Let me remind you that the history of Israel is the vehicle through which God will establish His laws and principles on earth and save mankind.
Now before we transition to Abraham’s son Isaac (the second great Biblical patriarch), I want to have a little discussion about the “names” of God.
This is not a trivial matter.
I remind you that unlike today, during the Biblical era a name was much more than a simple form of identification.
In those days a name was synonymous with a person’s character, personality and reputation.
It was believed that a person’s characteristics whether spiritual or physical were embodied in a person’s name.
And here’s the thing.
This great reverence for what a name represented applied just as much if not much more to the Lord.
Another key fundamental point a lot of bible preachers, pastors and teachers overlook is realizing that ancient Israelite culture has its roots in Mesopotamia.
In fact, it would be perfectly legitimate to categorize Noah and his family after the flood as the very first Mesopotamians (the culture Abraham was born into).
Speaking of the flood, soon after this cataclysmic event practically every civilization fell away from the universal truth that there is only one true God who created all humankind and descended into the perverted worship of many gods.
The result of this falling away from the one-God truth that Noah taught gave birth to the idea that there were many little gods and one supreme God with a capital “G” who ruled over all the others.
That’s right.
The expression “one god above all the other gods” has its roots in paganism.
And the name of this one superior God who ruled over all the little gods also derived from Mesopotamian culture (actually it would be more accurate to say Mesopotamian cultures, plural with an “s” because there were multiple cultures).
The name given to this “top dog God” was IL.
However, you might know the name by its Hebrew version EL.
So the biggest takeaway you can get from this lesson and something you can educate your church pastor or preacher on (if you attend a Christian church that is) is…
…the idea of “Lord of Lords” and “King of Kings” is NOT a monotheistic idea.
It has its roots in paganism and inherently carries the belief in the existence of many gods in the world…just with one highest God ruling supreme over all the others.
I’m done.
kalyan says
It might be more appropriate to refer to our Lord God as, “Lord of lords” and “King of kings” (trust you see the difference!!)
richoka says
Hi Kaylan, Yup! I see the difference. Thanks for sharing.