Question –We read of how God changed the name of Abram to Abraham, and Jacob to Israel. My question is, even after changing the names of the above characters, we still read of how God is addressed as “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”. Why?

Answer: Now there are three names here; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Now when God said this, when he made the statement, he actually made it to Moses. Moses wanted to know his name, and God identified himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It’s actually a legitimate question when he said why he didn’t say Israel, because he had changed the man’s name to Israel. After all, he didn’t say I’m the God of Abram, the reason was about Israel.

At that time, the people of Israel acted differently. They acted in an unstable manner. When they acted like other nations, he called them Jacob. And when they acted according to his Word, they were Israel. Israel means prince; a prince that has power with God. But Jacob means deception, Player and deceiver. Jacob was given to him by his father and many times Jacob really acted that way. He acted according to his character. What’s God saying when he says I’m the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob instead of saying and of Israel. Irrespective of Israel’s behavior, he was going to remain his God, when he acted like Jacob, he was his God, when he acted like Israel, and he was his God. God was not going to change himself because the man’s name was changed because of his character and behavior. He says, “You will no longer be known as Jacob, swindler, deceiver, but as Israel”.

Abraham’s case was a different situation, it was not his character; he was named that way, not according to his character, not the bad thing. Now Jacob put his hand to his brother’s heel when he was born. So he says he took him by the heel (and they were twins). He took him by the heel and God said what he did then was wrong even though both of them didn’t know good or evil. But then, God said the younger one will be greater than the older one. This went through their lives, and we find out how he asked his brother for his birth right as time went on. And his brother was careless about it. The Bible says that Esau was profane, meaning that he had no regard for spiritual things, and so he didn’t care. And God allowed this to happen; he knew ahead of time, he gave his Word concerning them ahead of time. So whether he was going to act like Jacob or Israel, the Word concerning him was steadfast. So what is the lesson here? God doesn’t turn his back on you just because you have now acted like Jacob, he doesn’t. His promises are not for you because you have acted like Israel and his promises belong to you, whether you are acting like Jacob or you are acting like Israel. But he has given you his counsel to be steadfast and unmovable.

The GOD of all who believe...the GOD of doubleDX, that's how I address him in prayers

Because he's their god, stupid.

doubleDx: The GOD of all who believe...the GOD of doubleDX, that's how I address him in prayers

Exactly, sincerely I just can't process ow a mature xtian would pray in d name of the God of other men?

And sire, top of the morning.

One word: Colonisation. They see the world through the blue eyes of white men. Their own ancestors are not good enough to be associated with God. It has to be foreign people like "Abraham" for it to make sense to them. Hope they recover from their mental sickness.

Pastor Olu T:

Exactly, sincerely I just can't process ow a mature xtian would pray in d name of the God of other men?

And sire, top of the morning.

Hailings to you brah! deluded minds like advocate666 and his cohorts cannot see or understand "truth" because they are serving their prejudgement sentences for blasphemies spewed offline/online

That is why the carnal mind cannot understand the things of the spirit of GOD! I'm not surprised

Very interesting read.

Pastor Olu T:

Exactly, sincerely I just can't process ow a mature xtian would pray in d name of the God of other men?

And sire, top of the morning.

It doesn't matter how you feel about it, you are serving the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Its a name God gave to Himself and you don't know more than Him

He called Himself the God of Israel. He is not the God of our fore-fathers, our fore-fathers worshipped Idols.