The Names of God: Discovering God as He Desires to Be Known [Paperback]

Andrew Jukes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1967

(Foreword by Charles R. Wood) The various names used in reference to God are examined in relationship to their purpose, virtues, and characteristics. (20040603)

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Andrew Jukes'The Names of God . . . was so deep. [Jukes] really looked at not only the names of God in the context (of the Bible), he related it in a way I could relate it to my life. (Rep. Bill Hardiman State Representative from Kentwood, Michigan )

About the Author

Andrew Jukes (1815-1901) was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed deacon and licensed to the Curacy of St. John's Church, Hull. Juke's writing also includes The Names of God in Holy Scripture, available from Kregel Publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Classics (June 30, 1967)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825429587
• ISBN-13: 978-0825429583
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing insight into the meanings and uses of the names of God, January 16, 2008

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Joshua M. Nielsen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Names of God: Discovering God as He Desires to Be Known (Paperback)

This book like no other I have read before explores not only the meaning of the names of God from the original Hebrew (which compared to other scholarly works can be considered only somewhat moderate) but also much more importantly (and what is much more lacking in such scholarly works which explore - or sometimes exploit & twist - the literal meanings in the original language) it explores the context and cultural use of the words/names (and especially their Biblical application), which are to be considered just as valid - if not even more valid & relevant - than mere language forensics, and shows the distinct character of each. Jukes shows, like I had never seen before, how Elohim is used in an almost exclusively covenant context (of which from my own studies I can confirm is consistant with ancient Semitic culture) and Yahweh as a righteous judge.

And using his more than adequate explanation of each name he then opens up the first two chapters in Genesis with exegesis in a way I would have never thought to look at it, and shows how each of the names have distinctively unique events & themes tied to them (consistantly all throughout the Bible) and which are used in conjunction with the specific & distinct character of each name. And thus (as an example of one application he makes) he shows thematic differences illustratively from Genesis chapter 1 (which focuses on God's character as Elohim, the God who stands in covenant with His creatures) & chapter 2 (which focuses primarily on God's character as Yahweh, the one who demands righteousness) and shows His two distinct roles in creation as the gracious Covenant Ruler who blesses His creation & yet also as the Holy, Righteous Judge who demands purity in His creatures. He goes on to show how names such as Yahweh Sabaoth (Lord of Hosts) is used in connection with the theme of the failure of God's people, and God nonetheless acting on their behalf in light of/on account of the simple fact that they are still God's elect, even though walking in disobedience to God's righteous character as Yahweh (thus showing both judgement and mercy). He shows how thematically El Elyon (Lord Most High\Most High God) is seen as a distinct revelation of a God who is a God, not only of the Jews, but also of the [often unbelieving] Gentiles (a most enlightening revelation to those who notice this aspect of His character much more explicitly in the NT). I will not go into depth (nor ruin the amazing and rewarding experience you will gain only by reading it), but I highly recommend this book to those who wish to learn more about the character of our God. It will penetrate boundaries in thinking about our infinite God and deliver one from a small concept of God. It will show the wonderful and various manners (which Hebrews 1:1 mentions) in which God has historically revealed Himself to His people, and the riches with which God's character is full in the revelation of his names (His very character) to his people.

Jukes is a devout student of Scripture from a bygone era when people were able to dedicate themselves to do little else than read the Bible from dawn to dusk, such that they were saturated with it and well able to give a proper and insightful exposition of the Word of God. Even the renouned Charles H. Spurgeon praised Jukes for one of his books named "The Law of the Offerings", another monumental work. You will never see the person of God the same nor have the same understanding with such clarity of God and what he has revealed himself as to his people. This is a truely amazing book, and well worth reading.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Foundational Bible Insight, December 30, 2006

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Patrick McIntyre (Mammoth Spring, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Names of God: Discovering God as He Desires to Be Known (Paperback)

If you teach the bible and want to know more of what it says about God in the original languages, this book will prove invaluable. I taught a 10 plus week series on the names of God using this book as the primary source and the congregation was enraptured. Jukes delves into the original Hebrew and Greek to reveal things about God that are missed in the English. After reading this book, you'll never look at Adam and Eve the same. I would call the revelations in this book "life changing." Patrick McIntyre, author of The Graham Formula.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Compare, November 6, 2009

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Jude Valcin "Language Lover" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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The names of God are beyond compare as the title of this review suggests. The book "The Names of God" is also beyond compare.

Many other authors have tried to assemble some meaningful notes and explanation of the names of God, but Andrew J. Jukes goes deeper than them all. I had fallen in love with "Types in Genesis," the first book by Mr. Jukes that the Lord led me to read in 1997. Not only was the writing style enviable, but the revelation that ensued was amazing. One paragraph of Andrew Jukes opens the way for a two-hour sermon in which the audience will learn the deep spiritual facts hidden in the lives of our beloved patriarchs and matriarchs in the book of Genesis.

The second book by Jukes that I quickly obtained was on the names of God. Ever since that time, I was no longer satisfied with the usual babbling, meaningless reasoning, and nonsensical litany of sorts that could not help in my spiritual growth. I became aware of and loathed the psychological lectures that only made me religious. I became so hungry for more of God that I acquired all of Jukes' writings two by two, as it were.

I will refrain from elaborating on the influence his writing style has on my academic life. I have gotten in trouble with many lazy teachers and professors. The writing is from a true scholar in the late 1800's.