God's name was thought to be so holy that Jews would not utter it aloud for fear of profaning it. The name of God YHWH is linked to this concept of His self-existence. When Moses asked God what name he should tell the Israelites was the name of the God sending him to rescue them from Egypt, God replied, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you'" (Exodus 3:14). Likewise in John 1:42, Jesus changed one of His disciples' names from "Simon," meaning "one who hears," to "Peter," meaning "rock." The name Jacob meant "heel catcher" or "trickster" (beckoning back to his birth story) God changed his name to "Israel," meaning "one who strives with God" (Genesis 32:24–28). This cultural practice is seen when God changed Jacob's name after they wrestled through the night. In Jewish culture, names were not simply a way to call a person, but rather names were meant to reflect a person's character, to show the essence of his/her identity, and to declare that person's destiny. "Hallowed" in the original Greek is hagiazo and it means "to make, render, or declare as sacred or holy, or to mentally venerate or revere." So when Jesus instructed His disciples to say "hallowed be thy name," He was declaring that God's name is holy and showing reverence to that name. Jesus' model prayer began with, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (Matthew 6:9).
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When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1), He responded with what has been called the Lord's Prayer, or sometimes the Disciples' Prayer.
What does 'hallowed be thy name' in the Lord's Prayer mean?
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