Bible Lesson 2
Who Is God?
God is Holy and Powerful!
One of the main characteristics that the Bible communicates about God is that he is holy. This means he is special, set apart, uncommon, sacred. It also means that he is morally good, pure and right. And he is holy to such an extreme degree that the only way to describe it is to say it again: Holy, Holy Holy!
Another one of God’s most prominent characteristics is his power. We call him omnipotent, which basically means all-powerful; he can do anything! God poses a question through the prophet Jeremiah: “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?” Thankfully, the answer is No!
God the Creator and Angels, by Pietro Perugino. 1508. (God doesn’t really look like this, thankfully!)
An *asterisk indicates that the word has a special note. Click on it to see the note.
Dios es santo y poderoso
Salmo 33 (NVI)
(4) La palabra del Señor es justa; fieles son todas sus obras.
(5) El Señor ama la justicia y el derecho; llena está la tierra de su amor.
(6) Por la palabra del Señor fueron creados los cielos, y por el soplo de su boca, las estrellas.
(7) Él recoge en un cántaro el agua de los mares, y junta en vasijas los océanos.
(8) Tema toda la tierra al Señor; hónrenlo todos los pueblos del mundo;
(9) porque él habló, y todo fue creado; dio una orden, y todo quedó firme.
(10) El Señor frustra los planes de las naciones; desbarata los designios de los pueblos.
(11) Pero los planes del Señor quedan firmes para siempre; los designios de su mente son eternos.
Isaias 6 (NTV)
(1) Vi al Señor sentado en un majestuoso trono, y el borde de su manto llenaba el templo. (2) Lo asistían poderosos serafines, cada uno tenía seis alas. Con dos alas se cubrían el rostro, con dos se cubrían los pies y con dos volaban. (3) Se decían unos a otros:
«¡Santo, santo, santo es el Señor de los Ejércitos Celestiales! ¡Toda la tierra está llena de su gloria!».
(4) Sus voces sacudían el templo hasta los cimientos, y todo el edificio estaba lleno de humo.
God is holy and powerful
Psalm 33
The word of the Lord is righteous; faithful are all his works.
The Lord loves justice and righteousness; full is the earth of his love.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens created, and by the breath of his mouth, the stars.
He gathers in a bucket the waters of the seas, and collects the oceans in jars.
Fear the Lord, all the earth; honor him all the peoples of the world;
Because he spoke, and all was created; he gave a command, and everything stood firm.
The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations; he ruins the designs of the peoples.
But the plans of the Lord remain firm forever; the designs of his mind are eternal.
Isaiah 6
I saw the Lord, seated on a majestic throne, and the edge of his robe filled the temple. There attended him powerful seraphim, each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet and with two they flew. They said to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of the Heavenly Armies! All the earth is filled with his glory!”
Their voices shook the temple to the foundations, and all the building was full of smoke.
1. Listen to the audio as you read along with the Spanish on the left.
2. Open the English translation, and read the two side-by-side, making sure you understand the Spanish.
3. Close the English, and listen to the audio again, reading along in Spanish.
4. Close the Spanish, and listen once more. Maybe shut your eyes, and just try to understand as much as you can.