But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. --2 Corinthians 4-7---1- This treasure - The light of the Gospel-2- The way in which God conveys it to men - in earthen vessels-3- The reason given for God's choice of means - that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.--Part of a series on the illustration of a vessel in scripture.