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.
| 247 |
| GREAT GOD |
| Daniel 2:45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” |
| Daniel is beckoned before the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzer, after the king experienced a startling dream. He had watched in his night visions as a massive structure was erected before him, made of various metals. Now this is the first time Daniel is brought before the king, and the task was daunting. Not only interpret a dream, but determine the dream? Recount the contents of the dream the the king. Very unexpected! Daniel and his friends prayed, and in Daniels next appearance, he not only interpreted the dream according to truth, but also was able to provide the contents of the dream to the king. Daniel spoke of “a great God” in his confession before the king, and as this most likely was the first time before the King, Daniel introduced the King of Kings to the king of Babylon in a somewhat generic way. Daniel would be before the king many times, and would have national/worldwide influence before this king. This initial introduction Daniel was somewhat restrained, for he only revealed the contents of a dream. After all, it was only a message to a king regarding his kingdom’s eventual fall. An additional passage is found in the Old Testament regarding our Great God. Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. In this passage, we have another man of God describing our God as great. Ezra was addressing a community of faith, who were ready and willing to hear the Word of God. The reaction of the people of God was amazing. As Ezra opened the book of the law, the people stood. As he read the book of the law, the people wept. Imagine that! Weeping in the congregation of God’s people, due to the reading of the Book of the Law. Revival in the congregation was breaking out, for the Word reflected their failure, their sin and their disobedience, yet their hearts were open to the Lord. One man revealed a dream. One man revived a nation. Both actions were attributed the our Great God. Paul also speaks of our Great God, providing us clear indication of the identity of the One on the cross. Titus 2:13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, Take note that we have went from the indefinite article “a” in describing God with Daniel – (a Great God), through to the definite article “the” in Ezra’s declaration (the Great God) to Paul’s possessive description of God. He is our Great God. Lord Jesus – we look to You, our Great God for a time of revival as in Ezra’s day, a period of open hearts in front of the open Book. Help us have open hearts to Your ways! |
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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3 responses to “Names of God – GREAT GOD – 247”
Me again. I acknowledge that the Scripture quotes and content for 245 and 246 are different, but the actual name of God you highlight is the same. I don’t believe you’ve done that in the past, hence my request for clarification. Once again, thank you for your patience. – Bruce
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Bruce. Thanks for the diligent eye. Off to work this morning but will attend to this tonight. Thanks again and have a blessed day in Jesus.
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Greetings, I sent you a comment previously wherein I noted that it seemed as though you had repeated 245 with 246, and now you have come out with 247, with respect to your names of God series. If my observation is incorrect, please let me know, and if it is correct, would you be so kind as to let me know your intent to correct it. These are your three posts that I am drawing your attention to: https://consideringthebible.com/2026/01/05/names-of-god-great-and-awesome-god-245/
https://consideringthebible.com/2026/01/12/names-of-god-great-god-247/ I do appreciate and value the work you put into this. I’m just seeking clarification on an observation that I do not understand. Thank you for your patience. Blessings! – Bruce
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