The player is loading ...
Sept. 16, 2022
God Our Father
Jesus enjoyed a special relationship with God the Father, even addressing Him with the loving term of endearment, Abba. The children of Israel always understood God was their father, and He called them His children—even His firstborn. But through Jesus the veil of our sin is removed, and we are invited to enter into a level of relationship where we, too, cry out “Abba, Father!”
🔔 Subscribe to receive a Shabbat Shalom blessing each week! https://www.youtube.com/c/OutofZion/?sub_confirmation=1
Text “Zion” to 72572 to sign up for text alerts.
Show Links: Please partner with Susan to make this type of educational resource available to others, as the prophet Isaiah envisioned: “For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem” (Isaiah 2:3). Donate now - https://icejusa.org/support-israel-1/
Sign up for emails about upcoming shows:http://www.outofzionshow.com More info on Susan Michael: http://www.icejusa.org/susans-blog http://www.icejusa.org http://www.instagram.com/outofzion_icej/ http://www.facebook.com/susanmichaelicej/about/
God Our Father (Out of Zion Episode #143)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Transcript
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,120
Well, we've been talking about the various titles and descriptive names of God.
2
00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:12,240
Today, I want to talk about a name that Jesus made famous, but it really didn't begin with
3
00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:13,240
him.
4
00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,120
It goes all the way back to the beginning of time.
5
00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,560
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
6
00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:24,560
When I seek to share just a little inspiration and bring a little peace to the close of your
7
00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,040
very busy week.
8
00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,560
Well, what are some of the names that Jesus used for God?
9
00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:37,200
It was God, Lord, the Great King, and referred to Jerusalem as the city of the Great King,
10
00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:46,280
the Lord of heaven and earth, Most High, and Father, and Abba, Father.
11
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:54,120
So Jesus always addressed God in his prayers as Father with the sense of an intimate relationship,
12
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,760
a loving son speaking to his father.
13
00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:03,040
Now Abba is a term of love and endearment for one's father, whether you're a child
14
00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,800
or an adult.
15
00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:13,520
So when the Lord prayed in Gethsemane, he prayed Abba, Father, a term of endearment.
16
00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:20,840
Jesus also taught his followers to pray addressing our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
17
00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,840
thy name.
18
00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:29,120
Because Jesus enjoys an intimate relationship with the Father, so should we.
19
00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:36,120
Now some Christians are taught that calling the Creator of heaven and earth with the title
20
00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,480
Father is only seen in the New Testament.
21
00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:46,200
It's something special to Christianity, that we have this relationship with God that is
22
00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,280
better, it's deeper, it's more intimate than what it was before.
23
00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,800
That the God of the Old Testament was a little distant from his people.
24
00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,960
But was calling God the Father a new thing?
25
00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:08,280
You know in Exodus 4, 22-23, God refers to Israel as his son, my firstborn.
26
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,400
Let my son go so that he may serve me.
27
00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,320
This is what he told Pharaoh.
28
00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,560
Let my son go.
29
00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:20,760
In Deuteronomy he said, you are the children of the Lord.
30
00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:30,960
In Hosea 111 it says, when Israel was a child, I loved him and called my son out of Egypt.
31
00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:39,240
So there's always been this idea of a father-son relationship with the children of Israel.
32
00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:44,120
He was their father, that means they were his son, and that means they addressed him
33
00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,120
as father.
34
00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:55,000
So in Isaiah 63, verse 16, it says, thou, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer.
35
00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:02,400
Now the whole reason Jesus addressed God as Father is because it was in his Jewish DNA.
36
00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,680
God was the Father of the people of Israel.
37
00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,360
They all considered God to be their heavenly Father.
38
00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,880
It wasn't new.
39
00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:15,360
And in fact, a famous Jewish prayer that goes all the way back to almost the time of Jesus,
40
00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:25,800
to 2,000 years almost, it's called a vinu, mal'kenu, which means our Father, our King.
41
00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,800
It's through Jesus that we do have a more intimate relationship with the Father because
42
00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:38,600
he tore down the veil of sin that comes between us and that blocks our relationship.
43
00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:43,520
And now that we have been made clean and holy by the Holy Spirit that's dwelling in our
44
00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:49,960
hearts, we can, without reservation, call him Abba Father.
45
00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:58,720
And that's why in Galatians 4, 6, it says, and because you are sons, God has sent forth
46
00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:06,380
the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying out, Abba Father.
47
00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:13,240
So this weekend, enjoy some time with your loving Abba Father.
48
00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:39,580
And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,120
Well, we've been talking about the various titles and descriptive names of God.
2
00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:12,240
Today, I want to talk about a name that Jesus made famous, but it really didn't begin with
3
00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:13,240
him.
4
00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,120
It goes all the way back to the beginning of time.
5
00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,560
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
6
00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:24,560
When I seek to share just a little inspiration and bring a little peace to the close of your
7
00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,040
very busy week.
8
00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,560
Well, what are some of the names that Jesus used for God?
9
00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:37,200
It was God, Lord, the Great King, and referred to Jerusalem as the city of the Great King,
10
00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:46,280
the Lord of heaven and earth, Most High, and Father, and Abba, Father.
11
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:54,120
So Jesus always addressed God in his prayers as Father with the sense of an intimate relationship,
12
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,760
a loving son speaking to his father.
13
00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:03,040
Now Abba is a term of love and endearment for one's father, whether you're a child
14
00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,800
or an adult.
15
00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:13,520
So when the Lord prayed in Gethsemane, he prayed Abba, Father, a term of endearment.
16
00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:20,840
Jesus also taught his followers to pray addressing our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
17
00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,840
thy name.
18
00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:29,120
Because Jesus enjoys an intimate relationship with the Father, so should we.
19
00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:36,120
Now some Christians are taught that calling the Creator of heaven and earth with the title
20
00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,480
Father is only seen in the New Testament.
21
00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:46,200
It's something special to Christianity, that we have this relationship with God that is
22
00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,280
better, it's deeper, it's more intimate than what it was before.
23
00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,800
That the God of the Old Testament was a little distant from his people.
24
00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,960
But was calling God the Father a new thing?
25
00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:08,280
You know in Exodus 4, 22-23, God refers to Israel as his son, my firstborn.
26
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,400
Let my son go so that he may serve me.
27
00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,320
This is what he told Pharaoh.
28
00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,560
Let my son go.
29
00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:20,760
In Deuteronomy he said, you are the children of the Lord.
30
00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:30,960
In Hosea 111 it says, when Israel was a child, I loved him and called my son out of Egypt.
31
00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:39,240
So there's always been this idea of a father-son relationship with the children of Israel.
32
00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:44,120
He was their father, that means they were his son, and that means they addressed him
33
00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,120
as father.
34
00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:55,000
So in Isaiah 63, verse 16, it says, thou, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer.
35
00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:02,400
Now the whole reason Jesus addressed God as Father is because it was in his Jewish DNA.
36
00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,680
God was the Father of the people of Israel.
37
00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,360
They all considered God to be their heavenly Father.
38
00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,880
It wasn't new.
39
00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:15,360
And in fact, a famous Jewish prayer that goes all the way back to almost the time of Jesus,
40
00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:25,800
to 2,000 years almost, it's called a vinu, mal'kenu, which means our Father, our King.
41
00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,800
It's through Jesus that we do have a more intimate relationship with the Father because
42
00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:38,600
he tore down the veil of sin that comes between us and that blocks our relationship.
43
00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:43,520
And now that we have been made clean and holy by the Holy Spirit that's dwelling in our
44
00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:49,960
hearts, we can, without reservation, call him Abba Father.
45
00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:58,720
And that's why in Galatians 4, 6, it says, and because you are sons, God has sent forth
46
00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:06,380
the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying out, Abba Father.
47
00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:13,240
So this weekend, enjoy some time with your loving Abba Father.
48
00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:39,580
And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
Join the Email List
Listen On
