The Names and Titles of God: Adonai

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The term Adonai really means , or owner; one who owns, one who rules, . It is found first in : “After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy , and thy . And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?”

Adonai can always be known by the word “,” or “” in the Old Testament of the . There are two different forms of this word: Adon, which is , and Adonai, which is .

is used in the Scriptures when related to : As a — “And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master…” (Gen. 24:9, l0a); and as a to his wife — “Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord []…” (I Peter 3:6a). See also .

A Hebrew could to another Hebrew, who became his master. But he could not sell himself forever; for at the , or the , all slaves were freed. Yet, there was a way by which a slave could , and that was by : “And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever” (). Paul said that he was a (servant) of Jesus Christ, and ! Every time you use the name Lord Jesus Christ, you say, “He is my Master.” “Ye call me and : and ye say well; for so I am” (John 13:13).


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