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The Function of a Name

The Function of a Name

Exodus 3:14-15

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‎The name conveys the authority of the person even when absent. To speak or act in another’s name is to participate in that person’s authority (1 Sam. 17:45; 25:9; Acts 4:7). The principle is that of prophecy and revelation (Exod. 3:13–14; Deut. 18:19; John 5:43). God’s name reveals his character and salvation in which people may take refuge (Ps. 20:1 [MT 2]; cf. Isa. 25:1; 56:6); to treat God’s name as empty is to despise his person (Exod. 20:7). Similarly, to act in the name of Christ is to participate in his authority (Acts 3:6; 1 Cor. 5:4; 2 Thess. 3:6; Jas. 5:14) as well as to share in his contempt (Luke 21:12–19; Acts 5:41). Elsewhere the name of Christ stands for the whole of his salvation (4:7; 1 Cor. 6:11).

Myers, Allen C. The Eerdmans Bible dictionary 1987 : 747. Print.
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