![]() ![]() He must be the God Most High over anything we may put before him. Nothing can hold importance above God in our hearts. Though we live on the other side of the Cross, this command still holds wisdom and precedence. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. When I think of God as El Elyon, I feel safe, but I also think of the first commandment. He’s the God who splits the sea, calms the storm, and is worthy of our worship. The name El Elyon teaches us that God is the One true, most powerful God. God sends forth his love and his faithfulness” ( Psalm 57:2-3). ![]() He sends from heaven and saves me rebuking those who hotly pursue me. “I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me. “But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High” ( Psalm 78:17).Ĥ. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them” ( 2 Samuel 22:14).ģ. “The LORD thundered from heaven the voice of the Most High resounded. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust’” ( Psalm 91:1-2).Ģ. “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. These four scriptures testify to these characteristics.ġ. Those who trust him find rest and deliverance. He not only fights battles but also gives shelter, protects, judges, and vindicates. Other scriptures also reveal the weight of El Elyon’s name. Abram’s God was recognized as the God of all. It is clear, however, that the Most High God, the Creator, was known and worshiped by others besides Abram. Much mystery hovers around Melchizedek, a priest of El Elyon. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand” ( Genesis 14:18-20). He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. When Abram returned from defeating the kings who had raided these cities, the king of Sodom and the king of Salem, Melchizedek, came to meet him and thank him. The first use of this name for God is found in Genesis 14 when Abraham (then Abram) rescued his nephew Lot and recovered goods stolen by an alliance of kings who attacked Sodom and Gomorrah. YHWH is the great “I AM.”Įl Elyon, The God Most High, is used in 28 scriptures. This was the name God gave Moses when he asked who was sending him to Egypt to free his people from slavery. No other culture worshiped a god by this name except the Israelites. Whenever “Lord” is in all capitals, that signifies the translation of YHWH. “For you, LORD (YHWH), are the Most High (El Elyon) over all the earth you are exalted far above all gods.” ( Psalm 97:9 additions mine) The confusion ends when you read scriptures like Psalm 97, which includes the name of the Israelites’ Most High God, YHWH. Though they used the same name as a Canaanite god, it’s clear the Israelites were talking about the God of the Bible. It’s the name everybody used for a higher power. In biblical days everyone worshiped gods, and called them “el.” Likewise, they also used the term “elyon.” “Elyon” means “most high.” The Canaanites also called their god of gods “el elyon.” This may seem confusing, but as John Oakes explains in Evidence for Christianity, the Israelites employed names and words from their culture. El Elyon was not only used by the Israelites. ![]()
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