Our faithful reader, Brett R., pointed out that I (yes, even I) missed the complete Paleo-Hebraic spelling of the name. Here is my correction (in case you’re keeping track). Thanks, Brett. And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said, “Thus shall you say to Israel, I AM has sent me…
And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said, “Thus shall you say to Israel, I AM has sent me to you.” Exodus 3:14 Hebrew World translation I AM THAT I AM – It is fairly well understood that “God” is not the name of the Hebrew deity. “God” is more or…
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him. Acts 3:13 NASB The God of – What God do you serve? Perhaps this is really the most important…
At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD. Genesis 4:26 ESV Name – Explain the grammatical connections and implications of calling someone’s name. Let’s see. In English (and also in Greek and most Indo-European languages), a name is a phonetic marker that represents some entity. More importantly, it is an…
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 ESV In the name of – In his book, Epidemic: Examining the Infected Roots of Judaism and Christianity, Russ Houck suggests that the phrase “baptizing them in the…
The beast that you saw was and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast,…
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings. James 1:1 ESV James – If we’re going to study the work of someone, it might be useful to know the author’s name. It might be useful to know the author’s heritage and past influences and…
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19 NASB Name – Adam must have worked overtime. Can…
And I, I shall set My face against that man, and shall cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given of his offspring to Molek, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy Name. Leviticus 20:3 (my translation) Holy – “Above all, the name of God is…
“even these prophets of the deception of their own heart, who intend to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they relate to one another,. . .” Jeremiah 23:26-27 Intend – The Hebrew verb hashav covers a lot more than intentions. It means “to devise, to invent, to consider and to reckon.” …
