Names of God: El Elyon

El Elyon, the God Most High, is one of my favorite Old Testament names for God. When we speak of God as Most High, we speak of his nature as the Ultimate. He is above all things. In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzer states,

I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?" (Dan. 4:34-35, ESV).

 In these words, Nebuchadnezzer gives us a fourfold description of the God Most High.

 1. His kingdom is eternal. There is no start and stop. He will not be replaced upon his death, because he cannot die.

2. He does as the pleases. When Nebuchadnezzer says "all the inhabitants of earth are accounted as nothing," he doesn't mean that God does care about people. He means that God's will trumps all other wills.

3. He can't be stopped. No one can stay the hand of God. What we wills will come to pass.

4. He can't be questioned. God does not answer to humanity. We lack his wisdom and knowledge. We are the created and he is the Creator.

God is over all things. He is the Most High, and none can compare to him. Place your trust in El Elyon, and know you are secure in his mighty hands.