The Great Shepherd

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, Hebrews 13:20 In the last article, we looked at how Jesus was the 'Lamb of God'. Here, he is referred to as 'The Great Shepherd'. What does …

Lamb of God

The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 In what way is Jesus the 'Lamb of God'? And how does that relate to his 'tak[ing] away the sin of the world'? The concept of an animal being …

Jesus

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, Philippians 2:10 The name 'Jesus' is an English transliteration of a Greek name, Hee-ay-soos {Ἰησοῦς - …

Immanuel

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 In the 7th century B.C., Pekah the king of the northern kingdom of Israel, had formed an alliance with Rezin the king of Syria, to resist the Assyrian empire, …

Jehovah Will Provide (Yahweh-Jireh)

Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.” Genesis 22:14 In Genesis 22:14, the Hebrew word translated "provided" is rah-ah (ראה - H7200) meaning 'to see'. The phrase "Yahweh Will Provide" is a translation of a compound word, a …