God is Adonai

God is Adonai

dōnāy Used not only to reflect anאדני ’actual lord-servant relationship, but also as a polite form for other persons whom one wishes to honor

Substitution of ‘Jehovah’ Means ‘lord(s)’, ‘master’, etc.

1. The Master

God is Adonai

1. The Master

God is Adonai

translated to: “the Lord,” “sovereignty,” אדן- .“master,” “ruler,” etc- As a term of social order, ‘ādôn’ in its basic meaning is defined in opposition to terms such as ‘ebed’ (servant) with ‘āmâ’ or ‘šiphâ’ (maid -fem.)

“ 2 Samuel 7:20 (ESV) And what more can David say to You?

For You know Your servant, O LORD GOD!

1. The Master

servant” or“ עבד ”“slave- Governed within the word field of social order by the antonym of ‘adon’

2 Samuel 7:20 (ESV) And what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O LORD GOD!

-  Commonly designates as ‘slave’ in the Old Testament

-  Also mean ‘to work’ or ‘to serve’

-  King’s follower, have both civil and military functions; simple soldier and the officer and commander

-  The messenger, the official, the minister

a. What does the Master do?

1. Being Responsible to His Servants The word אדני (adonay) first seen in Genesis 15:2 (ESV) But Abram said, “O LORD GOD, what will You give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

-  Abram is asking the Lord he is serving

-  He understands that the Master is in responsible on His servant as Abram himself is also a master of thousand workers in his households

a. What does the Master do?

2. The One Who Brings His Servant to do Impossible Things 2 Samuel 7:18 (ESV) Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me thus far?

a. What does the Master do?

Psalm 60:12 (NIV) With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies.

3. Speaks and Instructs His Servants 2 Samuel 7:19 (ESV) And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O LORD GOD. You have spoken also of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O LORD GOD!

a. What does the Master do?

4. Gives Promise and Does It 2 Samuel 7:21 (ESV) Because of Your promise, and according to Your own heart, You have brought about all this greatness, to make Your servant know it.

a. What does the Master do?

5. Establishes His People 2 Samuel 7:24 (ESV) And You established for Yourself Your people Israel to be Your people forever. And You, O LORD, became their GOD.

a. What does the Master do?

In the relation of the king and his follower (ebed), the ‘ebed’ cannot be not loyal. Thus the king has his right to do anything right on his eye, and it will be a privilege to the king’s servants to serve him and work according to his will

b. Who is Your Master?

There Are Two Masters Matthew 6:24 (ESV) “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despite the other. You cannot serve God and money."

b. Who is Your Master?

“money” = µαµωνᾶς, wealth, riches, property, possesions

There Are Two Masters

b. Who is Your Master?

God Mammon -  V.20, store up your treasure in

heaven v.17 (expl.) put oil on your head and wash your face, not be seen by others but God

-  The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your body will be full of light (NIV)

ἁπλοῦς = single, simple; generous = singleness on purpose or undivided loyalty

-  Store up treasures on earth: v.16 (ant.) look gloomy like the hypocrites, so can be seen by others

-  but if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness (NIV)

πονηρός = bad, evil; evil eye indicates ‘envy’, not fixed to God but on earthly things

2. The Master that Redeem

Us

God is Adonai

2. The Master that Redeem Us

God is Adonai

-  ‘ādôn’ distinguishes itself in this manner very clearly from ‘ba’al’

-  The word בעל (baal) means ‘owner’ understood as the ‘owner’ of a woman, i.e: as ‘husband’ (2 Sam 11:26)

2. The Master that Redeem Us

God is Adonai

-  Readily combines with other nouns in construct relationship, describing the ‘owner’ as bearer of a characteristic or as involved with a given thing or activity (e.g,. Baal hahalomot = owner of dreams/ dreamer)

2. The Master that Redeem Us

that have been עבד redeemed

Deuteronomy 24:18a (ESV) But you shall remember that you were slave in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there;

Hosea 2:8 (NIV) She has not acknowledge that I was the one Who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, Who lavished on her the silver and gold – Which they used for Baal

2. The Master that Redeem Us

1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV) For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

2. The Master that Redeem Us

Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

2. The Master that Redeem Us

Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is— His good, pleasing and perfect will.

2. The Master that Redeem Us

Not conforming the world’s

pattern

Transformed-mind

Know God’s will

“ Jeremiah 3:14 (NIV) “Return, faithless people,” declares the LORD,

“for I am your Husband. I will choose you – one from a town and two from a clan – and bring you to Zion…”

Jeremiah 3:14 (NIV) “Return, faithless people,” declares the LORD, “for I am your Husband. I will choose you – one from a town and two from a clan – and bring you to Zion…”

- A bold play on the word that can be either the בעלword for ‘husband’ or the name of the Canaanite deity Baal

- God shows His redemption to a sinful man that chooses sin as his master, to be redeemed by the precious blood of Christ

2. The Master that Redeem Us

Jeremiah 3:1 (NIV) If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers— would you now return to me?” declares the LORD.

2. The Master that Redeem Us

“ “Would you return to Me?”

“ Romans 5:8 (ESV) But God shows His love for us in that while we were still

sinners, Christ died for us.

“ “Would you return to Me?”

-Your Master

God is Adonai