El Etymology
 
 
Jewish scholars believe that the unique name of God cannot be said ‘aloud’ since the name of God (YHVH) is holy and cannot be taken in vain. God’s unique name is unutterable. Since the LORD is unique, without rival, the Creator and LORD who is answerable to no one, He cannot be named. However God reveals himself as ‘I AM THAT I AM’ (YHWH) and throughout the scripture, we see the attributes or characteristics of God revealed to us. The multiplicity of names refers to different aspects of revelation rather than supposing that there is multiplicity of deities. Studying these attributes or names of God provide us different portraits of God’s revealed character in the bible.
ePjpnkhopfs; 18:10. fu;j;jupd; ehkk; gyj;j JUfk;; ePjpkhd; mjw;Fs; Xbr; RfkhapUg;ghd;.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Vrhah 54:5. cd; rpU\;bfNu cd; ehafu;; Nridfspd; fu;j;ju; vd;gJ mtUila ehkk;; ,];uNtypd; gupRj;ju; cd; kPl;gu;> mtu; ru;tG+kpapd; Njtd; vd;dg;gLthu;.
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
 
Study Guidelines
 
Estimated Start Time: 8.00 PM
  1. 15 minutes worship,
  2. 25 minutes study and
  3. 15 minutes prayer
Estimated Finish Time: 8.55 PM
Time to Leave home: before 9.30 PM
 
El Olam (God Everlasting, Eternal) - (vd;nwd;Wk;> epj;jpa flTs;)
 
Introduction
The word ‘olam’ means time or age. Olam is translated as ‘eternal’. One of the mysterious attribute of God is his longevity. God has no beginning or end. He will last for eternity and His name will endure forever, forever renowned and glorified. God’s glorious name will remain forever (olam). There is no other name that will remain forever. El Olam speaks of the eternality of the person and character of God. God will not change in his person or character. The glorious attributes of God such as his goodness, longsuffering, and faithfulness will last forever, from everlasting (olam) to everlasting.
The King Solomon wrote that the name of the Lord will endure as the sun endures.
rq;fPjk; 72:17. mtUila ehkk; vd;nwd;iwf;Fk; (OLAM) ,Uf;Fk;; R+upaDs;skl;Lk; mtUila ehkk; re;jhd guk;giuaha; epiyf;Fk;; kD\u; mtUf;Fs; MrPu;tjpf;fg;gLthu;fs;> vy;yh [hjpfSk; mtiug; ghf;fpaKilatu; vd;W tho;j;Jthu;fs;.
His name shall endure for ever(olam): his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
19. mtUila kfpiknghUe;jpa ehkj;Jf;F vd;nwd;iwf;Fk; (OLAM) ];Njhj;jpuKz;lhtjhf; G+kpKOtJk; mtUila kfpikahy; epiwe;jpUg;gjhf. Mnkd;> Mnkd;.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever (olam): and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
 
El Olam (God Everlasting, God Eternal)
 
1. First Revelation of Everlasting God
  1. God’s promise is eternal. Abraham believed in the promise that God gave to him. God promised Him a land where his descendants will dwell. He believed it and to take possession, he dug a well and planted a grove. He called on the everlasting God, being totally assured that God fulfill His covenant with Abraham which is an everlasting covenant.
    1. Mjpahfkk; 21:27. mg;nghOJ Mgpufhk; MLkhLfisf; nfhz;Lte;J mgpnkNyf;Ff;Ff; nfhLj;jhd;; mtu;fs; ,UtUk; cld;gbf;if gz;zpf;nfhz;lhu;fs;.
      And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
    2. 28. Mgpufhk; VO ngz;zhl;Lf;Fl;bfisj; jdpNa epWj;jpdhd;.
      And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
    3. 29. mg;nghOJ mgpnkNyf;F Mgpufhik Nehf;fp: eP jdpNa epWj;jpd ,e;j VO ngz;zhl;Lf;Fl;bfs; vd;dj;jpw;F vd;W Nfl;lhd;.
      And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
    4. 30. mjw;F mtd;: ehd; ,e;jj; JuT Njhz;bdijf;Fwpj;J> ePu; rhl;rpahf ,e;j VO ngz;zhl;Lf;Fl;bfis vd; ifapy; thq;fpf;nfhs;sNtz;Lk; vd;whd;.
      And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
    5. 31. mtu;fs; ,UtUk; mt;tplj;jpy; Mizapl;Lf;nfhz;lgbahy;> me;j ,lk; ngnau;nrgh vd;dg;gl;lJ.
      Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
    6. 32. mtu;fs; ngnau;nrghtpNy cld;gbf;if gz;zpf;nfhz;lgpd; mgpnkNyf;Fk;> mtd; Nrdhgjpahfpa gpNfhYk; vOe;J ngyp];jUila Njrj;jpw;Fj; jpUk;gpg;Nghdhu;fs;.
      Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
    7. 33. Mgpufhk; ngnau;nrghtpNy xU Njhg;ig cz;lhf;fp> rjhfhyKKs;s Njtdhfpa fu;j;jUila ehkj;ij mt;tplj;jpy; njhOJnfhz;lhd;.
      And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
 
2. El Olam is the God of History
  1. God transcends time. He is not controlled by time, but makes time to do what He wants to do. He is the one who makes all things beautiful in His time.
    1. 1. xt;nthd;wpw;Fk; xt;nthU fhyKz;L; thdj;jpd; fPopUf;fpw xt;nthU fhupaj;Jf;Fk; xt;nthU rkaKz;L.
      To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
    2. 11. mtu; rfyj;ijAk; mjpdjpd; fhyj;jpNy Neu;j;jpahfr; nra;jpUf;fpwhu;; cyfj;ijAk; (Eternity-olam) mtu;fs; cs;sj;jpNy itj;jpUf;fpwhu;; Mjyhy; Njtd; MjpKjy; me;jk;kl;Lk; nra;JtUk; fpupiaia kD\d; fz;Lgpbahd;.
      He hath made everything beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world (eternity - olam) in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
 
3. El Olam is self-existent
  1. God is self-existent and always present. He does not need anything to exist. Everything else is contained in Him. He is ‘TO BE’ or the ‘I AM that I AM’
    1. ahj;jpuhfkk; 3:14. mjw;Fj; Njtd;: ,Uf;fpwtuhf ,Uf;fpNwd; vd;W NkhNrAlNd nrhy;yp> ,Uf;fpNwd; vd;gtu; vd;id cq;fsplj;Jf;F mDg;gpdhu; vd;W ,];uNty; Gj;jpuNuhNl nrhy;thahf vd;whu;.
      And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
 
4. El Olam has everlasting energy
  1. God never grows weary or tired
    1. Vrhah 40:28. G+kpapd; filahe;juq;fisr; rpU\;bj;j (ELOHIM) fu;j;juhfpa mehjpNjtd; (El OLAM) Nrhu;e;JNghtJkpy;iy> ,isg;giltJkpy;iy; ,ij eP mwpahNah? ,ij eP Nfl;ljpy;iyNah? mtUila Gj;jp (Omniscience) Muha;e;J KbahjJ.
      Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting (olam) God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
  2. God of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps
    1. rq;fPjk; 121:4. ,Njh> ,];uNtiyf; fhf;fpwtu; cwq;FtJkpy;iy J}q;FfpwJkpy;iy.
      Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
 
5. El Olam lives forever
  1. God has no beginning of days or end of days. He is from everlasting to everlasting. God is outside time. God creates time and age but He Himself is outside the boundaries of time.
    1. rq;fPjk; 45:6. NjtNd> ckJ rpq;fhrdk; vd;nwd;iwf;FKs;sJ> ckJ uh[;aj;jpd; nrq;Nfhy; ePjpAs;s nrq;NfhyhapUf;fpwJ.
      Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
    2. Nahthd; 11:25. ,NaR mtis Nehf;fp: ehNd capu;j;njOjYk; [PtDkhapUf;fpNwd;> vd;id tpRthrpf;fpwtd; kupj;jhYk; gpiog;ghd;;
      Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
    3. 26. capNuhbUe;J vd;id tpRthrpf;fpwtndtDk; vd;nwd;iwf;Fk; kupahkYk; ,Ug;ghd;; ,ij tpRthrpf;fpwhah vd;whu;.
      And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
6. El Olam knows the beginning from the end
  1. God knows everything from the beginning till the end. There is nothing that surprises God. His prophetic word sometimes reveals what will happen in the future. For example, Jesus’ birth was foretold.
    1. kPfh 5:2. vg;gpuhj;jh vd;dg;gl;l ngj;yNfNk> eP A+NjahtpYs;s Mapuq;fSf;Fs;Ns rpwpajhapUe;Jk;> ,];uNtiy Msg;Nghfpwtu; cd;dplj;jpypUe;J Gwg;gl;L vd;dplj;jpy; tUthu;; mtUila Gwg;gLjy; mehjp ehl;fshfpa G+u;tj;jpDilaJ.
      But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
  2. God is the one who will guide us into the future, even until death
    1. rq;fPjk; 48:14. ,e;j Njtd; vd;nwd;iwf;FKs;s rjhfhyq;fspYk; ek;Kila Njtd;; kuzgupae;jk; ek;ik elj;Jthu;.
      For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
 
7. El Olam’s ways are everlasting
  1. God’s ways are everlasting. What God has done in the past, He is able to do it in our lives. His wisdom, His power, and His grace have not diminished for they are everlasting. Come to Him and He is always there to lead us in the right way.
    1. rq;fPjk; 139:23. NjtNd> vd;id Muha;e;J> vd; ,Ujaj;ij mwpe;Jnfhs;Sk;; vd;idr; Nrhjpj;J> vd; rpe;jidfis mwpe;Jnfhs;Sk;.
      Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
    2. 24. Ntjid cz;lhf;Fk; top vd;dplj;jpy; cz;Nlh vd;W ghu;j;J epj;jpa (OLAM) topapNy vd;id elj;Jk;.
      And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting (olam).
 
8. El Olam never changes
  1. God is always faithful, never changing and never forsaking.
    1. rq;fPjk; 100:5. fu;j;ju; ey;ytu;> mtUila fpUig vd;nwd;iwf;Fk;> mtUila cz;ik jiyKiw jiyKiwf;Fk; cs;sJ.
      For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  2. God is faithful, even when we are faithless
    1. II jPNkhj;NjA 2:13. ehk; cz;ikapy;yhjtu;fshapUe;jhYk;> mtu; cz;ikAs;stuhapUf;fpwhu;; mtu; jk;ikj;jhk; kWjypf;fkhl;lhu;.
      If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
 
9. El Olam’s covenant is everlasting
  1. God made everlasting covenant after the flood, never to destroy the earth with flood.
    1. Mjpahfkk; 9:16. me;j tpy; Nkfj;jpy; Njhd;Wk;NghJ> NjtDf;Fk; G+kpapd;NkYs;s rfytpj khk;r[Ptd;fSf;Fk; cz;lhd epj;jpa (olam) cld;gbf;ifia ehd; epidT$Uk;gbf;F mij Nehf;fpg;ghu;g;Ngd;.
      And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
  2. When Abram was 99 years old, God makes an everlasting covenant.
    1. Mjpahfkk; 17:7. cdf;Fk; cdf;Fg; gpd;tUk; cd; re;jjpf;Fk; ehd; NjtdhapUf;Fk;gb vdf;Fk; cdf;Fk;> cdf;Fg;gpd; jiyKiw jiyKiwahf tUk; cd; re;jjpf;Fk; eLNt> vd; cld;gbf;ifia epj;jpa cld;gbf;ifahf ];jhgpg;Ngd;.
      And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  3. God promises to dwell among his people, as part of His everlasting covenant.
    1. vNrf;fpNay; 37:26. ehd; mtu;fNshNl rkhjhd cld;gbf;if nra;Ntd;; mJ mtu;fSf;F epj;jpa cld;gbf;ifahapUf;Fk;; ehd; mtu;fis epiyg;gLj;jp> mtu;fis tu;j;jpf;fg;gz;zp> mtu;fs; eLtpNy vd; gupRj;j ];jyj;ij vd;nwd;iwf;Fk; ];jhgpg;Ngd;.
      Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
 
10. El Olam’s kindness is forever
  1. His lovingkindness is everlasting. He will never take away his lovingkindness from us. He will be loving and kind, even when everything in life fails.
    1. Gyk;gy; 3:22. ehk; epu;%ykhfhjpUf;fpwJ fu;j;jUila fpUigNa> mtUila ,uf;fq;fSf;F Kbtpy;iy.
      It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
    2. 23. mitfs; fhiyNjhWk; Gjpaitfs;; ckJ cz;ik ngupjhapUf;fpwJ.
      They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
  2. His lovingkindness is on those who fear Him
    1. rq;fPjk; 103:17. fu;j;jUila fpUigNah mtUf;Fg; gae;jtu;fs;NkYk;> mtUila ePjp mtu;fs; gps;isfSila gps;isfs;NkYk; mehjpaha; vd;nwd;iwf;Fk; cs;sJ.
      But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
  3. His anger is only for a moment, but His kindness endures forever.
    1. Vrhah 54:8. mw;gfhyk; %z;l Nfhgj;jpdhy; vd; Kfj;ij ,ikg;nghOJ cdf;F kiwj;Njd;; MdhYk; epj;jpa fpUigAld; cdf;F ,uq;FNtd; vd;W fu;j;juhfpa cd; kPl;gu; nrhy;Yfpwhu;.
      In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
 
11. El Olam is our protector
  1. God’s protection is also everlasting (unlimited duration). King David was well aware of this and praises God who protects Him forever (olam)
    1. rq;fPjk; 12:7. fu;j;jhNt> ePu; mtu;fisf; fhg;ghw;wp> mtu;fis vd;iwf;Fk; ,e;jr; re;jjpf;F tpyf;fpf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;StPu;.
      Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
  2. God protects His saints always.
    1. rq;fPjk; 37:28. fu;j;ju; epahaj;ij tpUk;Gfpwtu;; mtu; jkJ gupRj;jthd;fisf; iftpLtjpy;iy; mtu;fs; vd;iwf;Fk; fhf;fg;gLthu;fs;; Jd;khu;f;fUila re;jjpNah mWg;Gz;LNghk;.
      For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
 
12. El Olam is Jesus Christ
  1. El Olam is Jesus Christ
    1. ntsp 22:13. ehd; my;ghTk; XnkfhTk;> MjpAk; me;jKk;> Ke;jpdtUk; gpe;jpdtUkhapUf;fpNwd;.
      I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
  2. Jesus was in the beginning with God. He is also the eternal God
    1. Nahthd; 1:1. MjpapNy thu;j;ij ,Ue;jJ> me;j thu;j;ij Njtdplj;jpypUe;jJ> me;j thu;j;ij NjtdhapUe;jJ.
      In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  3. Jesus, never changes, since He is everlasting.
    1. vgpnuau; 13:8. ,NaRfpwp];J New;Wk; ,d;Wk; vd;Wk; khwhjtuhapUf;fpwhu;.
      Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
 
Conclusion
God is an everlasting God and an eternal God. His attributes of love, faithfulness, goodness and kindness lasts for eternity, forever (olam). We should praise His name now, and when we see Him face to face, we will continue to sing his praises, and worship the God of all ages (olam), the God of all time (olam), and the eternal (olam) and perpetual God.
 
References
Bible.Org. (2014, 01 01). Names of God. Retrieved from www.bible.org:
https://bible.org/article/names-god
Parsons, J. (2014, 01 01). Divine Names. Retrieved from hebrew4christians.com:
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Scripture/Parashah/Summaries/Shemot/HaShem/hashem.html
Sumrall, L. (1995). The Names of GOD. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Parsons, J. (2014, 01 01). Divine Names. Retrieved from preceptaustin.org:
http://preceptaustin.org/el_olam-everlasting_god.htm