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Devotion.

September 1, 2007

 From God's Minute.

The name's used in the Bible often have not only spiritual significance, they also are good descriptions of those people as well.  So today we will look at some of the name's that were given to people probably by Divine design!

   ANGEL  meaning "messanger"
   ADAM  meaning "man or mankind"
   EVE     meaning "life"
   ABRAHAM  meaning "father of the multitude"
   ISHMAEL  meaning "God hears"
   ISAAC  meaning "laughter"
   JOSEPH meaning "adding"
   NOAH   meaning  "resting place"
   MOSES  meaning  "drawn out of water"
   JOSHUA  meaning  "Yahweh delivered"
   SAMUEL  meaning  "God is exalted"
   DAVID  meaning  "beloved"
   SOLOMON  has various meanings including "God is peace",  "his replacement"
   EZRA  meaning  "Yahweh helps"
   ISAIAH  meaning  "Yahweh saves"
   JEREMIAH  meaning  "may Yahweh lift up"
   EZEKIEL  meaning  "God will strengthen"
   DANIEL  meaning  "God's judge"
   HOSEA  meaning "salvation"
   JOEL  meaning  "Yah is God"
   JONAH  meaning  "dove"
   MICAH  meaning "Who is like Yahweh"
   ZECHARIAH  meaning "Yahweh remembered"
   MALACHI  meaning  "my messenger or my angel"
   PROPHET meaning "teacher"
   JESUS CHRIST meaning  "the Anointed One or Messiah" & "Yahweh is salvation"
   satan  meaning  "adversary"
   MATTHEW meaning  "the gift of Yahweh"
   MARK  no specific meaning
   LUKE   no specific meaning
   JOHN  meaning  "Yahweh has been gracious"
   PETER  meaning  "rock"
   JUDAS  no specific meaning
   PONTIUS PILATE  meaning  "to fulfill or to accomplish"
   PAUL  no specific meaning
   TIMOTHY  meaning  "honoring God"
   REVELATION  meaning  "unveiling or uncovering"
   Last, but not least. AMEN meaning "that's the truth!"


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