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.
The remaining Names of God in this series might be considered descriptors, or characteristics of the Lord. We have reviewed the three primary Names of God, along with nineteen compound Names of God in our previous posts. As we venture through these descriptors of our God, I hope we will recognize all the many characteristics of our God that we tend to take for granted.
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 is 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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| APPOINTED HEIR |
| Hebrews 1:2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. |
| To be the appointed heir of all things speaks of the Master’s sacrificial humbling from His rightful throne to that of joining a people that He created. Prior to creation of all things, He was equal within the Godhead, self existent, and all powerful, all knowing and eternal. Let’s begin by considering that to become an heir is to introduce two concepts. First, that of receiving a lot or portion by the right of sonship, but also the concept of death. Prior to His self humbling act of becoming a man, and then further humiliation to the shame and suffering of the cross, He existed in the glories of heaven, in perfect harmony with the Father. His status and position could not be better, or higher. Was He not the Son prior to His taking on human flesh and bone? Did He not have all authority and wisdom, knowledge and strength? He, along with the Godhead knew of His identity! There was no question! But to become an heir introduces, as I mentioned before, the idea of a death. Let us remember that Jesus death, in the apostles teachings, was required in order to become heir of all things. As the apostles and prophets have taught in in other portions of the Word, it was His resurrection that finally identified Jesus as the Son to all of humanity. See Psalm 2:7, Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, 5:5. So many other’s have claimed to be the Messiah, but God the Father gave us proof of Jesus’s claim through the resurrection. He is the appointed heir of all things. Appointed in the witness of His creation! The man Christ Jesus became the heir of all things through His resurrection, requiring His suffering and death. The man Christ Jesus is the appointed heir due to His self subjugation and suffering under the hands of men, and the Father raising Him up to be the Lord of all. His suffering and death was required in order for Him to be resurrected, and through His resurrection, to provide us the life God has given all to provide! He is Heir (or owner) of all things, and as believers, we have the privilege of knowing Him. |
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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