Section 7
whom You gave Me out of the world." The name referred to here is the very name Father. The names God and Jehovah were adequately re vealed to man in the Old Testament, but not the name Father. In Old Testament times, God's peo ple mainly knew that God was Elohim, that is, God, and Jehovah, that is, the ever-existing One, but they did not know much about the title Father. God is His name for creation, and Jeho vah is His name for the relationship between Himself and man. The first chapter of Genesis reveals the name God, but it does not disclose the name Jehovah. It was not until the second chapter of Genesis, when God was about to es tablish a relationship with man, that He revealed the name Jehovah.
While the names God and Jehovah are fully revealed in the Old Testament, the name Father is not fully revealed. It is only slightly mentioned in such places as Isaiah 9:6; 63:16; and 64:8. What is the revelation behind the name Father? Father is the name for the relationship of life. When I say, "my Father," I mean that I have His life and that I was born of Him. The Old Testament does not unfold the revelation that God is a begetting Fa ther who will regenerate countless persons. It is in the New Testament that the Lord reveals God