The Lord is also the Rock. This is a metaphor for the character of God which is unchanging. This type of God was uncommon in the Ancient Near East so this was a great example to Israel's neighbors (Albright 1990, 188-89). Some verses that use this metaphor are Psalm 31:1-3 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me. So the Lord is our security in the moments that we have none. He is the only one that can make a claim like that.
El Elyon mean Most High or exalted and one of the places it is found is in Deuteronomy 26:19 He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised. “El Elyon denotes exaltation and speaks of absolute right
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“The Hebrew word, Olam, comes from a root meaning eternity (Names of God.” Names of God).” So the Lord is telling his children, the Israelites, that He is the who began everything and the Lord and the Lord allow will finish it. In Genesis 21:33 it says, Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God. “Hebrew El Olam, the enduring God, which depicts God as responsible for the grand scheme of things. He is the God of the long term (Keener, NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible).” The Lord is the responsible for His creation and we are apart of His creation so He will take care of us. He know what is best because He is the God of what is to come so He will work everything to our goal. Since the Lord is the God of the long term then He plans to stick around even when we mess up. He is faithful to stay with us through our rough
A God who is all loving would not stand by knowing what terrible things are going to happen unless he either did not have the power to stop it from happening, or unless he is not all
The Hebrew God as depicted in the Old Testament is omnipotent and omniscient. He creates perfect and harmonious order in the universe, as depicted in Genesis 1, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters," (51) which was created by Him in six days (47), "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made" (52).
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
The writer also shows trust and steadfast love with “But I trusted in your steadfast love;” Also, there is evidence that the writer doesn’t doubt that God will come to his salvation as he states “he has dealt bountifully with me.” The writer is confident that God will help.
The Lord God All Mighty is the sovereign Creator ruler and divine authority and judge over all His creation in the heavens, in the earth, in the sea, and under the earth. He is "the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace" (Isaiah 9:6,KJV) the "Eternal-One" "Who is from "everlasting to everlasting"(Psalms 90:2) the Great "I AM" Who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. He is "the high and lofty One [Who] inhabiteth eternity"(Isaiah 57:15)"Who sits upon the circle of the earth" (Isaiah 40:2), where every creature is laid wide open and naked before His all-seeing eye (cf Hebrews 4:13). Therefore, "Heaven is His throne and the earth
Poem, hymn or combination of the two, “Rock of Ages” is a brilliantly designed and masterfully executed recipe for salvation. Whether a person is in the prime of life or on the brink of death, this work of art was intended to serve everyone. It touches on the unapproachability of God apart from a mediator, it brings up double imputation, it shows the futility of our own works in securing salvation, it foretells God’s righteous judgment on the last day and in the end it provides hope in salvation. In conclusion, as Toplady would agree, Christ is the rock and in his cleft, we find salvation. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (The Holy Bible, John.
ithin the first sentence of our holy scriptures we are confronted with the word God. “Bereishis” or beginning with, “In the beginning, God….” (ESV) (Genesis 1:1) a few principium conferred to the reader. Elohim proclaimed to all mankind that he is the King, the Sovereign creator and ruler of the world, he existed before time and without him nothing would exist.
He remains this way to serve as a check for each god's involvement in the
This phrase is later repeated three more times, in Judges 18:1, 19:1, and 21:25. Since the phrase is repeated several times, it emphasizes the need for a king to govern the people and lead them in better ways. The Davidic covenant also exemplifies this positive view, since God showed favor on David and his descendants. God said that King David’s descendants are God’s sons, and that the LORD will establish a “royal throne forever”, as in a line of kings until the end of time (2 Sam. 7:13). God also promises to give David “rest from all your enemies” (2 Sam. 7:11) and a place for his people to live (2 Sam. 7:10). Just like Abraham, King David is promised descendants, blessings, and land. Hezekiah, another good king of Judah, was also viewed favorably. In the LORD’s sight, Hezekiah did what was right, just like David (2 Kgs 18:3). 2 Kings 18: 5 also states that “and neither before nor after [Hezekiah] was there anyone like him among all the kings of Judah.” Unlike Solomon, Hezekiah observed the commandments and thus, “the LORD was with him, and he succeeded in all he set out to do” (2 Kgs 18:7). Therefore, the Deuteronomistic History looks favorably upon kings, since the need for a king is stated multiple times in Judges, and kings like David and Hezekiah are looked upon with favor by God and the people
Following the creation story of the book of Genesis is the book of Exodus. In Genesis, God promised Abraham a “great nation from which all nations of the earth will be blessed (Gen 12:1-3)” and in Exodus God completes this promise through the creation of the holy nation, Israel. Exodus tells the story of the God who rescued his people out of Egypt because of the promise he had made to Abraham. God calls to Moses to complete his promise. God’s call to Moses is not only important because he liberates the Israelites but also because God reveals His name(s) along with His true Nature. God calls upon Moses and tells him that He’s back to help the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and that Moses is to lead them. God then gives him full instructions on what to tell the Pharaoh and, more importantly, the Israelites, who are promised, land “flowing with milk and honey”.
...so holds all things in his power, so rules by his authority and will, so governs by his wisdom, that nothing can befall except he determine it. Moreover, it comforts him to know that he has been received into God's safekeeping and entrusted to the care of his angels, and that neither water, nor fire, nor iron can harm him, except so far as it pleases God as governor to give them occasion. Thus indeed the psalm sings: "For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. Under his wings will he protect you, and in his pinions you will have assurance; his truth will be your shield. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the flying arrow by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at midday" (Calvin 224).
fashioner of men, the creator of cattle, the lord of all being". He is the
The book of Genesis reveals the mystery of how the universe, humans and all the creatures originated. From the beginning, God has His plan for the whole world. This book tells us a story about how God chose Abraham and his descendants as his people, and why he made a covenant with them. Through the story of creation and Abraham’s family, it clarifies that God is the Creator, Governor and Preserver of all things. The main units of Genesis will be traced in the outline below.
This is especially significant because it prompts God to grant him two more gifts: riches and lasting honor. It is evident that this passage reflects the Deuteronomic understanding of the covenant agreements between God and the people. God first appears before Solomon as result of his father, David’s exclusive loyalty and love for God, and Solomon’s own loyalty and love. Because Solomon takes into account God’s approach towards him (evident through God’s gift of succession of the kingdom to Solomon), he presents God with great loyalty. As a result of this ongoing loyalty and worship, God appears before Solomon with knowledge of his desire to govern the people correctly.
Today's Gospel reading shows us that the Lord is with us through times of trial… or when the storms of life get to be too much to handle. Whether He calms the storm as he did for the disciples, or asks us to let him walk through the storm with us, as Paul talks of in 2 Corinthians, or gives us the strength to fight against it, as He did for David while up against Goliath; he is always with us. He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.