Names of God Part I

Introduction:

As we study the Bible, we become aware of the importance of names and their meaning in the ancient East.  In that culture, the giving of a name had particular significance and people were frequently named or renamed for a characteristic or capacity the name wanted them to have.  Thus, Abram (high father) became "the father of many nations" and Jacob (the supplanter) became "You have striven with God and with men and have prevailed," to give two examples.

Nowhere is this more true than in the case of God Himself.  God wants His people to know Him intimately.  One way He does this is through revealing His many names, each with a particular meaning.  Throughout the ages we see Him giving His people a fuller and fuller revelation of Himself, finally culminating in the perfect revelation, Jesus Christ.

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