Which other scriptures emphasize God's glory filling the earth? The anchor verse: Numbers 14:21 “Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,” Psalms: worship songs that look outward • Psalm 57:5 – “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.” • Psalm 57:11 – identical refrain, underscoring the desire twice in one psalm. • Psalm 72:19 – “Blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.” • Psalm 108:5 – “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.” Isaiah: prophetic glimpses of a radiant future • Isaiah 6:3 – “And they were calling out to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.’” • Isaiah 11:9 – “They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk: hope in hard times • Habakkuk 2:14 – “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” New-covenant echoes • 2 Corinthians 4:6 – “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” • Revelation 21:23 – “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.” (The final vision shows that God’s glory, once pledged to cover the earth, culminates in unending light.) Patterns to notice • Repetition across genres—law, psalms, prophets, epistles, and apocalypse—signals a unified theme. • The phrase “knowledge of the LORD” links glory with revelation: God’s splendor is meant to be known, not hidden. • Water imagery (“waters cover the sea”) underscores total saturation—nothing escapes His presence. Living it out today • Every sunrise, landscape, and changed life is an early hint of the coming global fullness. • Joining the psalmists in praise aligns our hearts with God’s declared intention for creation. |
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