:

He is spiritual light; He is the Great

Illuminator; He is radiant glory, and he is
the Giver of light.
Biblical Basis for God’s
Light
God is spiritual light:
2 Sam. 22:29
 Ps. 4:6; 27:1
 Isa. 2:5; 10:17; 60:19-20
 Mic. 7:8
Biblical Basis for
God’s Light
God is the Great Illuminator:
 Matt. 17:5
 John 8:12; cf. 9:5; 12:46
 1 Tim. 6:16
 2 Pet. 1:19
 1 John 1:5, 7
 Rev. 21:23; 22:5
Biblical Basis for
God’s Light
God is the giver of
God is Radiant
Spiritual light:
Glory:
Ps. 13:3; 19:8;
Ex. 13:21
27:1
Isa. 60:1
Acts 26:18
2 Cor. 4:4
God’s Wisdom and
Light
SUMMARY
Wisdom and light are two of God’s nonmoral
attributes. Wisdom flows from His
omniscience and ominibenevolence. As
applied to God, “wisdom” denotes His
unerring ability to choose the best means to
accomplish the best end. Light refers to
God as the Great Illuminator, the Radiant
One, the Source of all Illumination and
enlightenment. By His wisdom we know
where to walk (Ja. 1:5), and by His light we
can see the path on which to walk (Ps.
119:105). Geisler, p. 231