The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and
broader
than the sea.
] Length is generally ascribed to the earth, and width to the
sea; the ends of the earth are used for a great distance, and the
sea is called the great and wide sea; see F11 (
Psalms 72:1 )
( 104:25 ) ; but God and
his perfections, particularly his wisdom and understanding, are
infinite, ( Psalms 147:5
) ; and will admit of no dimensions; as his love, so his wisdom,
has an height which cannot be reached, a depth that cannot be
fathomed, and a length and breadth immeasurable; see ( Ephesians
3:18 ) ; from hence it appears that God is omniscient,
omnipresent, and incomprehensible; and since he is to be found in
Christ, and in him only, it is in vain for us to seek for him
elsewhere: next the sovereignty of God is discoursed of.