Therefore, God called him Israel Genesis Simon was a follower of Jesus. When he confessed that Jesus was the Christ, Jesus changed his name to Peter to show that this faith would be the foundation of the church , like the foundation stone for a house Matthew In addition to changing the names of these four people, God also named some people when they were born:.
All of these names were prophetic names or had a special meaning about the mission or destiny of these people. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. God sometimes changed a person's name to fit the task that they would endure.
The meaning of that person's new name more effectively fit the task or the future of their works for the Lord.
As was explained in the Scriptures given above in Genesis those who had their names changed the new name was more fitting for their new assignment by God. Teacher, Observer Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I have read this question and the responses with great interest.
In the beginning, God brought to Adam every animal to see what he would name them. Could any one of us look at a majestic Lion King and call it a Monkey? Or perhaps an Elephant? Why not? Because that is not the Lion Kings nature!
We could not imagine a beautiful 2 ton Bull Elephant being called an Ant. Or a Skunk being called a Butterfly. Abram would never again deny Sari to be his wife, nor would she allow him to. Nature's changed. Jacob would no longer run from his past, but would face Esau and take his rightful God given place as the leader of the tribe. Yes, God gave him this place. Most of the time, our parents chose our name because it sounded nice with our last name, or because they wanted to honor one of our ancestors.
This is why God took care to change the name of Abram high father to Abraham father of multitudes after promising him a lot of descendants Genesis His wife also had her name changed from Sarai quarrelsome to Sara Princess Genesis He went from the guy who gets told what to do to the one that is so strong in his convictions that he can hold the whole church!
An interesting note here: we did some research to find out the meaning of names. In the Bible, the meaning of the new name is written, but not the meaning of the old name. As if the past did not matter! Nowadays, we rarely base our identity on our first name or last name. Many years later, Jacob is about to face his brother after all his trickery, and is afraid Esau will be seeking revenge on him. Genesis 32 tells what happened as he prepared for the meeting:.
After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. This new name commemorates Jacob engaging directly with God. But the blessing Israel receives begins a change in him. Over time, he lets go of his need to gain for himself and instead acknowledges the Lordship of God over his life, taking on the stature of patriarch. That is the life change that Peter experienced. His name change came from the Lord Himself.
But everything changed the day his brother Andrew brought Him to meet Jesus. A fuller explanation came later on. Jesus considered Simon worthy of a tremendous honor, one he would have to grow into.
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