The Living Tapestry: Understanding the Most Powerful Messages of the Gospel Through the Meanings of Bible Names

by Strausbaugh, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781581580334
• ISBN10: 1581580339
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Fairmont Books

Summary

You are cordially invited to view the work of a Master Artist. It is a work of unprecedented scope and scale. His great tapestry spans thousands of years and millions of lives, as the Artist intricately weaves together the myriad of threads of varying length and color to create His ultimate design.

God's great living tapestry is a divine work in progress, but with the Artist's help, we can discern many of its patterns and features. Even the names we read in His Scriptures reveal brilliant glimpses into His skill, plan, and purpose for His whole creation. This study of the meanings of Bible names will give you a deeper appreciation of the majesty and artistry of our all-powerful God. It will also increase your faith in our all-knowing heavenly Father, who lovingly attends to the smallest details of our own lives as we each become more clearly patterned after Jesus Christ and are woven into our own special place in His great masterwork.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Paul	p. 11
The Names of God	p. 23
Name Changes	p. 59
The Irony of Malchus	p. 95
The Gospel in Genesis 5	p. 99
Babylon the Great	p. 107
The Friendship of Ruth	p. 137
The Jordan River: From Life to Death	p. 147
Miriam and the Family Rebellion	p. 163
Mephibosheth and the Shame of Rebellion	p. 187
Hosea on America	p. 199
The Children of Israel	p. 217
Appendices
The Order of the Contents	p. 233
A Brief Summary of the History of the Children of Israel	p. 234
The Meanings of the Names Abel and Cain, the First Two Sons of Adam and Eve	p. 236
Several Names Which Mean "the Gift of God" or "the Gift of Jehovah"	p. 237
The Names in the Book of Ruth	p. 237
The Names in Chapter 9: "Miriam and the Family Rebellion"	p. 237
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