Category Archives: Names of God

Jehovah Mekoddishkem – The Lord Who Sanctifies You

To be sanctified is to be made holy or set apart for God’s purposes and glory. The name Jehovah Mekoddishkem is a name that God declares of Himself, making clear that it is His work to sanctify. You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, “Above all you shall keep My Sabbaths,…
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God, My Sustainer

Even to your old age and gray hairs    I am He, I am He who will sustain you.I have made you and I will carry you;    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.  Isaiah 46:4 God promises to be our sustainer – sead in Hebrew, meaning to support or sustain. To sustain is to protect and strengthen.…
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Strong Tower: Power in His Name

The Name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 The Name of the Lord carries authority and power. It is Migdal-oz, a strong tower. Towers in the ancient cities were an ultimate defense. They were a protection inside the already protected city walls. They…
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AMEN

Amen is a word of response. It literally means truth, reliable, trusted. When we say “amen” we are affirming the truth of what came before. Its usage is so common that it is even heard and understood in secular contexts as a statement of agreement. Then all the people shall say, “Amen!” Deuteronomy 27:16 The…
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