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What does your name mean?
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In our time the meaning of a name does not hold
a lot of significance, but in Bible times your name held a lot of meaning and
importance
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It isn’t just people who had important names,
all through the Bible God reveals Himself to us by His names.
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The meanings behind His names tell us about His
personality and His nature
Names of God
EL
SHADDAI (LORD GOD ALMIGHTY) (el shad-di')
All-Sufficient
One, Lord God Almighty
EL
ELYON (THE MOST HIGH GOD) (el el-yone')
ADONAI
(LORD, MASTER) (ad-o-noy')
YAHWEH
(LORD, JEHOVAH) (yah-weh)
JEHOVAH
NISSI (THE LORD MY BANNER) (yeh-ho-vaw' nis-see')
The
Lord My Banner, The Lord My Miracle
JEHOVAH-RAAH
(THE LORD MY SHEPHERD) (yeh-ho-vaw' raw-aw')
JEHOVAH
RAPHA (THE LORD WHO HEALS) (yeh-ho-vaw' raw-faw')
JEHOVAH
SHAMMAH (THE LORD IS THERE) (yeh-ho-vaw' shawm'-maw)
JEHOVAH
TSIDKENU (THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS) (yeh-ho-vaw' tsid-kay'-noo)
JEHOVAH
MEKODDISHKEM (THE LORD WHO SANCTIFIES YOU)
(yeh-ho-vaw'
M-qadash)
The
Lord Who Sanctifies You, The Lord Who Makes Holy
EL OLAM
(THE EVERLASTING GOD) (el o-lawm')
The
Everlasting God, The God of Eternity, The God of the Universe, The God of
Ancient Days
ELOHIM
(GOD) (el-o-heem')
God,
Judge, Creator
QANNA
(JEALOUS) (kan-naw')
Jealous,
Zealous
JEHOVAH
JIREH (THE LORD WILL PROVIDE) (yeh-ho-vaw' yir-eh')
JEHOVAH
SHALOM (THE LORD IS PEACE) (yeh-ho-vaw' shaw-lome')
JEHOVAH
SABAOTH (THE LORD OF HOSTS) (yeh-ho-vaw' se ba'ôt)
The
Lord of Hosts, The Lord of Powers
David did more than write psalms and songs, he actually invented alot of instruments as well. And most of the songs and instruments that he created were inspired by his passion for the Lord. So, students were challenged to do the same. In groups and pairs, they chose one of these Hebrew names for God. Using a misture of natural and man-made items they invented their own instruments in an attempt to express who God is, based on the Hebrew name that they had.
