This week’s name is Immanuel, means God with us. Matthew bookends his gospel with this promise. When Jesus was born, the Jews had been waiting over 700 years for the fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14. How was his coming announced? Joseph, a godly man, found himself betrothed to a pregnant woman. Not what he expected. He…
Today, I’m going off on a bit of a tangent. Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159! Goooo Trig! Woo-hoo! Our name this week, Immanuel, was given as a sign. One that God gave when he told Ahaz to ask for a sign. “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give…
Today, we begin an exploration of the names of Jesus, and we begin with the promise of his coming. Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14 If you’ve grown up in church, that’s…
Abba is a good Father As a father has compassion for his children, so Yahweh has compassion for those who fear him. – Psalm 103:13, Names of God version The word translated compassion in the verse above is raham in Hebrew. It connotes loving deeply, having mercy, having tender affection, having pity or compassion. This is…
This week, we reach the halfway point in the Names of God series. Until now, we’ve focused on the names of the First Person of the Trinity. Next week, we’ll move into the New Testament and focus on the Son. This week, we honor the Father. As we cross from the Old Testament to the…