The first set of names that I will be looking at are sometimes referred to as the "Names of Deity". These names include: Yahweh, Elohim, Adonai, Rishon Va-Acharon, and Adonai Yahweh.
Before I begin looking at the individual names, I thought it prudent to first understand the idea of deity.
Dictionary.com defined deity as "divine character or nature." Merriam-Webster defined deity as "the rank or essential nature." Vocabulary.com state that the word deity means "divine nature." At Theopedia.com I feel we move beyond a definition to an explanation. It states that "The deity of Jesus is considered an essential doctrine and is a central non-negotiable belief within Christianity. Also known as the "divinity of Christ," this doctrine asserts that Jesus Christ was and is God incarnate." In Colossians 2:9 the apostle Paul writes "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,"
The first names I will be studying speak to the very nature and divine character of God. I don't believe that is is possible for us to fully realize the nature God, but I have no doubt that we can and must know HIM on a personal level. And it is that conviction that has led me to begin this study.
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