Names of God
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Prophet
Jesus isn’t just our Priest and King, He’s a Prophet. Do you stumble over that notion like I do? When I think of prophets, I think of “Thus says the LORD,” and “The word of the LORD came to the prophet so-and-so.” In Jesus’s case, that translates to, “Thus says Me,” and, “I came to Me.” That makes me smile. He’s a ringer! Furthermore, we think of prophets telling of future events. With Jesus, it’s like cheating or insider trading. The one who’s telling the future is the one who ordained it. He knows the end from the beginning. Come on, Jesus, you’ve got insider information. You wrote the book.…
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Priest
This week’s name is a two-fer: Priest and Prophet. We’ll look at priest today, and the next post will focus on prophet. Ann Spangler says: Prophet, priest, and king–these were the three major offices in Israel, titles also ascribed to Jesus. While the king governed as God’s representative on earth, the priest’s role was to represent the people to God . . . We’ve already looked at King here and here. Jesus is not only king; He’s our high priest, the One Who represents us before the Father.. But Jesus wasn’t of Aaron’s line, the Levitical priesthood. Hebrews tells us He is of the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek? We first…
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Another Son of David
But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. – Matthew 1:20 Today, we start with a different heir to David’s throne. When the angel appeared, he called Joseph the son of David. Although Joseph had no throne, he was the rightful king of Israel. He was a dirt-poor tradesman who should have worn a crown. Herod, an Idumean usurper, held the title “King of the Jews.” Yet the angel made special mention of Joseph’s title. Why?…
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Son of David
King David had a lot of sons. A LOT of sons if you consider that, in Hebrew, all his male descendants were simply his “sons.” But referring to someone as “son of David” had special significance. He was the heir to David’s throne. King David wanted to build a temple for Yahweh, but the prophet Nathan had some bad news. God wouldn’t allow David to build it. However, his son Solomon would. In that passage, things take an unexpected turn. “Moreover, I tell you that the LORD will build a house for you. When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be of your sons; and…
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Husband
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her – Ephesians 5:25 I loved this verse so much we incorporated it in our marriage vows. I always tell people that saying I’d submit was no sacrifice when Lew was vowing to love me as Christ loved the church. Ephesians 5 gives great insight into healthy marriage relationships patterned after our relationship with God. Wives are to be subject to their own husbands as we all are to the Lord. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church–to the point of giving himself up for her. Husbands are to love…
