Deliberate Name Dropping

You’ve read it many times already. When God introduces himself to his servants in the Old Testament, he goes into name dropping three ancient people- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

For example, in Exodus 3: 6, God told Moses, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.“

The questions that popped in my head are “Why? Why them? What’s with them? And why don’t we read of Him saying He is the God of Moses, Joshua and Samson?”

Well, as usual, a few thoughts come to mind:

• When God looks at us, He sees our families.
• An implicit promise is suggested in the way Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are mentioned.
• God’s Resume´.
• God honors families.

Source: Deliberate Name Dropping

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Jojo Agot is the blogger behind LifeStream and Christian Reflections. His writings are taken from his daily devotional notes.