Humility

humility

An attitude of lowliness and obedience, grounded in the recognition of one’s status before God as his creatures.

Exaltating Oneself

EXALT - The Heb word most often translated “exalt,” “exalted,” is rūm; it means, “to lift up,” “to be or become high.” It is used with reference to both God and man, e.g. Ex 15:2, “My father’s God, and I will exalt him”; Ps 99:5, 9,

To Exalt meaning Status

1 Ki 16:2“Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over my people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and you caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their sins,

1 Ch 29:11To you, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, is the kingdom and exaltation over all as head!

To exalt maning Praise

Eze 38:23And so I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before the eyes of many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”

Jesus Christ, exaltation of

Having completed his work on earth, Jesus Christ is raised to God’s right hand where he receives honour, power and glory.

Jesus Christ is exalted to God’s right hand

1Pe 3:21-22 God’s right hand is the position of authority second only to the Father. See also Mt 26:64