When the Lord said, “I will not give my glory to another,” he immediately explained his meaning by completing the sentence “. . . nor my praise to engraved images,” (Isaiah 42:8). Our Lord was saying he would not share his glory with idols and false gods (similarly, compare Isaiah 48:11 with Isaiah 48:5). He was not saying that he, the most generous, selfless person in the universe who in Christ humbled himself to the extreme of the cross, would not share glory with those who serve him. In fact, there is such a vast array of Scriptures confirming that he shares his honor with his children that, lest I tire you, I will limit this to just a small sampling:

Genesis 27:29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.

Deuteronomy 26:18-19 The Lord has declared today that you are a people for his own possession . . . He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honor . . .

1 Samuel 2:30  . . . the Lord says, ‘. . . those who honor me I will honor . . .’

1 Kings 3:13 I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor . . .

Psalm 8:5 For you have made him [humanity] a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.

Psalm 91:15  . . . I will deliver him, and honor him.

Proverbs 13:18  . . . he who heeds correction shall be honored.

Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 21:21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Isaiah 45:14 The Lord says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains; and they will bow down to you. They will make supplication to you: ‘Surely God is in you; and there is no one else. There is no other god.’

Isaiah 49:23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; Then you will know that I am the Lord; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.

Isaiah 60:14 The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. . . .

Zechariah 8:23 The Lord of Armies says: “In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

Zephaniah 3:19-20 Behold, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict you, and I will save those who are lame, and gather those who were driven away. I will give them praise and honor . . . I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth . . . says the Lord.

John 12:26  . . . If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 17:22 The glory which you have given me, I have given to them . . .

Romans 2:10 But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good

Romans 2:29  . . . whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Romans 8:17-18 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Romans 8:30  . . . Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

1 Corinthians 2:7  . . . which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory

1 Corinthians 4:5  . . . Then each man will get his praise from God.

1 Corinthians 6:3 Don’t you know that we will judge angels? . . .

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all . . . are transformed . . . from glory to glory . . .

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory

2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. . . .

Hebrews 2:10 [Christ] . . . in bringing many children to glory . . .

1 Peter 1:7 that the proof of your faith . . . may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ

1 Peter 5:1 I exhort the elders among you . . . who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

1 Peter 5:4 When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

Revelation 3:9  . . . Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

Revelation 3:21 He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 5:10 and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth.

Revelation 22:5  . . . for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.

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