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<p> | <p> <strong> MOST HIGH </strong> ( <em> Elyôn </em> ) occurs as an epithet of <em> [[El]] </em> , ‘God’ ( [[Genesis]] 14:18 f., Genesis 14:20; Genesis 14:22 , Psalms 78:35 ), o r <em> [[Jahweh]] </em> ( Psalms 7:17 ); or it stands by itself as a title of God ( Numbers 24:16 , Deuteronomy 32:8 , Psalms 21:8 etc.). We find it first in a somewhat mysterious chapter ( Genesis 14:1-24 ) which cannot be traced to any identified source; the date is also uncertain. In this chapter <strong> [[Melchizedek]] </strong> is described as ‘priest to the Most High God’ ( <em> El [[Elyon]] </em> ), and since in later times the [[Salem]] where he lived was generally identified with Jerusalem, the double function of priest and king ascribed to him caused him to be regarded by the [[Jews]] as a type of the ideal king, and by the [[Christians]] as the type of Christ. Hence the name of the God whom he worshipped ( <em> El Elyon </em> ), which may possibly, in the first instance, have had reference merely to the lofty situation of Jerusalem, became in later generations a mysterious and exalted title of Jahweh. At the same time there is the possibility that the title <em> Elyon </em> came originally from the PhÅ“nicians: [[Philo]] of [[Byblus]] (quoted by Driver, <em> Genesis </em> , p. 165) mentions a deity of this name in the PhÅ“nician theogony, and the corresponding Greek word is frequent in inscriptions of the Græco-Roman period, especially in the neighbourhood of the Bosporus. Whatever the origin of the title <em> Elyon </em> , it never occurs in strictly prose passages of the OT, though we find it in the Songs of [[Balaam]] ( Numbers 24:16 ), Moses ( Deuteronomy 32:8 ), and David ( 2 Samuel 22:14 ). The [[Aramaic]] equivalents are fairly frequent in Daniel. </p> <p> The uses of the Greek rendering in the NT are instructive. In the story of the [[Annunciation]] it is ordained that the child whom Mary is to bear shall be called Son of the Most High ( Luke 1:32 ); and a little later on ( Luke 1:76 ) John the [[Baptist]] is spoken of as prophet of the Most High. The contrast is completed in the Ep. to the Hebrews, where Melchizedek is brought forward as priest of the Most High (cf. Hebrews 7:1 with Hebrews 7:28 ). It is worth noting, too, that the title is twice found in the mouth of demoniacs ( Mark 5:7 = Luke 8:28 , Acts 16:17 ). The word, then, does not belong to the language of everyday life: it is reserved for poetry and elevated style, and it seems by its origin to have suggested something archaic and mysterious, whether it referred to the lofty dwelling-place or to the majestic nature and attributes of God. </p> <p> H. C. O. Lanchester. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48254" /> == | |||
<p> MOST HIGH, MOST [[Highest]] </p> <p> We find frequent mention made, in holy Scripture, of the Lord [[Jehovah]] under these appellations; and very blessed and proper they are, when speaking of him. The latter of them, except with an eye to him, would be a breach of grammar, but becomes beautiful, in compounding two superlatives, in reference to the Lord JEHOVAH, of whom it must be truly said, without exceeding the bounds of language, as one of the sacred writers expresseth it, "There is no end of his greatness." ( Psalms 145:3) </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42573" /> == | |||
<i> Elyon </i> Genesis 14:18 <i> [[Yahweh]] </i> Psalm 7:17[[Names Of God]] | |||
== Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology <ref name="term_18073" /> == | |||
<p> <i> See </i> [[Names]] Of God </p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:05, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
MOST HIGH ( Elyôn ) occurs as an epithet of El , ‘God’ ( Genesis 14:18 f., Genesis 14:20; Genesis 14:22 , Psalms 78:35 ), o r Jahweh ( Psalms 7:17 ); or it stands by itself as a title of God ( Numbers 24:16 , Deuteronomy 32:8 , Psalms 21:8 etc.). We find it first in a somewhat mysterious chapter ( Genesis 14:1-24 ) which cannot be traced to any identified source; the date is also uncertain. In this chapter Melchizedek is described as ‘priest to the Most High God’ ( El Elyon ), and since in later times the Salem where he lived was generally identified with Jerusalem, the double function of priest and king ascribed to him caused him to be regarded by the Jews as a type of the ideal king, and by the Christians as the type of Christ. Hence the name of the God whom he worshipped ( El Elyon ), which may possibly, in the first instance, have had reference merely to the lofty situation of Jerusalem, became in later generations a mysterious and exalted title of Jahweh. At the same time there is the possibility that the title Elyon came originally from the PhÅ“nicians: Philo of Byblus (quoted by Driver, Genesis , p. 165) mentions a deity of this name in the PhÅ“nician theogony, and the corresponding Greek word is frequent in inscriptions of the Græco-Roman period, especially in the neighbourhood of the Bosporus. Whatever the origin of the title Elyon , it never occurs in strictly prose passages of the OT, though we find it in the Songs of Balaam ( Numbers 24:16 ), Moses ( Deuteronomy 32:8 ), and David ( 2 Samuel 22:14 ). The Aramaic equivalents are fairly frequent in Daniel.
The uses of the Greek rendering in the NT are instructive. In the story of the Annunciation it is ordained that the child whom Mary is to bear shall be called Son of the Most High ( Luke 1:32 ); and a little later on ( Luke 1:76 ) John the Baptist is spoken of as prophet of the Most High. The contrast is completed in the Ep. to the Hebrews, where Melchizedek is brought forward as priest of the Most High (cf. Hebrews 7:1 with Hebrews 7:28 ). It is worth noting, too, that the title is twice found in the mouth of demoniacs ( Mark 5:7 = Luke 8:28 , Acts 16:17 ). The word, then, does not belong to the language of everyday life: it is reserved for poetry and elevated style, and it seems by its origin to have suggested something archaic and mysterious, whether it referred to the lofty dwelling-place or to the majestic nature and attributes of God.
H. C. O. Lanchester.
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [2]
MOST HIGH, MOST Highest
We find frequent mention made, in holy Scripture, of the Lord Jehovah under these appellations; and very blessed and proper they are, when speaking of him. The latter of them, except with an eye to him, would be a breach of grammar, but becomes beautiful, in compounding two superlatives, in reference to the Lord JEHOVAH, of whom it must be truly said, without exceeding the bounds of language, as one of the sacred writers expresseth it, "There is no end of his greatness." ( Psalms 145:3)
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Elyon Genesis 14:18 Yahweh Psalm 7:17Names Of God
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology [4]
See Names Of God
