A designation is a distinguishing mark. It provides a label for description or identification. It enables people to clearly name a person, position, or performance. cursory dictionary search for the word designation will yield this understanding. on human flesh.estwood, N.J.: Fleming H. Re Designations are like names. When a person is called by a particular name or title, they consciously, but more often than not, unconsciously, exhibit character traits that represent that appellation. When an appellation is used, it represents a thought. That thought drives the perception of an action, the exhibition of a character, or the non-actualization of a behavior. “The world of language is the world of thought, and therefore, an approach towards
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Also, a name may describe the circumstances of a child’s birth. Moses is a reference point for this. In Exodus 2:10, he was named because his foster mother, Pharaoh’s daughter, drew him out of water. Further, a name may also be an expression of divine action as exhibited in the name of Isaiah’s son “Shear-jashub” (Isaiah 7:3) interpreted to mean “a remnant shall return.” Therefore, names are like an abstract picture through which history is preserved. Through designations, like names, we glean information, discover purpose, and gain perspective. So one can allude that “Bible names are fragments of ancient history, revelations of divine purposes, expressions of hopes and prophecies of the future.
Again, designations are important. They are indicators of a role, responsibility or relationship. Through a designation, information can be revealed, insight can become available. They are labels that provide more knowledge about a person, place, or even an event. So in the Bible, designations attached to names of people tell more about who they are, what they do, and perhaps why they do what they do. Thus, the “labels are attached indicating work or worth such as Elijah the Tishbite, Nehemiah the king’s cupbearer, John the Baptist, James the Lord’s brother and Luke the beloved …show more content…
God while speaking to Isaac referred to Abraham as his servant when he said "I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you, and multiply your descendants, For the sake of My servant Abraham" (Genesis 26:24). The Hebrew word “ebed” used here is servant. The same word “ebed” is used for Moses in several locations including Exodus 14:31, Numbers 11:11, Numbers 12:7, and Deuteronomy 34:5. Similar usages are found in 2 Kings 18:12 and Joshua 1:1-2. In all of the texts above, God referred to Moses as his servant or he was described as the servant of God. Klein noted that God called Moses servant about 40 times. The word translated here comes from the Hebrew “ebed.” He was a servant to God and a servant of God. This is in consonance with the view of how the term servant was used at that point in history. “At times, his servanthood denotes his high rank, much like that of the highest and most faithful servants of a
Also, a name may describe the circumstances of a child’s birth. Moses is a reference point for this. In Exodus 2:10, he was named because his foster mother, Pharaoh’s daughter, drew him out of water. Further, a name may also be an expression of divine action as exhibited in the name of Isaiah’s son “Shear-jashub” (Isaiah 7:3) interpreted to mean “a remnant shall return.” Therefore, names are like an abstract picture through which history is preserved. Through designations, like names, we glean information, discover purpose, and gain perspective. So one can allude that “Bible names are fragments of ancient history, revelations of divine purposes, expressions of hopes and prophecies of the future.
Again, designations are important. They are indicators of a role, responsibility or relationship. Through a designation, information can be revealed, insight can become available. They are labels that provide more knowledge about a person, place, or even an event. So in the Bible, designations attached to names of people tell more about who they are, what they do, and perhaps why they do what they do. Thus, the “labels are attached indicating work or worth such as Elijah the Tishbite, Nehemiah the king’s cupbearer, John the Baptist, James the Lord’s brother and Luke the beloved …show more content…
God while speaking to Isaac referred to Abraham as his servant when he said "I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you, and multiply your descendants, For the sake of My servant Abraham" (Genesis 26:24). The Hebrew word “ebed” used here is servant. The same word “ebed” is used for Moses in several locations including Exodus 14:31, Numbers 11:11, Numbers 12:7, and Deuteronomy 34:5. Similar usages are found in 2 Kings 18:12 and Joshua 1:1-2. In all of the texts above, God referred to Moses as his servant or he was described as the servant of God. Klein noted that God called Moses servant about 40 times. The word translated here comes from the Hebrew “ebed.” He was a servant to God and a servant of God. This is in consonance with the view of how the term servant was used at that point in history. “At times, his servanthood denotes his high rank, much like that of the highest and most faithful servants of a