![]() As Alam, He remains a mystery and a secret to mere human minds. In teaching young theological students, the rabbis would write “for ever” ( olam) defectively, rendering it alam, “to conceal,” thus teaching their students that the name of God was to be concealed.Īs Olam, God is the Everlasting One, available to His people throughout the ages. God's everlasting or timeless nature- without beginning or end-is one of the most profound mysteries of His nature. With a tiny change in the vowel signs in Hebrew, the ancient rabbis spelled it alam, “hidden”, underscoring the mysterious nature of God. The prefix El.is from Elohim (“strong Creator”). And you could continue this chorus in a wonderful time of worship as you prayerfully recall all the great Attributes of God as all existing eternally!Įlmer Towns picks up on the idea of hidden or secret in the derivation of Hebrew word olam commenting that.Įl Olam, the Everlasting God, is a secret name for God, hinting at His mysterious nature. In other words, all of the glorious attributes of El Olam are themselves everlasting! And so for example, His goodness, His longsuffering and His faithfulness (etc) are all from "everlasting ( olam) to everlasting" ( olam) (Ps 41:13- note, Ps 90:2- note). Therefore we must focus on God's Great and Glorious Names, so that we might be able to glorify His Name, so that we might, by His Spirit, be enabled to live in a manner worthy of His Great Name before a watching world in desperate need of a supernatural vision of the invisible God in and through the visible lives of His children (cp Mt 5:16- note, Phil 2:15- note)!Īnd so we begin at the beginning, focusing on Him Who has no beginning nor end, El Olam, the Everlasting God! When we pray " Hallowed be Thy Name, El Olam" we are acknowledging God as holy, as unlike any other, for there is none other who can claim to be everlasting! Enabled by His Spirit, we are choosing to reverence, honor, glorify, and exalt El Olam, the Name which speaks of the eternality of His person and His character. ![]() As he ever gives us grace, let us ever render to Him the glory of it. God has never done blessing us, let us never have done blessing Him. Spurgeon: In eternity gratitude will prolong its praise. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your Name forever. While time is measured out by days, Jesus shall be glorious among men. His name shall be continued as long as the sun. Spurgeon: In its saving power, as the rallying point of believers, and as renowned and glorified, his name shall remain for ever the same. May His Name endure forever (olam) May His Name increase as long as the sun shines and let men bless themselves by Him Let all nations call Him blessed.And blessed be His glorious Name forever (olam) And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. It is the purpose for which the world was created it is the end for which the saints are called and convened (See Piper's sermon God Created Us For His Glory): it is the chief thing we should seek-“that in all things God may be praised (glorified through Jesus Christ)” (1Pe 4:11- note). It is the object of one of our Lord’s own prayers: “ Father, glorify ( aorist imperative) Your Name!” (John 12:28). The glory of God is the first thing that God’s children should desire. By asking that they may be “ hallowed,” we mean that they may be made known and glorified. For this reason we must study in depth the Names of God, not just knowing the Names "superficially" (e.g., knowing a specific title such as Jehovah Jireh, as excellent as that title is) but knowing His Names intimately, "Biblically" knowing how and why God chose to reveal them and what impact His self revelation had on the saints to whom they were revealed and continues to have on our lives today.īy the “ name of God we mean all those attributes through which He is revealed to us-His power, wisdom, holiness, justice, mercy and truth. And so by focusing on God's Great and Glorious Names is ever how we are to begin our prayers, our petitions, our supplications, our requests, our cries for assistance! And so we must know what God teaches about His Great Name. There it is! God's Name is to be hallowed, to be sanctified, to be consecrated, to be made (considered) holy, to be set apart (not just in our head but in our heart, in our lives of loving, Spirit filled obedience!). ![]() ![]() ![]() Our Father Who art in Heaven Hallowed be Thy Name. At the outset however, recall that Jesus helps us put the importance of the knowledge of the Names of God in proper perspective, teaching us how we should begin our prayers in Mt 6:9KJV- note. In the notes below, we will seek to answer this question specifically for the great Name, El Olam, Everlasting God ( NB: Emphasis on application is in bold red and green). First take a moment to worship El Olam, the. ![]()
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