The Names Of God

But Zechariah said, “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”

The day was coming. God was revealing His nature, His character little by little. But one day, The Lord would be King over all the Earth, and His name one.”

And one day, it happened. An angel told Joseph in a dream not to worry about the fact that Mary was with child, because this was not any ordinary child. This was a special child.

Matt. 1: 21, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

Jesus means YHVH Salvation. And when He was about thirty years old, Jesus began to live up to His name. He was Emanuel, God with us. God, who had been separated from mankind by their sins was now with us; God with us. Jesus was Elohay Mikarov, The God Who is Near.

John 8:56, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.”

Jesus is The I AM Eyah Aser Eyah. He began working miracles among the people. He turned water into wine at a wedding feast. He was YHVH Nissi, the God of Miracles.

I’m telling you, Jesus was more than just a man. He was more than just a prophet. He is more than just a religious figure of an old religion. He was Emanuel, God with us. When He opened the eyes of the bling, healed all matter of diseases, He was YHVH Rophecha, The God Who Heals.

Mark 5:25, “And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”

This woman had tried everything else, and nothing else had worked. She was bankrupt. She had no money, she had no hope. She was unclean under the Levitical law. But when she saw Jesus, something stirred within her. Somehow she knew He was more than a man. Somehow she felt in her innermost being, this is the One. He is the answer. The crowds were all around Jesus, but she pressed her way to him, thinking that if she could just touch the hem of His garments, she would be made whole. Now, under the Levitical Law, all Israelite males wore a talit, a shawl with blue borders. Orthodox Jews still where them today. At the corners of the talit are tassels call sit-sits. Tradition tells us that the Jews used these tassels much like we use checks today. They wove their names into the tassels, and, when buying something, would place the tassel into clay, leaving the imprint of their name. Jesus wore such a garment. And the woman said, “If I could just touch the hem of His garment.” What garment? The Talit. Could it be that when she reached out and touched the hem of His garment, she got a hold of His name? And the moment she touched the hem of His garment, she was healed.