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Adonai-Lord-The Name of God Adonai-Lord-The Name of God THE NAME OF GOD… ADONAI Lord, Master, Owner Our Strong Tower - Pr 18:10, Ps 9:10, 20:1, 7 WHAT DOES ADONAI HOW DO I ADONAI MEAN? IN SCRIPTURE APPLY ADONAI? Definition of Adonai Extent of Adonai's Application of "Adonai" Ownership and Rule - Adonai is more than a name 1Co 6:19-note, 1Co 6:20-note - Adonai speaks of relationship Dt 9:26 Jesus is Lord! - God's total possession <> my total Believers are not their own! over Israel & Egypt submission (cp Titus 2:14-note) Ps 2:1, 2, 3, 4 Ge 15:2 Is He your Lord? First Use in Bible over nations, kings and rulers of the earth Is He the One to whom you give your ("Adonai gave" Da 1:2) highest allegiance? Click to enlarge Ps 8:1,6, 7, 8 Is He the One Who directs your life? Abram addressed God as Adonai or The Name Adonai challenges the every Master - the Master has the right of over the earth, man, all creatures person who calls God "Lord" to be willing possession and the one possessed is Ps 37:12, 13 live in a way that demonstrates His charged with submission to God, his Lordship! In other words, the declaration Master (cp Ge 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). over the wicked & righteous "He is Lord" must be not only with our lips Abram's Example Ps 97:5 but also with our life! A dangerous deception is to call Him "Lord, Lord" but - Abram had victory over his enemies, over the mountains then to refuse to submit to him in loving understanding El Elyon brought about the Ps 114:7 obedience. victory (Ge 14:22). In Ge 15:2 he acknowledges God's lordship over him over the earth Mt 7:21-note, (cp Josh 3:11, 13) - Abram understood master-servant Mt 7:22, 23-note relationship Ps 135:5 Jesus Frightening Warning - He knew duty of master = protect, over all gods "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, provide for his slave Malachi 1:6 Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but - He knew that the duty of the master = he who does (present tense = habitually = give directions 'A son honors his father, and a servant speaks of direction not perfection. Speaks his master (adon). Then if I am a father, of obedience as a servant would obey their Scripture teaches that bondslaves fared where is My honor? And if I am a "master" or adonai) the will of My Father better than hired servants (cp Dt 15:12-18 master (adon), where is My respect?' Who is in heaven. Many (not just a few!) - see note) says the LORD of hosts to you, O will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord priests who despise My name (by ADON (second time they appeal to His lordship!), offering defiled food at His altar Mal 1:7). did we not prophesy in Your name, and in ADONAI But you say, 'How have we despised Your name cast out demons, and in Your Thy name?' (Note how chapter ends "I name perform many miracles?' (Notice He Adon (singular form). Means master, am a great King… " Mal 1:14)! does not dispute their claims) And then I lord. Adon can refer to men (most uses) will declare to them, 'I never knew you; or God. Adonai only refers to God. Even as a son honors his father and a DEPART (present imperative) FROM ME , servant his master, Adonai has the right to Pious Jews refuse to pronounce the name YOU WHO PRACTICE (present tense) expect respect & obedience. The priests Jehovah (Yahweh) when reading the OT - LAWLESSNESS.' (cp Mt 25:41, 2Th 1:8, 9, brought reproach upon His name by failing when they come to the Name Jehovah, to acknowledge His ownership of all that 10) they will read it as "Adonai". exists. Ps 89:50, 51 In the Septuagint (LXX) Adonai (and In Short… Bear His reproach = persecution Jehovah) are translated with the same ADONAI IS OWNER OF ALL THAT Greek noun kurios (see word study) EXISTS! Ps 141:8, 9, 10 which signifies sovereign power, supreme authority, absolute ownership. In the NT, And so we pray… Take refuge in Him = protection Jesus is referred to <20 times as Savior Nu 14:17 Ps 119:125 (soter) and over 700 times as Lord (kurios)! When the two titles are ><>><>><> Ask for understanding to know His mentioned together, Lord always testimonies = direction ADONAI precedes Savior SIGNALS A Jdg 6:14, 15, 16 Adonai (plural form composed of Adon + CALL TO SERVICE God's presence = ensures victory "ai" = my) literally = "my Lords", usually Illustrations… translated "my Lord" or "Lord" (capital "L" Moses, Joshua, Isaiah, Jeremiah Ps 136:3 followed by small letters. Contrast Exodus 4:10 Jehovah which is rendered in all caps Give thanks to the Lord of lords (adonai adonai) (Dt 10:17) [LORD] in NAS, ESV, KJV). The plural Moses called Jehovah form Adonai is said to be a plural of "Adonai" Jn 13:13, 14, 15 majesty like Elohim (although some say the plural form of both of these names of His hesitation to obey the call of God If we call Him "Lord"… God points to the truth of the Trinity in the eventually ended when he OT). acknowledged God as Adonai, or Lord Let us do as Jesus did! (Ex4:10, 11-18). When Moses admitted Ro 6:16, 17-note Adon (300 uses in OT) - most often refers his position as a slave (bondservant) Slaves of the one you obey to men. For ex… and God’s position as Master there was Obey Adonai! only one viable option--to obey. When 1) Lord of his wife (Ge 18:12) Moses called God Adonai, he Phil 1:21-note 2) Of polite address (Ge 23:6) acknowledged that it was not his place as the slave to choose his work but to To live is Christ, to die is gain 3) Lord of a slave (Ge 24:12) heed his Master’s directive! May we Adonai is Master and a master is one who 4) Lord of property (Ge 42:30) follow in his footsteps. helps order the life of His subject and direct what he should do. 5) Lord of house (Ge 45:8) Joshua 5:14 Is God your Adonai, your Master, or 6) Title of veneration (Nu 11:28) Joshua Prepared are you the "master" of your life (and 7) As a court term (1Sa 26:17) for Battle then you wonder why you get into such "fixes"!)? R C Sproul - "Suffix ai intensifies the “No; rather I indeed come now as meaning of the word (Adon), so that captain of the host of the Lord.” And Adonai is a Name of God which speaks of Adonai means the supreme Lord, the Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and relationship. Jehovah's Lordship means He Lord of all. This word stresses the bowed down, and said to him, “What is in total possession of me and I gladly sovereignty of God as All-ruler" has my lord (adonai) to say to his give my unfettered submission to Him as servant?” (see Josh 5:13, 14,15) my Lord and my Master. Adonai - Depicts Sovereign Master and implies a submissive servant. Servant can Isaiah 6:1, 8 What area of your life are you holding depend on Master to be faithful in onto and are unwilling to relinquish to Isaiah's Call provision, protection, direction. (even as your Master? Your job? Your spouse? OT slaves - see Dt 15:12, 13, 14, 15, 16, to Ministry Your children? Your "pet" sin? Ask 17-see note) God to open the eyes of your heart to Is 6:1 - Isaiah saw Adonai sitting on the really understand practically what His Elohim speaks of God's might and power throne Lordship means for you personally. He will surely show you. Adonai speaks of His right to rule over us. Is 6:8 - Isaiah heard Adonai's voice - he Lordship conveys sense of complete submitted and responded to His Master's The truth about Adonai is directly opposed possession of the servant by the master voice declaring "Here I am. Send me!" to the modern self centered mindset which and complete submission of the servant to After seeing Him as the exalted, majestic in deception and delusion proclaims "I am the master. Adonai He was ready and willing to do His the master of my own fate, the author of my bidding! Am I? destiny!" the age old lie pawned off by the In the NT the idea of believers as devil in Ge 3:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. bondservants (doulos - word study) is a Jeremiah 1:5, 6 reflection of Jesus as Lord or Master. (cp When Jeremiah is called to ministry, he ALL WILL CONFESS NT's frequent use of this self designation - acknowledges and submits to God ("Lord JESUS AS ADONAI Ro 1:1-note, Gal 1:10, Titus 1:1-note, 2Ti God") as Adonai = His Lord and Master Php 2:9, 10, 11-note 2:24-note, Jas 1:1-note, Jude 1:1). ><>><>><> One day every tongue will acknowledge the Adonai always has reference to headship, Lordship of Jesus Christ regardless of and to God's purpose of blessing. (A W ADONAI IS whether they did so during their time on Pink) IS JESUS CHRIST earth. Adonai… "signifies ownership or Ps 110:1 If you have not yet done so… mastership and indicates "the truth that Jehovah speaks to Adonai, the Messiah = God is the owner of each member of the Confess with your mouth Jesus as Jesus Christ is Lord human family, and that He consequently Lord, and believe in your heart that claims the unrestricted obedience of all." ADONAI God raised Him from the dead, (and) (Nathan Stone) HE IS LORD OVER… you shall be saved for with the heart man believes, resulting in Three characteristics of those who Lk 14:25, 26 righteousness, and with the mouth he know God as Adonai..
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