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 Shepherd |
| Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant |
| We considered Jesus as the Good Shepherd in post number 240. In that particular post, we found it convenient to consider the Good Shepard in relation to the bad shepherds so often described in the Word. For our post this morning, to consider the Great Shepherd is not to consider Him in comparison to a bad shepherd. That is the task of calling Him the Good Shepherd. For Him to be called the Great Shepherd is to isolate Him, to consider Him, not in relation to any inferior shepherd, but for who He is in his person and work. He is the Great Shepherd, having been raised out of the grave. No one can claim the status of being the Great Shepherd other than the One who has accomplished two feats of salvation 1. He passed through death and out from the grave after three days. No other religious leader, teacher or instructor has ever claimed to be able to perform this feat, yet we know our Messiah not only repeatedly prophesied of His own death and resurrection, He proved His deity by walking out of the tomb. He is a man of His Word! 2. He erupted out of the tomb through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Now I am not sure if “everlasting covenant” is a synonym for the New Covenant, emphasizing its eternal longevity, continuing on into eternity. The “everlasting covenant” may speak of a covenant entered into prior to the fall of mankind, prior even to creation. Some think this term refers to a council within the Triune Godhead in eternity past, with all three members of the Godhead entering into to accomplish the salvation of rebel sinners, and to provide the greatest glory to the Person of God. Either thought only lifts up the incredible work of the Lord in offering salvation to a people who were dead, blind and deaf. He is the Great Shepherd, and as such, He provides us the promise of Life, since He has triumphed over death, and an ongoing covenant that will continue throughout out the ages. He is the Great Shepherd! |
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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