Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Remember that Abraham, as far as producing a son, was "as good as dead.
The word "El" is the root of Elohim from which we get "mighty, power, omnipotence, the strong one. Psalms The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalms O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people.
Blessed be God. Shaddai is translated 48 times in the Bible as "Almighty," and 24 times as "Breast. Later, he described to Joseph how the Almighty appeared to him at Luz. The name El Shaddai is found repeatedly in the book of Job, and that is no surprise. The Psalmist wrote about those who contend with and plot against the Father and His anointed Son—trying to claim greater wisdom and power than the Lord of heaven. But Scripture says God laughs at their silly assertions. We are foolish to contend with the Almighty.
A God of love is more palpable, more easily received, than the God who is sovereign and powerful—the Mighty God who can turn the hearts of kings and direct nations to do His will.
He is the God who chooses us to make us a holy people and He transforms us with His power. The mighty God, embodied in Jesus Christ, fed thousands from simple provisions. He healed people and cast out demons that tormented them. He worked mighty miracles to assist His people and rescue them. He even raised people from the dead!
What a mighty God we serve—and we need to praise Him. He invites us to call on Him in prayer so He can show us great and mighty things. We can trust Him because He is trustworthy; He is our solid rock and hiding place, our deliverer and protector. We are wise to love and trust Him with all our heart, soul and mind. We will sing and praise your power. Proverbs I agree with the comments given by Gayle and Rex.
El Shaddai means that no matter how difficult our circumstances God is completely able and equipped to handle them and provide the avenues to deliverance that we so desperately require. Thanks for your comments Diane. I think that in addition, when the storms of life arise around us, our focus on Him as El-Shaddai, the Almighty God gives us that tenacity of faith sustains the smile on our face, the songs of the Lord on our lips even while we are in a strange land, because like Elisha our eyes are not looking at and counting the army of Syria, ratherour eyes are glued on the greater One that is in us.
When the storm is over we will still be praising Him and guess what, we are better than when the storm just started; stronger, more peaceful, more tenderhearted, and then He is more glorified than ever. El Shaddai God is able to do what is impossible with man.
He is our sustainer in body mind and spirit. Hebrew uses this verb in the Piel stem. I had always understood El Shaddia to mean.. The God of ALL provision! HE provides everything and without him there would not be anything provided! He is my strength, my power, and my loving Abba.
Have a blessed weekend everyone! We have arrived at the end of the ages folks. He is in each of us, and the Source of all that is. Thank you; have a great day! While not complete, here is a list of OT names to consider, know and on which to meditate. The Proper Names of God 1. Scripturally capitalized representing the triune nature of the true and living God.
Do we really have any idea just how incredible the Lord our God is? In this case it indicates the true nature of His incredible intimate love for each one of His children. Today I thought about El Shaddai being a mountain of strength and power. Mountains are made to explore. The mountains and the nature it contains nutures us. That is it displays strength on one hand yet contains many examples of nuturing like fawn next to its mother. Put that mother and fawn in a setting with a huge waterfall cascading down a mountain.
Words cannot always express what we see but our spirit can connect and receive nuture as we see His provision and care in action. What a great thread thank you everyone for sharing. Our Father is so good, he is filled with loving kindness and mercy flows before Him. I was looking for a word of encouragement this morning and you all have reminded me of the Great God I serve and all is well when placed in His hands, the All sufficient One.
Thanks for sharing. The Lord showed me that knowing how to pronounce His Name is not as important as knowing what His Names mean and what He does. Have I experienced Him as El Shaddai?
Yes, time and again He has been my All Sufficient Provider. My mindset has been transformed from thinking like a Greek, to a looking at Scripture and Life like a Hebrew. Greek regards head knowledge and outward form, Hebrew is most concerned with action, the function, the fruit. And He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think. The name "Shaddai", by itself, occurs 41 times in the Old Testament, 29 times in Job alone, and is translated "Almighty" in most English Bibles.
In fact, the name "Shaddai" is the one written on the Mezuzah scroll. It comes as a destruction from the Almighty [Shaddai]. Walk in my presence and be pure-hearted. Bear fruit and increase, a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and sovereigns come from your body. It's important to note here that to experience God's sufficiency as our all-sufficient El Shaddai, we must realize our own in sufficiency.
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