Dr. Pothana's Teaching

2. The Lord Our God is Holy
Psalm 99

3. The Lord
Reigns (1-3)
1 The LORD reigns,
let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim,
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the LORD in Zion;
he is exalted over all the nations.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome
name—
he is holy.

4. The King’s Strength (4-5)
4 The King is mighty, he loves justice—
you have established equity;
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.
5 Exalt the LORD our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.

5. God Who Forgives (6-9)
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel was among those who called on his
name; they called on the LORD and he answered
them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they
kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 LORD our God, you answered them; you were to
Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their
misdeeds.
9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy
mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

6. God Who Forgives (6-9)
• They called upon the
Lord and He
answered them!
• On occasion the Lord
spoke directly to
them.
Cf. 1 Sam. 8:7, 12:18

7. God Who Forgives (6-9)
• You are to them God-Who-
Forgives
• Moses, Aaron and Samuel all
sinned – and they were forgiven.
• We too are forgiven - John
1:9, Heb. 4:16, cf. Heb.
12:3-11

8. God Who Forgives (6-9)
• For the Lord our God is holy!
•1 Pet. 1:15-16“but as He
who called you is holy, you
also be holy in all your
conduct,”

9. Truly, God IS Holy!
Does our life
manifest an
understanding of
His holiness?