More Examples -
05-03-2005, 12:17 PM
>EL ROI: "God of Seeing" Hagar in Gen. 16:13. The God Who opens our eyes.
>JEHOVAH-ROHI: "The Lord Our Shepherd" Psa. 23, from "ro'eh" (to pasture).
> SHEPHERD: Psa. 23, 79:13, 95 , 80:1, 100:3; Gen. 49:24; Isa. 40:11.
The 28th name of God in Islam is Al-Basir, the All-Seeing, the one who sees all things that are seen by His Eternal, seeing without a pupil or any other instrument. Nearly every one of Gods creations has eyes or some way of seeing. Just as God does not need ears to hear, He does not need eyes to see. Yet we do. And God admonishes us to have spiritual eyes. Pray for the MNK to have the ability to see the glory of the Lord! And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. Isaiah 40:5
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>MELEKH: "King" Psa. 5:2, 29:10, 44:4, 47:6-8, 48:2, 68:24, 74:12, 95:3, 97:1, 99:4, >146:10; Isa. 5:1, 5, 41:21, 43:15, 44:6; 52 , 52:10.
Al-Malik. The King, the Monarch. This is the 4th name for God in Islam. They define this to be the one with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection. Islam acknowledges that God is in control, but they deny the possibility of having a personal relationship with Him. Pray for MNKs to desire to know God, just as God desired to have that relationship with Israel; pray for them to declare God KING above all. I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israels Creator, your King. Isaiah 43:15
The 84th name for God in Islam is Malik-ul-Mulk, Owner of the Kingdom. If you own something, it is entirely yours. The Quran indicates that God gives and takes and changes his mind with great frequency (Surah 3:26). But that is not the true nature of God. Indeed nothing is hidden from Him, because He is in all and above all. Pray for the MNK to open their eyes and hearts and minds to the God who established all things, including our very lives; pray for their souls to yearn for the living God of creation.
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> JEHOVAH-SHALOM: "The Lord Our Peace" Judges 6:24. "Shalom" translated "peace" 170 times means "whole," "finished," "fulfilled," "perfected." Related to "well," welfare." Deut. 27:6; Dan. 5:26; I Kings 9:25 8:61; Gen. 15:16; Ex. 21:34, 22:5, 6; Lev. 7:11-21. Shalom means that kind of peace that results from being a whole person in right relationship to God and to one's fellow man.
As-Salam. The 6th name of God in Islam is the All-Peaceful, the Bestower of peace. To the Muslim this means the one who is free from every imperfection. In the Arab world, as well as the Jewish world, an expression of peace be upon this home and those who dwell in it is a common greeting. True peace comes only from the One True God. Pray for MNKs to know that peace with God comes from knowing Him, from a personal relationship with the One who is Peace, and that this peace can permeate every aspect of life. God of peace
peace of God
peace of Christ Romans 16:20; Phil 4:7; Col 3:15
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> JEHOVAH-JIREH: "The Lord will Provide." Gen. 22:14. From "jireh" ("to see" or "to provide," or to "foresee" as a prophet.) God always provides, adequate when the times
The 18th name for God in Islam is Ar-Razzaq, The Provider, the Sustainer. God does provide; God does sustain; God also judges every heart. Pray for MNKs to know that their daily sustenance comes from God, both physical and spiritual. If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11
The 40th name for God in Islam is Al-Mughith, the Sustainer, the one who has the power. God is indeed the God who sustains. Scripture is full of promises like the one found in Psalm 55:22 simply allow the Lord to sustain you in all areas of your life. It is His desire to do so, and what good does it do us to worry about those things? Pray for the MNK to place their whole lives in the hands of the One who truly cares for them and desires to Sustain them.
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>EL SHADDAI: God Almighty or "God All Sufficient." 48 times in the OT, 31 times in Job. First used in Gen. 17:1, 2. (Gen. 31:29, 49:24, 25; Prov. 3:27; Micah 2:1; Isa. 60:15, 16, 66:10-13; Ruth 1:20, 21) In Rev. 16 , "Lord God the Almighty." The Septuagint uses Greek "ikanos" meaning "all-sufficient" or "self-sufficient." The idols of the heathen are called "sheddim."
The 65th name for God in Islam is Al-Wajid, the self-sufficient, the all-perceiving. When Adam and Eve sinned by eating fruit from the forbidden tree, God was well aware, and He was grieved. Still they thought they could hide from Him, emotionally, physically, spiritually. Pray for the MNK to know that God is indeed all-perceiving and self-sufficient, and that He desires a personal, honest, open relationship with mankind; pray for the MNK to realize we cannot hide behind good works and religion.
The 88th name for God in Islam is Al-Ghani, the Rich One who is self-Sufficient. God is indeed self-sufficient; he was in the beginning; he created all things, without him nothing was made that was made. God created mankind for one purpose: to worship and fellowship with Him. The MNK see God as aloof and distant, as one who needs absolutely nothing. Pray for the MNK to look to God as a father, one who desires to be close to his children, one who cares and provides for his children.
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> ABHIR: 'Mighty One', ("to be strong") Gen. 49:24; Deut. 10:17; Psa. 132:2, 5; Isa. 1:24, 49:26, 60:1.
>EYALUTH: Strength" Psa. 22:19.
The 54th name for God in Islam is Al-Qawiyy, the most strong, the one with the complete power. Following the prescribed ways of keeping Gods laws for worship and living enables Muslims to determine who the true believers in Allah are. Yet Scripture is clear that God looks at our hearts; He knows the truth. Our actions must be an extension of Gods character. Pray for MNKs to allow their hearts to know God and to follow Him in truth.
The 9th name given to God by Muslims is Al-Aziz, the Mighty, the Almighty, the powerful; the meaning is the Defeater who is not defeated. They see God as a warrior, one who fights for them, and calls them to fight on earth on His behalf. Unfortunately they miss the significance that God does not need our help; by very definition of Almighty, He is able to do everything and anything according to His will. Pray for MNKs to know that God is unchanging; that the same God who was, still is, and will always be the Almighty, with or without mans help! The Lord God says: I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8
Al-Muqtadir, the powerful, is the 70th name for God in Islam. In the book of Job, Elihu was restating characteristics of God. Many think God, in His infinite power, performs evil, acts out of character; but Scripture teaches us that God does not cause evil. He brings about perfect judgment based upon the laws He has established for our good. Pray for the MNK to see Gods power as a comfort, as a sustaining feature of life; pray for them to not fear Gods wrath, rather to rest in His presence.
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>EL-OLAM: "Everlasting God" (God of everlasting time) Gen. 21:33; Psa. 90:1-3, 93:2; Isa. 26:4.
The 96th name for God in Islam is Al-Baqi, the Everlasting. Bound up together with this attribute of God is the acquisition of eternal life. Islam teaches that if you work for Allahs sake, for Allahs pleasure, for the benefit of Allahs creation now and in the future, when all is ended and this body has returned to dust, ones work will carry one to eternity. The definition of grace is the unmerited favor of God. No amount of good works will provide you a place in heaven. Pray for the MNK to desire a personal relationship with God over everything else
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