Modern Day Magi

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14............. Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. - Acts 17:11

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

What's in a name anyway?

Many names have meanings so i did a little research and it turns out that both my kids have cool meanings to their names (found out only after they were named).

First name: Elliot = The Lord is God Middle name: Ray = Kingly or Worthy Protector.
So Elliot Ray means The Lord is God my King and Worthy Protector.

and

First name: Abigael = A father's joy Middle name: Mary = Bitter (ok so bitter isn't so cool).
So Abigael means A father's Joy.

This got me thinking about Biblical names and their meanings.
I remembered reading in Chuck Missler's Learn the Bible in 24 Hours about the lineage from Adam to Noah in Genesis 5.
when you sift through it all you get the line of fathers to sons...
Adam - Seth - Enosh - Kenan - Mahalal'el - Jared - Enoch - Methusaleh - Lamech - Noah.
On their own these names dont do much other than tell us the lieage of Noah, hoever when you look at the meanings of these Hebrew names, and their Englich translation, an interesting pattern emerges.
  1. Adam (Adomah) = Man
  2. Seth = Appointed
  3. Enosh (from anash 'to be incurable') = Mortal, Frail, Miserable
  4. Kenan = Sorrow
  5. Mahalal'el (Mahalal 'Blessed' and El 'God') = The Blessed God
  6. Jared (from the verb yaradh) = Shall come down
  7. Enoch = Commencement or Teaching
  8. Methusaleh = His death shall bring
  9. Lamech (from which we get lament or lamentation) = Despairing
  10. Noah (derived from nacham) = Comfort or Rest

Now the genealogy (Adam - Seth - Enosh - Kenan - Mahalal'el - Jared - Enoch - Methusaleh - Lamech - Noah) reads in English

"Man [is] appointed mortal sorrow; [but] the blessed God shall come down teaching [that His] death shall bring [the] desparing comfort and rest."

Basically the story of Jesus! Isnt it awesome that God can reveal his truth even in places we might not think to look?
How can the Bible not be the word of God with details like this hidden within its pages?

1 Comments:

  • At 1/10/2006 09:24:00 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    So Elliot Ray means The Lord is God my King and Worthy Protector.

    That is very clever

     

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