My hope is that this series will offer my readers a chance to consider the names, characteristics and descriptions of our God in the Word.
Our first three names are considered His primary names.
The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly was a blessing.
May the Name of the Lord be praised, and by thinking on His name, may you have a blessed day.
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| ELOHIM (GOD) |
| Genesis 2:3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. |
| The root word “El” of Elohim denotes strength, and reflects on the creative power of our God. Elohim occurs over 2,500 times in the Old Testament, and is the Hebrew word meaning “mighty ones” or “gods” Yes – multiple gods! You see, when the Hebrews wanted to indicate a plural form of a word, they would add “him” to the end of the root word. So Elohim basicically means – “god who is more than one”. Even in the earliest revelation of the Word, God introduced the seed thought of the trinity, at least introducing the multiplicity of persons in the God-head. Much revelation was to come, but God did not shy away from providing a mysterious truth from the start. It may also surprise some of my readers to realize that elohim sometimes refers to false gods, sometimes to angels, and sometimes to human beings. This should not become a point of confusion, for the name is generic enough to be applied somewhat liberally, and our God will refine our understanding of His person through later and greater revelation. The root term “El” is also used in what we will describe as compound names later in our study. For today, let us consider that our God is a mighty God, a God who is mysterious and will not shy away from the truth. He seeks to bring us to higher and higher understandings of His person and character, and this first of His primary names certainly challenges us. He is the mighty One, the One who created all things “ex nihilo”, out of nothing. |
I would love to hear of your favorite name, characteristic or description of the Living God. Please leave me a comment, and I will include it in the list!
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