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Bible Question: One
of God’s names is El Shaddai. Where is it found in the Bible?
Bible Answer: El
Shaddai is one of the names used for God. It is a Hebrew name for
God and it occurs only eight times in the Old Testament.
El Shaddai. El Shaddai means
"The Almighty, all-sufficient God." Sometimes
the name is also simply Shaddai. This means "The Almighty."
El Shaddai first appears in Genesis 17:1.
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When
Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram
and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and
be blameless. (NASB) Genesis 17:1 |
Both forms of the name for God appear forty-eight times in the Old
Testament. Here are the passages: Genesis 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14;
48:3; 49:25; Exodus 6:3; Numbers 24:4; 24:16; Ruth 1:20, 21; Job 5;17;
6:4, 14; 8:3, 5; 11:7; 13:3; 15:25; 21:15, 20; 22:3, 17, 23, 26; 23:16;
24:1; 27:2, 10, 11, 13; 29:5; 31:2, 35; 32:8; 33:4; 34:10, 12; 35:13;
37:23; 40:2; Psalms 68:14; 91:1; Isaiah 13:6; and Joel 1:15.
Meaning
To Us. This is a wonderful name for us to remember because it
reminds us of the fact that God is all-sufficient to care for us and
powerful enough to be able to do it. God could have been powerful
but not in every area of our life. Or, He could have been able to
meet our needs in every area of our life but only to a degree. God
can minister to every area of your life whether physical, spiritual,
emotional, or intellectual and He can do it completely. He is completely
capable and powerful.
Conclusion:Here
is a wonderful quote from Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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"Fear
not! I will help you." Fear not! If there were an ant at
the door of your granary, asking for help, it would not ruin
you to give him a grain of your wheat; and you are nothing but
a tiny insect at the door of My all-sufficiency. I will help
you. |
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