What Is the Name of God?
We will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever (Micah 4:5) What is your name? Do you know what it means? Does it fit your personality? Many of us know how we got our name and for whom, if anyone, we were named. Expectant parents often spend many hours choosing just the right name for their unborn child. Their selection may be based on a family name; to honor a close friend or famous person; or maybe because it is either popular or seldom used at the time. Some chose Bible names, while others select a name because of its meaning. During the period in which the Bible was recorded, the latter was true of Jewish parents. Selecting a name was a serious matter, for in their culture, a person’s name did more than identify them. It also foretold the nature of their personality. In some cases, God even told the parents what to name their child. Jesus is an excellent example. When the angel appeared to Joseph and...