Dwell – Abide – Take Refuge Back in the ’70s, I ordered the Book of Lists on a Scholastic Book Order. I loved looking at all the lists of useless information. Windiest Cities. Longest Rivers. Stupidest Criminals. The book calls itself a compendium of curious information. If memory serves, one of the lists was the…
We’re in Week 20 of Ann Spangler’s Praying the Names of God for 52 Weeks. This week, it’s more of a laundry list than a name – so many good promises one name can’t contain them all. Dwelling Place – Refuge – Shield – Fortress – Strong Tower the Hebrew transliteration: Maon, Machseh, Magen, Metsuda,…
The book of Hosea paints a beautiful picture of Yahweh’s forgiveness and redemption. No, many beautiful pictures. But they don’t start out that way. When Gomer had children, Yahweh told Hosea to name one son, “Not My People” and his daughter, “Unloved.” Ouch. That’s so harsh. The names Not My People and Unloved represent judgment…
This week’s name is awesome – El Chay, the Living God. Yahweh is throwing shade with this one. So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of Yahweh your Elohim.” Joshua continued, “This is how you will know that El Chay is among you and that he will certainly force the Canaanites,…
Our name of God for week 18 is Ish, Hebrew for Husband. Serendipitously, I came up with this graphic. No, the double entendre wasn’t intentional, but it’s a great way to illustrate a biblical type. As James Hamilton puts it, a promise-shaped pattern. We’ve talked about types before. Did Abraham realize…