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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| GREAT IS OUR LORD |
| Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. |
| As we consider the names of God, we see the same modifier describing different aspects or characteristics of our God. Such is the case for our current streak of Names. Since we began in Post 245 – Great and Awesome Name, we have considered the modifier “Great” included in our descriptions. This should not surprise us, for our God is Great, but what does that mean? Let’s consider some shades of meaning in relation to the term “Great”. SIZE The first possible meaning might include the concept of size. You know – the fire was great, as in it was a large fire! SIZE (in comparison) We sometimes call animals of the same genus “great” to differentiate them from others of like nature. An example might include the “Great Blue Heron”, or the “Great Grey Owl”. Great in this case relates to a comparison amongst the same type of animal SIZE (numerically) How about the way great is used in relation to quantity? There was a great number of students waiting to go into class. QUALITY Quality may be described when using great, as in – the cheese was great, better than I had ever tasted! SUPERIORITY Great may be used in relation to character, to the noble and good life lived by a man or woman. She was a great servant of those in need. SKILLFUL I have a friend that is adept, very skillful at learning languages. She is a great linguist! CHIEF OR PRINCIPAL Great is sometimes used when describing the principal or main building on a site. I recently visited a ranch in Texas and had meetings in the “great” house. ENTHUSIASTIC To be considered great in relation to enthusiasm would describe one who loves a certain topic or activity, and then be described as great. Something like – Frank was a great lover of hotdogs. (He wasn’t passive towards those dogs!) There may be more shades of meaning I have missed, but to call our God Great may include some or all of these shades of meanings. Which shade of meaning might you consider your favorite? Is there any shade of meaning that you might consider not applicable to God? Let me know in the comments. |
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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