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m J E H O V A H 1 KUCH is made in the Bible of God's Name. It stands for Him- self. His Name is near, Ps. 7:1; it is Holy, Ps. 105:3; it is to be feared, "this glorious and fearful Name, the Lord thy God," Dt. 28.58; it must not be profaned, Ex. 20:7; to call on His Name is to be saved, Joel 2:32: saints long to know the Name, Gen. 42:27: they trust in it, Ps. 32;21; love it, Ps. 5:11. and proclaim it, Ps. 22:22;. God's In these names l
Names tell Who He is, but, also What He is. The true use of a name is to describe a nature. "God," to our Saxon fore- fathers, was the common w o r d "good." It named THE GOOD, that is the Chief Good or the Only Good, A most apt name for creation'sBen- efactor. The He- brew word com- monly translated "God, "in our ver- sion is "Elohim," with a totally dif- ferent meaning, viz: the High and Mighty One, it is plural with a sing- u l a r verb, so teaching the plur- ality of might and majesty in God, and, we think, hinting of the Trinity.
God reveals His being, nature, and relations, to His creatures, b u t chiefly to His s a i n t s . E a c h name is a distinct revelation of a Divine attribute or attitude to be realized in the ex- perience of the be- liever. When God made promise to Abraham He said, "I am El Shad- dai," the Almigh- ty, All-able to ful- fill. In so reveal- ing Himself He offers Himself, that faith may ap- propriate Him in all His fullness as so made known. His names are Gospel, the gospel, and tog e t h e r a creed, a theology. Since in Christ "dwells all the
" J e h o v a h" s t a n ds f or " He W h o Is," T he "I am t h a t I am ." "I am El S h a d d a l" e q u a ls this, "I God A l m i g h ty a m ." J e h o v ah T s i d k e nu b e c ame " T he Lord our r i g h t e o u s n e s s ." J e h o v ah Jeshi, J e s u s' name, " T he Lord my S a v i o u r" this. J e h o v ah Shallom, O my soul, " T he L o rd of P e a c e" is He. . J e h o v ah R o p h e ka m a k e s whole, " T he L o rd t h a t h e a l e th thee." J e h o v ah J i r eh is to say, " T he L o rd will see" a n d heed. J e h o v ah Ro'i, d ay by day, " T he L o rd my S h e p h e r d ," lead. J e h o v ah Ori, "Lord my L i g h t ": Sun of my l i fe is He. J e h o v ah Nissi, in t h e fight " T he L o rd my B a n n e r" be. J e h o v ah Goali, my K i n, "Lord my R e d e e m e r" b o re my sin, J e h o v ah Tsuri, "Lord my R o c k ," S h a d ow a nd R e f u g e of t h e flock. J e h o v ah T s i l k a, g r a t e f ul word, Wh i ch m e a ns " T he L o rd t h y shade." J e h o v ah S h om r e k a, "The Lord T hy K e e p e r ," shield a nd blade. J e h o v ah Melek, " t h' Lord is K i n g ," F o r Him be b r a ve a nd t r u e. J e h o v ah Me k e d i s h k em sing, " T he Lord w h o h a l l o ws you." J e h o v ah Me h o q q e nu h e a r. " T he Lord o ur L a w g i v e r ." J e h o v ah S h o p h e t e nu n e ' er " T he L o rd o ur J u d g e" c an err. J e h o v ah T s a b b a o t h, T hy rod Shall rule, "O Lord of Ho s t s ." J e h o v ah Elohim. "Lord God," In T h ee my spirit boasts. J e h o v ah S h a mm a h, e v e r y w h e r e, T h is T hy n a me " T he L o rd is there." J e h o v ah Osenu, to Thee, "The L o rd o ur Ma k e r ," g l o ry be.
fullness of the God head bodily," Col. 2:9; to Him belong the Royal titles, and since He is ours, 1 Cor. 1:2; He is all this to us, and we have al things in Him, 1 Cor. 3:21-23. Let us claim Him and call on Him by that particular title which fits each mood or need. For your guilt He is Johowah Tsidkenu; for your weariness Jehovah Tsilka.
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