These four short words are filled with a lot of information. Yes, this is a proclamation that the name of our Abba is holy, but the depth of this short saying is revealed in the word ‘holy’.
The Strong’s Concordance states that the meaning of ‘holy’ is “to separate from profane things and dedicate to God”.
To understand a tangible definition of this, think about something that is set apart that only you use. For instance, let’s use a toothbrush as our example. Only you use it and no one else can, so it is dedicated to you. If anyone else used it, the toothbrush wouldn’t be separate from profane things (in this case, other people’s germs) and wouldn’t be dedicated to only you anymore. You would have to throw it out because the other person’s germs could be transferred to you. It would be deemed spoiled.
An even more striking example is your name. Only you can use your name because it helps with legal and identity matters in life. Legal matters are one thing, but the identity of a person is a whole other level of understanding. Names mean things, as we discovered with the name change made for Abraham and Sarah and later on for Jacob. Even prophecy is made about the specific name(s) that would be given to Yeshua when He was born upon this earth. The names given for Yeshua help us to understand what His purpose has been here upon the earth. And that same principle applies for us all. When parents look upon their newborn child, they become inspired as to what to name that child. What causes their inspiration? Clearly, our Abba is inspiring parents all over the world to give names to their newborn children in order for these children to grow up and know who they are and what their potential is to be. This is a wonderful topic that can be discovered in great depth by checking out another article on this website called, “Destiny in Our Names”.
Throughout the Tanakh (Old Testament), we are given multiple variations of the names for Abba and for Yeshua, such as YHVH, Elohim, El Shaddai, Yah, I AM, etc. Knowing these names is one thing, but we must be aware of which name refers to Abba and which name refers to Yeshua and which name refers to both of Them. For instance, the name “Elohim” is a plural name, which thus indicates the context of the scripture involves both Abba and Yeshua, whereas the name “I AM” is in the singular form. If the name in the singular form includes the Hebrew letters ‘Aleph Tav’ in the scripture, this very clearly indicates the singular name refers to Yeshua, for He is the Beginning (Aleph) and the End (Tav). It helps to check the Hebrew names in the Strong’s Concordance to find out the plurality or singularity of each name.
Elohim (the plural form), has revealed to us many names by which we come to know Who Abba and Yeshua are, so we can develop a relationship with Them. Right now, the name we know for the One called Abba is just that… Abba. In English this means Father of a child or children, the head of the household. When Yeshua prayed, it was to His Abba to Whom He prayed, clearly indicating a hierarchy of Father/Son. The beauty of this example is the many other scriptures that reveal we are also considered as children of Abba and co-heirs with Yeshua such as John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16-17; 1 John 3:1-2 to list just a few.
Two scriptures reveal that we will know the name of Yeshua in the fullest. In Isaiah 52:6 “Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’”. And then again in Revelations 22:3-4 “And there shall be no more curse; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.”
Yet, this prayer is about Abba and His holy name. For us as His children, Abba’s holy name is set apart from us. We cannot know it right now, because we are filled with ‘germs’ and not in a full state of holy – yet. When will we be privileged to know His holy name? When New Jerusalem is brought down from heaven and the Tree of Life is open for us to eat from. After experiencing life through the millennial reign with Yeshua, we will finally be spiritually mature enough to know Abba’s name. Take the example of the physical father/child relationship. A child does not know the name of his or her father until he/she is significantly old enough to understand that the one whom he/she has been calling ‘Dad’ actually has a more direct and personal name. Maturity brings about the ability to know such matters and this will apply to us as we grow spiritually through the millennium.
When the time does come for us to know His Holy name, it still will remain holy since only Abba will be able to use that name. When we do know His name, it means we will be in a state of holiness as well. As Revelation 22:4 says, ‘we will see His face’, that’s how holy we will become. Since names reveal destinies, we will also know the destiny of Abba’s Family, which will fill us with strength and surety about our tasks within this most profound and holy Family. And we will trust Abba with all matters (see “Our Daily Bread” segment). We just understood another part of Elohim’s plan for mankind.
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