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Bavinck thoughtfully and systematically discusses man’s ability to know God despite his incomprehensibility. Throughout this volume, Bavinck lays out his theology in a very methodical fashion through analysis of God’s attributes, development of a Trinitarian dogma, God’s will, Creation, Providence and the Imago Dei.

the one true God (Exod 20:3, 11; Deut. 4:35, 39; 32:19; 1 Sam. 2:2; Isa. 44:8). Although he reveals himself in his names, no name is adequate to the purpose. He is nameless; his name is a name of wonder (Gen. 32:29; Judg. 13:18; Prov. 30:4). Neither the hidden ground, the depths [חֵקֶר] of God, nor the boundaries, the extreme limit, the very essence [תַּכְלִית] of the Almighty, is attainable (Job 11:7; Sirach 43:31–32). In a word, throughout the Old Testament these two elements occur hand in hand:
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