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<div class="head">What Does the Name of God Mean?</div>
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<p>When we used the word "name," it is the way we address something or someone. However in Scripture proper names have significance. Sometimes the same person will have two names.</p>
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<p>For example, when Rachel died her son was called, "Bennomi," "the son of my sorrow."</p>
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<blockquote><p>It came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin <a id="nbi1302-si1" onClick="return mV('Gen',35,18);">Gen 35:18</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Jacob, the father, named him, "Benjamin," "son of my right hand."</p>
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<p><b>God's Character Is Revealed</b></p>
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<p>God's name, as revealed in the Bible, is more than a combination of sounds—it stands for His character. God reveals Himself by making known or proclaiming His name or character.</p>
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<blockquote><p>I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD (<a id="nbi1302-si2" onClick="return mV('Exd',6,3);">Exd 6:3</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>We also read in Exodus.</p>
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<blockquote><p>And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion (<a id="nbi1302-si3" onClick="return mV('Exd',33,19);">Exd 33:19</a>)</p></blockquote>
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<p>Scripture also says.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness (<a id="nbi1302-si4" onClick="return mV('Exd',34,5,6);">Exd 34:5-6</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>We Are to Call upon His Name</b></p>
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<p>To worship God is to call upon His name.</p>
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<blockquote><p>From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD (<a id="nbi1302-si5" onClick="return mV('Gen',12,8);">Gen 12:8</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>To worship God is to fear His name</p>
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<blockquote><p>If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God (<a id="nbi1302-si6" onClick="return mV('Deu',28,58);">Deu 28:58</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>To worship God is to praise His name</p>
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<blockquote><p>Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name (<a id="nbi1302-si7" onClick="return mV('2Sa',22,50);">2Sa 22:50</a>)</p></blockquote>
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<p>To worship God is to glorify His name</p>
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<blockquote><p>All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name (<a id="nbi1302-si8" onClick="return mV('Psa',86,9);">Psa 86:9</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>It Is a Sin to Misuse His Name</b></p>
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<p>It is a sin to misuse the name of the Lord.</p>
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<blockquote><p>You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name (<a id="nbi1302-si9" onClick="return mV('Exd',20,7);">Exd 20:7</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>It is a sin to blaspheme or profane the name of the Lord</p>
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<blockquote><p>And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord (<a id="nbi1302-si10" onClick="return mV('Lev',18,21);">Lev 18:21</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>We also read in Leviticus.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him. The alien as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death (<a id="nbi1302-si11" onClick="return mV('Lev',24,16);">Lev 24:16</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>God's Name Is Set Apart</b></p>
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<p>To reverence God is to sanctify or set apart His name</p>
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<blockquote><p>This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name (<a id="nbi1302-si12" onClick="return mV('Mat',6,9);">Mat 6:9</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>His Name or Character Defends People</b></p>
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<p>The name of God is that which defends His people</p>
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<blockquote><p>May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you (<a id="nbi1302-si13" onClick="return mV('Psa',20,1);">Psa 20:1</a>)</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>Because of His Name God Will Not Reject His People</b></p>
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<p>God will not forsake His people for His name's sake</p>
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<blockquote><p>For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own (<a id="nbi1302-si14" onClick="return mV('1Sa',12,22);">1Sa 12:22</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p><b>Summary</b></p>
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<p>The name of God speaks of the character of God. God's character is shown in a variety of ways through the use of the word 'name.' For example, we find that it is a sin to misuse the name of the Lord. The Bible also says that God will not reject His people because of His name or character.</p>
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