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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The
learned are not agreed as to the derivation of
the word
shaddai
and its signification:
some
giving it as “
all
bountiful,” others “all sufficient,” “all
mighty
”
This
is not at all surprising,
for
any
name
of
God
must be above mere human learning or definition,
yet
it was the ground of
faith
to those who had
the revelation
. The name first occurs in Genesis 17:1: God said to
Abraham
“I am the Almighty God.” This links it
with
the Patriarchs: it is the name by which God was known to them; and except to them, and in
Job
where it occurs very
often
, it is seldom found in the
Old
Testament
The title “the Almighty” without the name of God being added, occurs first in
Jacob
’s address to his
twelve
sons before he died: the blessings upon
Joseph
were to be by “‘the Almighty,’.... blessings of
heaven
above, blessings of
the deep
that lieth under, blessings of the
breasts
and of the womb” (
Genesis 49:25
25
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: (Genesis 49:25)
).
Balaam
uses the name in Numbers 24:4:
Naomi
also
in her lamentations (
Ruth 1:20-21
20
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
21
I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? (Ruth 1:20‑21)
). (See also
Psa. 68:14
14
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. (Psalm 68:14)
;
Psa. 91:1
1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1)
;
Isa. 13:6
6
Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. (Isaiah 13:6)
;
Ezek. 1:24
24
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. (Ezekiel 1:24)
;
Ezek. 10:5
5
And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. (Ezekiel 10:5)
;
Joel 1:15
15
Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. (Joel 1:15)
).
In the
New
Testament the name
Lord
Almighty occurs in
2 Corinthians 6:18
18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:18)
in a quotation from
Jeremiah
, and a few
times
in the Revelation, but
only
once as “the Almighty” in Revelation 1:8: “I am
Alpha
and
Omega
, the
beginning
and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to
come
, the Almighty.” On the whole it is clear that the name was one of special relationship with the Patriarchs as that of
Jehovah
was with
Israel
. This is plainly declared: “I appeared unto Abraham, unto
Isaac
, and unto Jacob by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them” (
Ex. 6:3
3
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Exodus 6:3)
). That of
Father
is now the revealed name of God by which Christians know
Him
, being brought by the
work
of
Christ
and through the operation of the
Spirit
into the relationship of
children
, and of sons. (See
John 20:17
17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17)
;
John 3:1
1
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (John 3:1)
;
Gal. 4:4-5
4
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:4‑5)
).
The name Almighty will appear again when God
works
out his purposes in
power
and
judgment
. It was revealed in connection with promises made in
time
, as Father is in connection with
eternal
counsels. The four
living creatures
cry
day
and
night
“
Holy
, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come” (
Rev. 4:8
8
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. (Revelation 4:8)
). (See also
Revelation 21:22
22
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (Revelation 21:22)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
7706
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Shadday
Phonic:
shad-dah’-ee
Meaning:
from
7703
; the Almighty
KJV Usage:
Almighty
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