NAMES
OF GOD
His glorious NAMES,
designated Titles and divine Office.
The English word: God
is translated from the Hebrew word, Elohim—which is a noun implying more than
One in unity.
One God composed of
more than One divine Person.
The Name Of The Lord
is a strong tower:
the righteous runneth
into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10 KJV
God of Abraham Isaac And Jacob
Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov
God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The Lord,
the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of
Jacob — has sent me to you.' This is My Name forever, the Name by which I am to
be remembered from generation to generation.
Exodus 3:15 NIV
Here is how the Complete Jewish Bible writes this:
God said further to Moshe, “Say this to the people of Isra’el:
‘Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Adonai], the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God
of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov, has sent me to you.’ This is My Name
forever; this is how I am to be remembered generation after generation.
This NAME OF GOD is HIS memorial for all
generations. By this NAME, HE is known forever as the GOD of the ancestors of
the children of Israel.
In the next verse, HE says,
"Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The
Lord, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — appeared
to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you
in Egypt.
The literal divine Presence of the Living GOD—GOD of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to Moses in the burning bush, calling him
to liberate the Hebrews from the iron grip of Egyptian slavery.
THE LORD GOD Who appeared to Moses, was paying close
attention to HIS people and HE saw what was being done to them in Egypt.
In verse 14, GOD revealed Himself to Moses as “I AM
THAT I AM” (see KJV), but in verse 15, He revealed Himself as: “GOD OF ABRAHAM
ISAAC AND JACOB”— Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov (Hebrew).
If the prophet had only told the people that “I Am
That I Am” has sent me to you, surely, they would not believe enough nor
understand, but rather, he told them as GOD had Commanded; that, “the LORD GOD
of your fathers”—the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob,
has sent me, thus, they knew that 'The LORD, The GOD of the Hebrews, had sent
to them, a prophet.
In Leviticus 26:42 God said,
I will remember My Covenant with Jacob and My Covenant with
Isaac and My Covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land (NIV).
GOD made a Covenant with Abram in Genesis 15, before
his name became Abraham [father of a multitude] in chapter 17. The LORD said to
him in a vision, “…I am your shield, your
very Great Reward" (15:1).
Abraham received ‘a good report’ from the LORD for
his faith and became “the father of faith.”
When GOD made Covenant with him, He promised to give
to his descendants the land of Canaan, which was from the river of Egypt to the
great river, the Euphrates—a land occupied by ten foreign tribes (Kenites,
Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites,
Girgashites and Jebusites).
In Genesis 17:2, God said to him:
“I will confirm My Covenant between Me and you and will greatly
increase your numbers."
In verses 4 to 7 He said,
"As for Me, this is My Covenant with you: You will be the
father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be
Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and
kings will come from you.
I will establish My Covenant as an everlasting Covenant between
Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be
your God and the God of your descendants after you.”
The LORD blessed Abraham’s wife and through her, gave
him “the child of Promise.” She also became “the mother of nations; kings of
peoples came from her" (v.16).
In verse 21, God said,
“But My Covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will
bear to you by this time next year."
GOD kept His Covenant with Abraham, and fulfilled
His promise to him. He lived many years as a friend of GOD, in obedience, honor
and loyalty to Him, and all nations on earth is blessed through him. The
Patriarch was buried at a good old age.
Isaac, whose name means “laughter,” was the “child
of Promise” born to Abraham.
Isaac’s name was announced to his biological father
by GOD, before he was born (Gen 17:19). GOD told Abraham that HE will establish
HIS Covenant with Isaac—this was promised before the birth of the young lad (v.
21).
Abraham left everything he owned to his heir, Isaac
(25:5-6). After Abraham's death, God blessed his son, Isaac, who then lived
near Beer Lahai Roi (v.11).
One day, in a place called Gerar, GOD appeared to
Isaac and confirmed HIS Covenant with him.
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into
Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless
thee; for unto thee, and unto thy Seed, I will give all these countries, and I
will perform the Oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy Seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and
will give unto thy Seed all these countries; and in thy Seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed;
Because that Abraham obeyed My Voice, and kept My Charge, My Commandments,
My Statutes, and My Laws.
Gen 26:2-5 KJV
GOD confirmed HIS Covenant with Jacob as he dreamt
at Bethel.
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all
night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the
top of it reached to Heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
descending on it.
And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord
God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,
to thee will I give it, and to thy Seed;
And thy Seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt
spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south:
and in thee and in thy Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places
whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not
leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Gen 28:10-15 KJV
The name “Israel” [prince with GOD], was given to
Jacob after he wrestled with GOD at Peniel (32:28). He then, became “the prince
that prevails with GOD. His new name can be interpreted as "soldier of
GOD.”
As a prince, “Israel” has Power with GOD and with
men, and has prevailed. Therefore,
"No misfortune is seen in Jacob,
no misery observed in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them;
the shout of the King is among them.
Num 23:21NIV
The name “Israel” became the national name of the
twelve tribes collectively. This name, they were called in Exodus 3:16, and
afterward.
Jacob was a supplanter, a schemer (trickster,
swindler)! But he found Favor with GOD— He saw GOD face to face, and his life was
spared and not snatched away! When he contended with GOD, a blessing was
pronounced on him!
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength
he had Power with God:
Yea, he had Power over the Angel, and prevailed: he wept, and
made supplication unto Him: he found Him in Bethel, and there He spake with us.
Hosea 12:3-4 KJV
Because Jacob was strong with GOD, he prevailed with
men.
In Egypt, God heard the groaning of the children of
Israel, and remembered HIS Covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Ex 2:24). In
chapter 3 verse 6, GOD said to Prophet Moses,
"I am the GOD of your father, the GOD of Abraham, the GOD
of Isaac and the GOD of Jacob."
At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid
to look at GOD.
Later, in chapter 6 verse 3, GOD disclosed to him
that, HE appeared to his ancestors—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; establishing HIS
Covenant with each of them (v.4).
GOD informed him that HE had heard the groaning of
the Israelites, whom the Egyptians were enslaving, and that HE had remembered
HIS Covenant (v.5).
Furthermore, the LORD said to him:
"Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the Lord, and I
will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from
being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with
mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as My own people, and I will be your
GOD. Then you will know that I am the Lord your GOD, Who brought you out from
under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with
uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you
as a possession. I AM THE LORD'"(vv.6-8 NIV).
Canaan was to become the land of pilgrimage for
Abraham’s descendants.
It was GOD Himself Who gave the land of Israel to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants forever. Israel belongs to GOD
and HE holds the future of Israel in HIS hands, and it will be a glorious
future through the Return of the Messiah—Jesus Christ.