The All-Sufficient God El Shaddai. The All Sufficient God. Shad means breast in Hebrew (Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25; Exod. 6:3; Num. 24:6; Ruth 1:20; Job (various references); Psa. 22:10; 68:15; 91:1; Ezek. 1:24; 10:5; 23:21 etc.). Occurs 48 times in the Tanakh. In Genesis 17:1, YHVH said to Abram: I am El Shaddai. Walk before me and be perfect. So why did the LORD choose to reveal Himself using this distinctive Name to Abram? Most English translations render El Shaddai as God Almighty, probably because the translators of the Septuagint (i.e., the Greek translation of the Old Testament) thought Shaddai came from a root verb (shadad) that means to overpower or to destroy. The Latin Vulgate likewise translated Shaddai as Omnipotens (from which we get our English word omnipotent). God is so overpowering that He is considered Almighty.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:30:04 +0000
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