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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| FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST |
| Hebrews 2:17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. |
| This post, along with our next post, refers to God as a Priest. Given the familiarity of this particular verse seems to have dulled my shock that should arise in my thinking, for priests were mediators between man and deity. For the author of Hebrews to speak of God as a priest is most peculiar. How can the One who is to be appeased be the One who is appeasing the Deity? This is simply confusing to me, that God, who is spoken of as representing man before God, has taken on this ministry. Though He created us, how can He represent us before the Almighty? Most of this mystery – not all grant you – is removed in the first phrase the author provides us. This priest was made like His brothers in every respect. He is not representing us before the Great I Am as a theoretical priest, having heard of our situation and is doing the best He can. He has become one of us, experiencing the trials and joys of life, the friction and disappointment of relationships, the frustration of relying on those who may not meet expectations. He has experienced all of our temptations and trials, and in joining with us in our pilgrimage through this life, can provide a priestly service on our behalf, morally perfect and yet understanding of our situation. It is through His walk on this earth that He became our Faithfull High Priest, One that could represent us before the Father, pleading our case with the power of a resurrected life and a proven righteousness that the Father has recognized through the resurrection. He became our Faithfull High Priest in His death and resurrection, having become like us. |
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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