Elijah- a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
“El Shaddai,” composed in 1982, returns to Hebrew names for God in an attempt to understand God’s nature and the relationship between the divine and humanity. Michael Card (b. 1957) was born in Madison, Tenn. A significant recording artist of contemporary Christian music for almost 30 ye...
14 Sacrifice unto Elohim todah; and pay thy nedarim (vows, pledges) unto Elyon; 15 And call upon Me in the Yom Tzarah; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me. 16 But unto the rasha, Elohim saith, What right hast thou to declare My chukkot, or that thou shouldest take My...