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Philippians 2 What's In a Name? - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: July 15, 2018

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Philippians 2)

In the Bible, in Christendom, and in Judaism names are very special and are often linked to prophecy and future giftings and callings.

Life Lesson (Philippians 2)

In the Bible, many times people were named by God, before they were born. This subtly reveals that God knows the future.

Bible Lesson (Philippians 2)

We have to understand the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament, in order to understand the New Testament. The New is in the Old concealed, the Old is in the New revealed.

Bible Lesson (Philippians 2)

God is often referred to as HaShem, or 'the Name' by Jews. They don't say the name of God, so they don't mistakenly mispronounce the name of God.

Bible Lesson (Philippians 2)

God's biblical name is Yahweh or YHVH; or the Tetragrammaton. This was mistakenly mistranslated as Jehovah.

Bible Lesson (Philippians 2:)

Whenever the Jewish leaders who were rejecting Jesus got upset, there was a reason! Go back and search the Scriptures to find it and you'll discover some hidden treasures.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Gen 2:18-20 NKJV

18 And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

Gen 2:23 NKJV

And Adam said:
"This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man."

Gen 17:3-7 NKJV

3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.

Colossians 3:14-17 KJV

14 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye doin word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Genesis 16:11 KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

Genesis 17:19 KJV

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Isaiah 7:14 KJV

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah 8:3 KJV

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son.Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz

Hosea 1:4 KJV

And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Hosea 1:9 KJV

Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

Matthew 1:21-23 KJV

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Luke 1:13 KJV

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 1:31 KJV

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Changed names in the Bible

From Abram to Abraham
From Sarai to Sarah
From Jacob to Israel
From Cephas to Peter
From Saul to Paul

Acts 2:20-21 NKJV

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
21 And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.'

Acts 2:38-39 NKJV

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

Acts 3:6-7 NKJV

6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

Acts 4:7 NKJV

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power or by what name have you done this?"

Acts 4:8-10 NKJV

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.

Acts 4:17 NKJV

17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name."

John 19:19-22 NKJV

19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
21 Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'He said, "I am the King of the Jews."'"
22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

The Title on the Cross

Yeshua HaNatzrati VaMelech
Jesus, the Nazarene, the King
HeYehudah
Of the Jews

Yeshua HaNatzrati VaMelech
HeYehudah

Yeshua
HaNatzrati
VaMelech
HeYehudah

Names in Genesis 5

Rev 2:17 NKJV

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."'

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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