“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)

The Gift was bestowed of YHWH (with inserted vowels YAHWEH transliterated JEHOVAH commonly interpreted the LORD)1 – the Sovereign Lord God Almighty – The One Who is Omniscient and Omnipotent and Omnipresent – ADONAI (LORD, Head) – ELOHIM (GOD, Creator) – EL OLAM (Eternal, Everlasting) –  ATTIQ YOMIN (Ancient of Days) – EL SHADDAI (Bountiful, Powerful) – EL ROI (Sees, Overseer) – ABBA FATHER (Abba [informal as an infant bespeaks unreasoning trust] and Father [formal bespeaks intelligent apprehension of relationship] combined expresses love and intelligent confidence)2  – JEHOVAH JIREH (Provider, Supplier) – JEHOVAH RAPHA (Healer, Restorer) – JEHOVAH NISSI (Helper, Deliverer) – JEHOVAH SHALOM (Peace, Rest) – JEHOVAH MEKADDISHKHEM (Sanctifier, Purifier) – JEHOVAH TSIDKENU (Standard of Right, Justice) – JEHOVAH RO’I (Guide, Companion) – JEHOVAH SHAMMAH (Presence, Ever-Present) –JEHOVAH SABAOTH (LORD of Hosts, GOD of the Angel Armies) . . .3

The Gift bestowed of God the Father is YESHUA/JESUS – the Messiah – Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing – The Christ – the only begotten Son of GOD – the Living Word – Prince of Peace – Son of Man – EMMANUEL – Wonderful Counselor – Bread of life – Light of the world – The Vine – Good Shepherd – Gate for the sheep – The way, the truth, and the life – the precious Lamb of God – the first Begotten from the dead – The Resurrection – the Living One – King of kings and Lord of lords – Alpha and Omega . . .4  The Lord Jesus is The Gift that keeps giving by: 

  • His blood that obliterated the sins of the world through which “in Christ” we were re-created, reconciled, and restored.
  • His redemptive work that redeemed from the curse through which “in Christ” we were redeemed from poverty, redeemed from sickness, and redeemed from spiritual death.
  • His perfect obedience to the will of Abba Father which bestowed unto those “in Christ” the Holy Spirit, the anointing, the measure of faith, the God-kind of love, the fullness of The Blessing (material & spiritual), the keys of God’s kingdom to influence in His way, etc.

 

1 Whitaker House. (2015). Sword Study Bible, King James Easy Read Bible, KJVER. (p. ix). New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House.  

2 Vine, W.E. (1996). Vines Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words. (pt. 2 pg. 1). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

3 Zondervan. (2005). Life Application Study Bible, New International Version. (p. 541). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale Publishing House, Inc.

4 Ibid