“I decided to explore each name, using exegesis of the original Hebrew and Greek, which led to insights that I felt needed to be shared by writing a thorough and detailed book about the meaning and significance of covenant and the names associated with it.”
“Over the past 40 years, I have come across lists and short descriptions of the covenant names but couldn’t find anything in-depth,” relates Sones. Watch The Covenant Names of God book trailer at. The Covenant Names of God displays both his academic ability and pastoral heart, explaining intricate details of the biblical text in simple ways that clarify and help the reader understand why it matters. His seminary background, Army leadership training, and pastoral teaching experience have shaped him into a teacher with a knack for making complicated biblical themes easy to understand. He currently serves as pastor of a small church and chaplain at a major medical center. Sones holds a Master’s degree in Divinity from Southwestern Seminary and served as an Army Chaplain for 28 years, including tours in Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan. “These names show us the nature of God and endure throughout the New Testament writings, coming to their fulfillment in the person and nature of Christ.” The covenant names each reveal a specific aspect of who God is within covenant relationship to his children,” says Sones.
Then, as time went on and our understanding and relationship with God deepened, the covenants became more involved and elaborate. “He started with simple and basic covenants. “Covenant is how God has chosen to reveal himself to us through history,” explains Sones. Sones elaborates on the background stories and the biblical characters connected with each name, along with the meaning behind the name itself and the way the name demonstrates aspects of God’s nature and compassion.
According to the International Impact Book Award website, the books “are reviewed by our judges and experts based on a scoring system that evaluates the quality of the writing and production of the book (editing, design, and other details).”īeginning with a detailed explanation, The Covenant Names of God takes readers on a biblical deep dive to uncover the meaning of the name by which Abraham and Moses knew God – YHWH or “Jehovah.” From there Sones explores the other eight Jehovah names, popularly known as “Covenant Names,” in the order in which they appear in scripture. El Paso, TX, USA – Febru– The Covenant Names of God by Richard Sones won an International Impact Book Award for Book Content Quality Excellence.
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