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A daily devotional exploring the names of God in scripture. Our
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Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm
your host Richard Agee.
Today we start looking at the names of God. He is called a lot
of different things in scripture. We will start looking at what His
names mean to us today.
Scripture
Genesis 1:1; Psalms 19:1
In the beginning, God created everything: the heavens
above and the earth below.
The celestial realms announce God’s glory;
the skies testify of His hands’
great work.
Devotional
The Bible starts with the words we just heard, In the
beginning, God created everything.
Elohim is an interesting name for God.
Hebrews used it as singular, but ‘im’ usually makes the word
plural
Usually means the God of great power
Can mean God of gods, power of powers
Hebrews began their basic understanding of God with this word
God of gods, supersedes anything or anyone we might try to put
in His place
Power of powers, Elohim is greater, more powerful than anything
or anyone Satan may try to use to defeat us.
God is above all
In strength
In knowledge
In wisdom
In goodness
In grace and mercy
In dealing out justice for those who deserve His wrath
Before anything was, God was there and created it
When we think about the name Elohim, we also see the triune
God-head encapsulated in the name
The word is plural
Singular when referencing God, the creator
Recognition that God is more than one, but one, three in one,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Those who wrote the words believed in one God, monotheistic
society
Still used the plural name, inspired by God
As you think of this first name used by the Hebrews to describe
our God, think of what qualifies Him to carry this name
Creator
God of gods
Power of powers
Here before the beginning to put in place all there is, nothing
exists apart from His spoken word bringing it into existence
Elohim, God of power and might
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A daily devotional through the Bible narrated as if walking through the garden east of Eden with God. Scriptures come from a daily reading plan that take you through the Bible in one year, generally coming from The Voice. Our website is http://alittlewalkwithgod.com or http://richardagee.com