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Names of God
Names of God The Lord
The Back-Story
Yahweh – the Lord What God says about his name, Yahweh What this means for us What this meant for Moses
God’s personal statement
Not quite like this ... From an applicant for a job with Tearfund: “I am committed to love and serve the poo.”
God’s personal statement I change mine God’s is unchanging
Exodus 34:5-7 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’
The Lord Ehyeh-asher-ehyeh: I AM WHO I AM. Whatever I am, I will be Yahweh – He is Self sufficient – relational – with us - unchangeable
The Lord, the Lord
compassionate and gracious Rahum we-hanun: words that explain each other Rahum: feeling word Hanun: action word
slow to anger SLOW to anger Slow to ANGER Targum: God is patient, the one who makes anger distant and brings compassion near Slow to ANGER Anger flows from love
abounding in love and faithfulness Hesed a word that wraps up all the positive attributes of God Emet: reliability
maintaining love to thousands Hesed – all the positive attributes of God again! Nstr - guarding
forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin Nasa – lift up, carry away Character trait – who he is, not just what he does
doesn’t leave the guilty unpunished But who by no means clears the guilty God’s end goal is a world set free from sin Justice is healing and renewal Justice is Yahweh’s promise that evil will be dealt with
And punishes children??? ...he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents ...
To the third and fourth generation
To the third and fourth
thousands 3rd & 4th
Punishment Love
What does this mean for us? Isaiah 43:7: “Called by my name, created for my glory” How are we doing at carrying the name?
Compassionate and gracious Slow to anger Abounding in love and faithfulness Maintaining love to thousands Forgiving Doing justice
Moses’ response Ex 34: 8-9 At once, Moses fell to the ground and worshiped, saying, “Please, Lord, if you see anything good in me, please Lord travel with us, hard-headed as we are. Forgive our iniquity and sin. Own us, possess us.”
Moses was changed: Ex.34:29-30 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.
The Lord, the Lord: Compassionate and gracious Slow to anger Abounding in love and faithfulness Maintaining love to thousands Forgiving Doing justice