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.
| 94 |
| CROWN OF GLORY |
| Isaiah 28:5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, |
| What is it to be a crown? Is it simply a mass of costly metal, fashioned in a ring to fit on a head, with multiple rare stones dispersed on it? That is my first thought, but is that the picture intended by the prophet? So my question should be – What is the message Isaiah is communicating to us by calling the LORD of hosts a crown of glory? The first thing to notice in the development of this passage is in the previous verses, Isaiah is delivers a woe to the drunkards of Ephraim, and describes them as the crown of pride. A crown is a statement, representing splendor, dignity, authority and honor. For Isaiah to describe the northern kingdom (Ephraim) in this manner brought shame to the nation. A crown of pride is not to be the outcome of receiving splendor, dignity, authority and honor, as the nation of Israel had centuries before. To be degraded to drunkards is a statement of the utter failure of the northern kingdom, and of their willingness to enter into a shameful existence. They had fallen, and were about to be conquered. After describing the northern kingdom, Isaiah turns to Judah, and reminds them where their splendor, dignity, authority and honor may be found. To consider the beginning of Isaiah’s discussion of crowns as discussing the shame of the northern kingdom, and then to describe the Lord using the same term – “crown” speaks volumes. He is diametrically different than our typical experience, an experience of falling into vices and sin. He is the polar opposite, One who is an ultimate crown, and is described not only as a crown, but a crown of glory. He is a crown that not only represents splendor, dignity, authority and honor, but in Himself is splendor, dignity, authority and honor. He is our crown of glory, an indescribable blessing for those who seek Him out. He rescues us from shame and provides splendor, dignity, authority and honor. He is good! |
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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