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 OF ALL FLESH |
| Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? |
| Jeremiah is living in the midst of the downfall of Jerusalem. As he had been preaching for years, the captivity was upon them. No-one could deny the inevitable catastrophe facing the nation of Israel. Jeremiah 32 24Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. 25Yet you, O Lord GOD, have said to me, “Buy the field for money and get witnesses”—though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.’” In the midst of this total decimation of God’s people and their country, and most importantly of the Temple, Jeremiah was instructed to buy a plot of land. 25Yet you, O Lord GOD, have said to me, “Buy the field for money and get witnesses”—though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans Utter foolishness, for it would not be long before all the land would be trampled over by the Chaldeans, and the few “lucky” Jewish people left alive would be dragged to Babylonia, a strange land with a strange tongue, strange gods and strange customs. What good would buying a piece of land do for Jeremiah. If he survived, and he had confidence he would, the land he purchased might simply be taken by the victors. But that is the very point. Jeremiah is watching his nation go up in smoke, and he invests in it. He invests due to the Word of God instructing him to, to lay a claim that showed other’s, and in a special way himself, that the current circumstances are not final. Jeremiah’s act of obedience showed that though terrors and trials were surrounding the nation, God was the God of all flesh, that He not only had his hand on Israel, but also Babylonia, for He is the God of all Flesh. God has His hand on the Babylonians, and the time they have to oppress Israel is limited. Seventy years of captivity is allowed by God, as Jeremiah prophesies in the book. That is the extent of abuse the Babylonians will exert on Israel, and then those who hears God’s voice to return will return. A mere blip on the screen in God’s timetable. This land purchase of Jeremiah represented God’s faithfulness to the remnant, and personally of Jeremiah’s trust in God. He made a tangible exchange of funds (which might be of much greater value during a time of famine) for a piece of land he may never experience. But Jeremiah trusted that God’s people would return, that God would have the remnant come back. And that because God was the God of all Flesh, God would not be frustrated with the decisions or acts of Israel or Babylon. God id the God of all Flesh, and even today, as the world seems to be burning, God is the God of all Flesh! And we can rejoice in His guiding hand as we seek to follow such a good and powerful God. Praise His Name. |
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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