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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| ENTHRONED ON THE PRAISES OF ISRAEL |
| Psalm 22:3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. |
| Psalm 22 is the psalm of the Most Righteous One suffering the greatest injustice possible, and the thoughts and prayers of this One as He endured the path to death. In all of the pain and suffering, pleas were made to be heard. Prayers were lifted up but unanswered. No one was paying attention, and no one was out there. It seemed that the only response was abandonment, and for the Messiah, this was a fact. David, when writing this psalm did not, in truth, experience the loneliness the Messiah went through on the cross. God was quiet for David, but for the Messiah, God had turned His back. He was truly alone, more alone than any who had walked the earth. Yet, no slander was flung onto God, no attack on God’s ways, no character assassination, no hatefulness or scorn thrown on God’s person. None of the common, base reactions to suffering were exercised in the Messiah’s thoughts. In all the raging thoughts racing through His heart and mind while His body is screaming out in pain and agony, not one thought of anger or hatred to the Father was expressed. In all the quiet, the Messiah knew two things that centered Him, that was foundational for Him. God is holy. God is Enthroned on the Praises of Israel. He is King – enthroned of all, yet as the nation praised Him, He became evident for all to see, He became “visible” to all around in the praises of His people. How can a man suffering think this way? How can a man that is unjustly treated refer to praise to God in the middle of persecution? It comes down to a truth. God is holy, and He is King. Whether circumstances appear to support this or not, the fact remains, and the One who experienced everything that screamed “God has abandoned Me”, could not be moved from this fact. God is holy and God is King. He is Enthroned on the Praises of Israel, bar the circumstances! |
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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