{"id":808,"date":"2016-04-18T13:11:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T18:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?p=808"},"modified":"2016-04-18T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T18:11:23","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?p=808","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s In a Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?attachment_id=809\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jehovah-Rapha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryjnelson.exodusdesigndevelopment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook-300x251.jpg?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"Jehovah-Rapha\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jehovah-Rapha_Facebook.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>People have asked about the meaning behind the name of my latest book, <em>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/em>. In Bible times, names were not only used for identification but to reveal someone\u2019s purpose, nature, and authority. \u00a0Jehovah is the Hebrew name for \u201cI AM,\u201d the unchanging, eternal God as revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. By adding a second part to His name, as He often did throughout Scripture, God revealed additional facts about His character and His care and concern for His children. In Exodus 15:26, He called Himself Jehovah-Rapha in Hebrew meaning, \u201cI am the God who heals you.\u201d<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?attachment_id=810\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"healing is who God is\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryjnelson.exodusdesigndevelopment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"healing is who God is\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/healing-is-who-God-is.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In naming the book, Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals, I wanted to capture the heart of a loving God who\u2019s nature is to heal and restore as revealed through the Biblical and modern day stories in the book. In essence, He is saying, healing isn\u2019t just something I do. Healing is who I am!<\/p>\n<p>Future books in this series will have similar titles: \u00a0<em>Jehovah-Jireh: The God Who Provides<\/em> (Genesis 22:14); <em>Jehovah-Shalom: The God of Peace<\/em> (Judges 6:24); and <em>Jehovah-Nissi: The God Who Conquers<\/em> (Exodus 17:15). <em>Jehovah-Jireh: The God Who Provides<\/em> will be released in March 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People have asked about the meaning behind the name of my latest book, Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals. In Bible times, names were not only used for identification but to reveal someone\u2019s purpose, nature, and authority. \u00a0Jehovah is the Hebrew name for \u201cI AM,\u201d the unchanging, eternal God as revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. 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