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…
“On that day she will call me her Ish,” declares Yahweh. “She will no longer call me her master.” – Hosea 2:16 Names of God version Ish, in Hebrew, means husband. That’s our name for this week. Doesn’t the verse above sound like some beautiful, “Once upon a time” fairy tale? My heart soars thinking of…
This week’s name of God is Melek, King. In Genesis 14, we’re introduced to this mysterious king, Melchizedek. And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be…
Many Jewish prayers start this way: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam It means, Blessed are you, oh Lord our God, King of the Universe This makes my heart sing. This week’s name in Ann Spangler’s study, Praying the Names of God for 52 Weeks, is Melek, King. The concept of a monarchy goes against…