Hagar Where is God in this (i) 'Where is God in this?'—I intend this to be an occasional series in my blogs, although only the first two are planned, about those really difficult, uncomfortable parts of the Bible, and where God is to be found in those stories. Among the worst of the stories in …
Tag: Abraham
Names of God—Part 33
YHWH Yireh Names of God—Part 33 The LORD will sort it YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe …
Names of God – Part 9
Names of God - Part 9 Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to translate into English. Up to now I have been looking at the compound names of God in the Bible starting with El, God. This and the next few names use the plural word, Elohim, Gods, but as …
Names of God – Part 5
Names of God - Part 5 El Roi El Roi (pronounced El Roee) means the one who sees. It may sound to some that God seeing is something to be scared of, but that is not the way it is used in the Bible. The God who sees is a God who loves and cares. The …
Making an ass of myself 