Names matter because they communicate something about the one named. But no name matters more than the name or names of God. Before we examine some of God’s names, we first need to consider what our responsibility is to His names. In the model prayer, Jesus began by saying, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” (Matthew 6:9). What does hallowing God’s name mean? Ultimately, it means holding it in reverence, but how do we do that?

Lesson Resources:

Rick Atchley. “Giving Your Disease a Name.” Sermon presented at the Richland Hills Church of Christ, North Richland Hills, TX, 1995.

R. Alan Cole. Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, Vol. 2. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973.

Tony Evans. The Power of God’s Names. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2014.

John MacArthur. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Matthew 1-7. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 1985.

Rubel Shelly. Living by the Rules. Nashville, TN: 20th Century Christian, 1982.

Douglas K. Stuart. Exodus. New American Commentary, Vol. 2. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2006.

Michael J. Wilkins. The NIV Application Commentary: Matthew. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.