His Names Are Wonderful: Getting to Know God Through His Hebrew Names
Excerpt from the Introduction:In Jewish tradition, the many names of God are ways to express different aspects of God’s presence and activity in the world. Draw back the curtain and now we see not only his glories, but even the darker corners of life are also illumined. We can see that God is at work there, too. For example, one of the traditional names of God is El Rachum (Merciful God). This doesn’t merely tell us something about who God is in himself, but how he feels and acts toward us! Even when God acts in his holiness, we can be assured that his heart is stirred with sympathy and kindness toward us.As we read through the Bible, we come across new names and attributes of God and--if only we pause and "tarry there awhile"--we will learn something fresh and marvelous about him. But also, as we read the Scriptures, we encounter some of the same names used to describe God repeatedly. And as we draw back the curtain once again, they are filled with new and deeper meaning.How often we read a passage such as . . .  "You alone, whose name is ADONAI, are the Most High over all the earth" without pausing, without taking a few moments to meditate on the wonderful name of God mentioned in the verse (see p. 12). Let the authors help you open that curtain. These windows to God--God’s many names--lie "hidden in plain sight," scattered thickly throughout God’s word.You have in your hands a valuable book of scriptural meditations on the names of God. Savor each one. These pages have the dynamic potential to change the way you think about God, the way you pray, and the way you live. His names are wonderful!