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Thursday June 24, 2010

Number 6:22-27 I have read this passage so many times in Bible College and have memorized it. As we have spent the week at the orphanage, I saw on the wall a list of some of the names for God in the Old Testament. I remember this passage as soon as I saw that poster. This blessing is asking for God’s divine favor to rest upon others. It helps us understand what a blessing does and it conveys a couple of different things. It conveys that God:
Blesses and keeps (favor & protection)
Face shine upon (be please)
Be gracious (merciful & compassionate)
Turn face toward (give His approval)
Give peace
The blessings we offer up will not only help the one receiving it, it will demonstrate love, encourage others, and provide a model of caring to others.

“So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” (vs. 72) When we are in need, we put a name of God upon us and He will bless us. There are many names of God, all representing a different aspect of who God is.

Adoni- Lord; My great Lord
El- The strong One
El Elyon- The God Most High
Elohim- The all-powerful one; Creator
El Olam- The eternal God; everlasting God
El Roi- The God who sees me
El Shaddai- The all-sufficient one; The God of the mountains; God Almighty
Immanuel- God with us; “I AM”
Jehovah- “I AM”; The one who is; The self-existent one
Jehovah Jireh- The Lord will provide
Jehovah Mekaddishken- The Lord who sanctifies
Jehovah Nissi- The Lord is my banner
Jehovah Rapha- The Lord who heals
Jehovah Rohi- The Lord is my shepherd
Jehovah Sabaoth- The Lords of Hosts; The Lord of Armies
Jehovah Shalom- The Lord is peace
Jehovah Shammah- The Lord is there; The Lord is my companion
Jehovah Tsidken- The Lord our Righteousness
Yah- ““I AM”; The one who is; The self-existent one
YHWH-“I AM”; The one who is; The self-existent one

What name do you need?