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"I am the Almighty God (El Shaddai)."---Genesis 17:1
"I am the Lord that healeth thee (Jehovah Ropheka). ---Exodus 15:26

Oh what is Jehovah El Shaddai to me?
My Lord, God and Saviour, Immanuel, He;
My Prophet, Priest, Sacrifice, Altar and Lamb;
Judge, Advocate, Surety and Witness, I AM;
My Peace and my Life, my Truth and my Way;
My Leader, my Teacher, my Hope and my Stay;
Redeemer and Ransom, Atonement and Friend;
He’s Alpha, Omega, Beginning and End.

Yea, more is Jehovah El Shaddai beside---
Avenger and Shepherd, and Keeper and Guide;
My Horn of Salvation, my Captain in war,
My Dayspring, my Sun, and my Bright Morning Star;
My Wonderful, Counselor, Wisdom and Light;
My Shadow by day, and my Beacon by night;
Pearl, Ornament, Diadem, Treasure untold;
My Strength and my Sun, in Him I behold.

All this is Jehovah Ropheka and more---
My Bread and my Water, my Dwelling, my Door,
My Branch and my Vine, my Lily and Rose;
Rock, Hiding Place, Refuge, Shield, Covert, Repose;
My sure Resurrection, my Glory above;
My King in His beauty, my Bridegroom, my Love;
My all and in all in Christ Jesus I see,
For God hath made Him to be all things to me.

Now say to Thy soul, "What is He to thee?"

---------------------------------John H. Sammis

In the last three lessons on the Name of God we have studied
ELOHIM----OUR CREATOR
EL-ELYON----GOD MOST HIGH---Sovereign Ruler
EL-ROI----THE GOD WHO SEES---The Omnipresent God

I will give some thoughts of review before we study God’s Name EL-SHADDAI

"The LORD also WILL BE a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.  And they who know thy name WILL PUT their trust in Thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."  Psalms 9:9-10

In Isaiah 50:10 God says, "Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light?  Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay(support, rely) upon his God."

Trust is earned, respect is owed."  I have touted these words all of my life.  For a person to earn our trust we must get to know them---their character---well enough for us to decide if we can trust them.  This was Jesus’ prayer before He went to Calvary, "And this is life eternal that they might KNOW Thee, the only true god, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou has sent."  John 17:3  This was also the goal of Paul’s life, "That I may KNOW HIM...".  God’s character and his names are synonymous.  Studying the Names of God will cause us to KNOW in whom we can trust and where we can run to find the help that we need.  God wants us to know Him better that we might, "trust in the name of the LORD, and stay (rely) upon our God.

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