[Gen 17:1-2 ESV] 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me (panim = face), and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly."
Gen 17:3 KJV - 3 And Abram fell on his face (panim): and God talked with him.
can you explain why the "face" imagery is used to describe "walk before me?
are you a complete "open faced sandwich?"
God says He is El - Shaddai
1.‘God (el) who (sa) is sufficient.’”
2. Shaddai comes from the root shadad, which means “to display power.”
3. The Septuagint — a translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek before the time of Jesus — translates Almighty with the Greek word pantokrator, the “One who has His hand on everything.”
4. Some scholars think it originally mean "the thunderer"
Elohim - God, Mighty Creator
Jehovah - I am who I am ( The personal name of God)
Jehovah Elyon - God Most High
Jehovah Nissi - The Lord is my Banner
Jehovah Jireh - The Lord will Provide
Jehovah Rohi - The Lord is my Shepherd
WHAT ARE SOME DOUBTS YOU HAVE ABOUT GOD ?
El Shaddai occurs 48x in the Bible
31 of them are found in the Book Of Job
"The Almighty" is found most in the book of Job. Why do you think that is?
Job spends most of the book questioning God’s purposes:
[Job 5:17 ESV] 17 "Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
[Job 6:4 ESV] 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
[Job 8:5 ESV] 5 If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy,
[Job 11:7 ESV] 7 "Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
[Job 13:3 ESV] 3 But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
[Job 21:15, 20 ESV] 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?' ... 20 Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
[Job 22:17, 23, 25-26 ESV] 17 They said to God, 'Depart from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?' ... 23 If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, ... 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. 26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
[Job 27:2, 10 ESV] 2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, ... 10 Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
[Job 40:2-4 ESV] 2 "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." 3 Then Job answered the LORD and said: 4 "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
What is Job's response to the "Almighty" in 40:2-4?
job knew of god's name and called him correctly, but when did job experience the name El Shaddai ?
what is the definition of confessing?
The general definition of confessing is to admit or acknowledge something, usually a wrongdoing or a fault, either to oneself or to another person.
in Hebrew, confessing is closely related to the concepts of praise, gratitude, repentance, and seeking forgiveness,
Confessing that he is el shaddai
confessing He is the almighty and he is able.