Posted on 12/20/2024 4:21:27 AM PST by metmom
“God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . . and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” (Philippians 2:9-11).
Christ’s name shows Him to be sovereign ruler.
The name “Lord” is a New Testament synonym for Old Testament descriptions of Yahweh (the Old Testament name of God), which show God as sovereign ruler. It signifies rulership based on power and authority. Though it was always evident that Christ was the living Lord, it was in His exaltation that He was formally given the name Lord—a title that is His as the God-man. On earth He was known by many names, but now He bears the name that is above every name: Lord.
Philippians 2:10 doesn’t say at the name Jesus every knee should bow, but at the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus immediately bestowed by the Father was “Lord.” It is not the name Jesus that makes people bow—that’s the name of His incarnation—but the name Lord.
That the name mentioned in verse 9 is Lord is confirmed by Paul’s allusion to Isaiah 45:21-23, which says, “Is it not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none except Me. Turn to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness and will not turn back, that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.” God said through Isaiah that He is sovereign—the Lord of all. That is what Paul was referring to when he said that every knee would bow and every tongue confess (or admit) that Jesus Christ is Lord. Only God is Lord.
Suggestions for Prayer
In his prayer in Ephesians 1:17-23 Paul mentions that Christ’s name is above all other names (vv. 20-21). Use his prayer as a model when you pray for other believers.
For Further Study
Read the following verses: Luke 2:11; John 13:13; Acts 10:36; Romans 14:9-11; 1 Corinthians 8:6. What do they say about Jesus’ lordship?
From Strength for Today by John MacArthur Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, www.crossway.com.
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I’ve never been a big fan of the made-up name:”Yahweh.” Cramming the vowels for Lord into yhwh doesn’t do it for me. I don’t use it and I don’t know anyone who does. The Bible says there is no name under heaven greater than Jesus’ name so that what I use. and yes, since Jesus is LORD that means that He was in the garden of Eden with Adam, he was in the burning bush talking to Moses. He told Noah to build an ark, Jesys was friends with Abraham, He spoke the universe into being and He has always been God. if you use yahweh, I understand, it’s a tradition, but I don’t use it.
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I believe that the trinity is God the Father, The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They are all the same person, Elohim, which means 3-in-1. Lord jesus said-“If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father.” And also, “ I and the Father are One.” We are made in his image and so I don’t separate my body from my mind or my spirit. They are all “me.” If you honor the Lord Jesus, you honor all 3. But no, i don’t use the name, “Yahweh,” because it is a made-up name, and part of human tradition. The tetragramaton, the name of 4 letter, YHWH is unknown. There is a mystery to God and i’m fine with that. I respect that the Jews don’t write it down. It is holy and special.
[[Though it was always evident that Christ was the living Lord]]
Had a Jewish teacher come to a church once who explained the miracles of Jesus christ and taught how that those miracles weren’t just arbitrary miracles, but were very very jewish-centric miracles which left absolutely no doubt in the minds of jews that Jesus is the son of God. His miracles were also fulfillment of biblical prophecies which the jews knew about, and that also was proof that he is the messiah.
We read the miracles today and don’t realize just how validifying they really were- I wish I had taken notes of the impact that his miracles had, many many jews did infact recognize his miracles as validating who he is, and accepted him as their savior, but sadly some did not and refused to beleive despite overwhelming evidence that he is the son of God, the redeemer, the “coming messiah” that the bible spoke about.
I had never heard that.
It sounds very interesting, though and seems completely in character with Jesus.
I’ll do a little research and see if I can find what he taught- it was very interesting
OK Thanks.
for now, here is a bit of what the teacher taught- but there was a lot more- I’m still researching though:
https://jewsforjesus.org/learn/jesus-and-sukkot-feast-of-booths
The article talks abotu the significance of the blind man seeing the light for the first time, and how that related to the shikinah (sp? of the temple light- and why his healing of the blind man was timed the way it was-
That’s very interesting.
Knowing about the Hebrew culture gives great depth of meaning to Scripture passages we read so often and are so familiar with.
While it may appear simple and basic as a devotional to most Christians, I think this is one of the most profound I’ve heard from McArthur, ever.
It helps to clarify some things for me, as I’ve been wondering how to explain ideas I’ve heard from Oneness Pentecostals (who reject the traditional view of the Trinity) on being baptized in the name of Jesus. I had never considered that the name Jesus differs from the name of Jesus.
It adds a new depth of meaning to the phrase, “Jesus is Lord”.
**The Bible says there is no name under heaven greater than Jesus’ name so that what I use.**
Thou doest well!
Both Joseph and Mary were told to call “his name Jesus” (Matt. 1:21,25; Luke 1:31); and “..his name was called JESUS,...” (Luke 2:21).
In Acts 2:36, Peter announced to the gathering crowd in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, “...that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ”. Notice the word ‘made’ is used, not ‘named’.
In Acts 4:10-12, Peter testified to the priests “..that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,..... Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
In this case, of Mr MacArthur basically saying that ‘Lord’ is the real name of the Son of God, I point to 1 Cor. 15:24-28, where the Son of God “shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father..” and “..then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all”.
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