Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Bible References

God

Job 37:5
God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
Psalm 145:3
The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

We

Job 11:7
"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?
Job 26:14
Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
Job 37:23
As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.
1 Kings 8:27
"God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

Neither

Psalm 90:2
Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
Psalm 102:24
I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.
Hebrews 1:12
and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out."
2 Peter 3:8
Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.

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