Judah Michael Metzger
(Name Meaning: Thankful Praise/ Who Is Like God)
December 26th, 4:35 A.M.
Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, NC
8 lbs. 6 oz. 21 inches long
A successful VBAC, just as Mommy prayed for, which started when my water broke at 7:00 am on Christmas morning! What a precious little man!
Thank you, Jesus!
Why did you choose the name Judah?
"This time let me gratefully praise (odeh) God! Therefore she called his name Judah." Genesis 29:35
Judah means praise. The root word " Hodeh" means thanksgiving as well as praise and it is used in colloquial Hebrew today. (i.e. todah meaning thank you). So the first characteristic I found in the name Judah is the idea of praising God and a sense of gratefulness for being given perhaps more than one deserves. The words Jew and Judaism are derived from this name. The 4th of Jacob’s son’s was Judah - Judah is our 4th son!!
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a scholar from among his descendents." Genesis 49:10
So far we see that the name Judah signified praise, thanksgiving, acknowledgement, and kingship. But there was more to learn about this powerful name. At the end of the book of Deuteronomy, Moses blessed each of the twelve tribes. His blessing for Judah is as follows:
"This is for Judah, listen God to the voice of Judah, and to his people you should bring him. His hands will fight for him and you shall help him against his foes."
Deuteronomy 33:7
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