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fter the Lord revealed Himself to by His name (2Ti 2:19).
Abram as the Almighty God, He Faith in the Lord Jesus has not only giv-
Atold him that his name would no en you a new name but has also brought
longer be called Abram, which means you into all spiritual blessings in heavenly
“exalted father,” but “Abraham,” which places in Christ (Eph 1:3). You are blessed
means “father of a multitude” (Gen 17:5). with faithful Abraham (Gal 3:9). A new
The Lord renewed His promise to him to name awaits you in heaven.
multiply his seed, to give him the land that The Lord Jesus promised, “To him that
He had promised him, and to be a God to overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
him and to his descendants. manna, and will give him a white stone,
In terms of the difference of the spelling and in the stone a new name written,
of the name, the letter “h” was inserted which no man knoweth saving he that
to change “Abram” to “Abraham.” It has receiveth it” (Rev 2:17). “Him that over-
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been suggested that the letter “h” repre- cometh will I make a pillar in the temple
sents “Yahweh,” or “Jehovah.” The same is of my God, and he shall go no more out:
true of “Joshua,” whom Moses later called and I will write upon him the name of my
“Jehoshua” (Num 13:16). God, and the name of the city of my God,
As those who have trusted in the Lord which is new Jerusalem, which cometh
Jesus, our names have been changed as down out of heaven from my God: and I
well. We are now called children of God will write upon him my new name” (3:12).
(1Jn 3:1). Once we were strangers, without God fulfilled His promise to give Abra-
Christ, without God, and without hope in ham a son and eventually Isaac was born
this world (Eph 2:12). Now we are fellow- (Gen 21:1). Abraham never doubted that
citizens of the household of God and are
called saints (Eph 2:19; Rom 1:7). Those 1 Bible quotations in this article are from the
who name the name of Christ are called KJV.

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