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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| GOD WHO JUDGES ON EARTH |
| Psalm 58:11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.” |
| Two sureties are expressed in this verse. 1. There is a reward for the righteous 2. There is a God who judges on earth It is the second surety that appeals to me in this post. It is “God who judges on earth”. I don’t recall ever dwelling on this phrase before, and my intent is not to dull the truth that a judgment day is coming, and that the judge will be God Almighty for every soul on this old globe. Yet, in my nitpicky way of looking at a passage, I don’t see the psalmist stating there is a God who judges the earth, or there is a God who judges those on the earth. Of course, since I am not a Hebrew scholar, or even close to understanding the nuances of this ancient language, or the structure of the message, I ask those reading to understand my limitations, and my possible error. Yet I can’t help but think of this passage describing God as judging on earth. What does that mean? Some translations are somewhat different for the translation reads of God judging in the earth. …God who judges in the earth NKJV …God who judges in the earth NET …God judging in the earth YLT …God that judgeth in the earth ASV …God who judges justly here on earth NLT …God who judges on earth CST …God who judges on the earth NASB …God who judges on earth LSB …God who judges on earth RSV …God who is judge on the earth BBE …God who judges on the earth AMP All of that is provided to support the general truth of God judging, with the added information that the locale of the judgement will be on, or in the earth. For some reason, I have had the opinion that judgement would occur in the heavens. And that may be the truth, for this verse may not be contradictory, but complementary to that truth, or be speaking of a different type of judgement. But as I said, this verse directs me to a day a long time ago, over two millennium ago, when God did judge on the earth, in a small back water nation, on a hill called Calvary, with judgment poured upon the One who walked this earth, spoke righteousness and loved to the very death. Our God is the GOD WHO JUDGES ON EARTH, and the most fierce some judgement is that which His own Son experienced on earth, for all men to see. |
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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2 responses to “Names of God – GOD WHO JUDGES ON EARTH – 207”
I love the many Names of God. One of my favorites is Yahweh: the Great I AM. It reminds me that He is the same yesterday, today and forever!
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As I am going through the names of God, I am surprised at how often the name reflects a need He supplies to His children. Thanks for the comment and have a blessed day!
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