Elyon Name Of God
If you read the newspaper or watch television it feels as if our world is constantly in a state of chaos and confusion.
Elyon name of god. The name or title elyon emphasizes god s uniqueness and his supremacy above all others. When this name appears in the scripture it shows us his relationship with the creation indicating that god is above all this created. ʾēl ʿelyōn is usually rendered in english as god most high and similarly in the septuagint as ὁ θεός ὁ ὕψιστος god the highest. Elyon is always translated most high when preceded by el the hebrew word for god it is translated god most high in the new testament the greek equivalent to most high is used nine times.
Elyon literally means most high and is used both adjectivally and substantivally throughout the old testament. El elyon denotes exaltation and speaks of absolute right to lordship. Lord master and relational god. It expresses the extreme sovereignty and majesty of god and his highest preeminence.
Elyon biblical hebrew עליון. Masoretic ʿelyōn is an epithet of the god of the israelites in the hebrew bible. When hagar met the angel of the lord she realized she had seen god himself in a theophany. Melchizedek s name for god is a pair of words hebrew el elyôn found also in psalm 78 35.
God of seeing genesis 16 13 the name ascribed to god by hagar alone and desperate in the wilderness after being driven out by sarah genesis 16 1 14. El elyon is the god of gods the lord of lords and the king of kings. Names of god devotion el elyon by leah adams. El shaddai god almighty.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created in the day that the lord jehovah god made earth and heaven. He is the pourer forth of blessings. The hebrew word elyôn means most high from the root ālā go up climb ascend. ēl as we have seen is the generic term for god.
Almighty in the sense of ability to carry out his will. Almighty in the sense of power. It first occurs four times in genesis 14 18 20 22 18 melchizedek king of salem brought forth bread and wine to celebrate abram s military victory. It expresses the exaltedness and overwhelming majesty of god.
The compound name el elyon translated god most high or most high god occurs 12 times in the old testament.