Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord (Yahweh)<\/i>, the Everlasting God (El-Olam)<\/i>. And Abraham sojourned many days in the land of the Philistines.<\/p>\nEverlasting God<\/h2>\n
El-Olam is used four times, olam more than 400<\/p>\n
The key word in this name, olam, translated \u201ceternal,\u201d originally meant that which was secret, hidden, concealed, or unknown. The Jews used the word when they wanted to refer to an unknown or indefinite time. Thus, in Leviticus 25:32, olam is translated \u201cat any time\u201d (KIV) or \u201calways\u201d (NIV). In Joshua 24:2, it means \u201clong ago\u201d (NIV). From the idea of an indefinite past or future, the Jews soon developed the idea of \u201ceternity,\u201d which referred to the incalculable and unknown past and to the incalculable and unknown future. Olam came to mean \u201ceverlasting\u201d and is generally so translated in our Bibles. Where the word is used of God, it usually also includes his immutability, or unchangeableness. Times change, people change, needs change. El Olam never changes. This is the meaning of the word in Psalm l00:5: \u201cFor the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations\u201d. The word has the same significance in Isaiah 40:28: \u201cDo you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom\u201d. James Montgomery Boice, Commentary on Genesis, Volume 2<\/i><\/p>\n Swift to its close ebbs out life\u2019s little day; And Joshua said to the people of Israel, \u201cCome here and listen to the words of the Lord (Yahweh<\/i>) your God.\u201d And Joshua said, \u201cHere is how you shall know that the living God (El-Chay)<\/i> is among you and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should not hold onto life here on earth as it is the temporary trappings that distract us from our purpose and the life God has given us to live. How much freer would we be if we simply followed God in a surrendered life rather than running around trying to make our lives work out as we plan hoping God will bless it?\u201d Michelle Bentham, michellebentham.org<\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0More on the LIVING GOD<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nEl-Olam is a God of Promise<\/span><\/h3>\n
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El-Olam is Eternal<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nEarth\u2019s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
\nChange and decay in all around I see;
\nO Thou who changest not, abide with me.<\/p>\nEl-Olam\u2019s Attributes<\/span> are Eternal<\/h3>\n
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El Chay: Joshua 3:9-10<\/h1>\n
El Chay Will Not Fail<\/span><\/h3>\n
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El-Chay Will Not Perish<\/span><\/h3>\n
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El Chay Endures Forever<\/span><\/h3>\n
El Chay is Our Hope<\/h3>\n