The Knowledge of God

God’s faculties of communication

Which faculty is seen in Jer. 1:9? – Touch:

The angel touched Elijah

1 Kings 19:5-7  

5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

The angel touched Jacob

Genesis 32:25  

When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.

Genesis 32:32  

Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob's hip was touched near the tendon.

Which faculty is seen in Heb. 1:2? – Speech:

God speaks through His Word.

Hebrews 1:1  

In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

God speaks by His Spirit

Acts 8:29  

The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”