EL ELYON: THE HIGHEST GOD
BIBLE READING: GENESIS 14:18-20; PSALM 7:17; LUKE 1:26-38
"And the angel answered and said unto her “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35(KJV)
The Lord God Almighty dwells in a Class of His Own all by Himself. One of His most notable characteristics is His Omnipotence which is expressed through several of His Names. (Ps. 138:2) One of such Names is El Elyon (translated from the Hebrew "the Highest God.)
With the Lord God, no rival throne survives. Just before the Exodus, He executed judgment on all the gods of Egypt (Ex. 12:12) simply because He could: They were and are not on His Level. The Scriptures never refer to Him as the Highest. The phrase "the Highest" is from the Greek word "subsists" which means "Most High". (Lk. 1:32,35) Simply put, calling Him the Highest would be making Him "Primus inter pares" or First amongst equals whereas He has none.
After capturing the Ark of God, the Philistines presumed to set it right next to Dagon but got a rude shock the following morning: Their god lay prostrate before the God of Israel Who has no rival (1Sam. 5:1-4) before later getting beheaded. They had to learn the hard way that there is none higher than the Highest. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, El Elyon Himself.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, thank You for being the God in our lives. There is none to be compared with You hence we give You all the Glory in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.
