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The term "Maker" in the Bible is often used to refer to God as the Creator of all things. It emphasizes His role as the divine architect and sustainer of the universe. The concept of God as the Maker is foundational to understanding His sovereignty, power, and intimate involvement with His creation.
Old Testament ReferencesIn the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "Maker" is "עֹשֶׂה" (oseh), which means "to make" or "to do." This term is frequently used to describe God's creative acts. For instance, in
Isaiah 17:7 , it is written, "In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel." Here, the term "Maker" underscores God's role as the Creator to whom people will ultimately turn.
Another significant reference is found in
Job 35:10 , where Elihu speaks of God as the one who gives songs in the night: "But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night?’" This passage highlights God's ongoing relationship with His creation, providing comfort and guidance.
New Testament UnderstandingWhile the New Testament does not frequently use the specific term "Maker," the concept is inherent in the understanding of God as the Creator. In
Acts 17:24 , Paul speaks to the Athenians, saying, "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands." This affirms the belief in God as the ultimate Maker, transcending human constructs and limitations.
Theological SignificanceTheologically, recognizing God as the Maker is crucial for understanding His authority and the purpose of creation. It affirms that everything exists by His will and for His glory. This understanding calls believers to a posture of humility and worship, acknowledging that life and the universe are not random but are crafted with divine intention.
Practical ImplicationsFor believers, acknowledging God as their Maker has practical implications for daily life. It instills a sense of purpose and responsibility, as humans are seen as stewards of God's creation. This perspective encourages ethical living, care for the environment, and a commitment to fulfilling God's purposes.
Related ConceptsThe concept of God as Maker is closely related to other biblical themes such as Creator, Potter, and Shepherd. Each of these metaphors highlights different aspects of God's relationship with His creation, emphasizing His care, authority, and intimate involvement in the lives of His people.
In summary, the term "Maker" in the Bible is a profound acknowledgment of God's role as the Creator and Sustainer of all things, inviting believers to live in reverence and alignment with His divine will.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.
2. (n.) The person who makes a promissory note.
3. (n.) One who writes verses; a poet.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
MAKE, MAKERmak, mak'-er (`asah, nathan, sum; poieo, tithemi, kathistemi):
1. As Used in the Old Testament:
"Make" is a frequently used word, meaning "to create," "construct," "cause," "constitute," etc., and represents different Hebrew words. It is very often in the King James Version
(1) the translation of `asah, "to do," "make," etc., usually' in the sense of constructing, effecting. InGenesis 1:7, 16, 25, 31, etc., it is used of the creation; of the creation of man in the likeness of God (5:1); of the ark (6:14); of a feast (21:8); of the tabernacle and all the things belonging to it (Exodus 25:8, etc.); of idols (Isaiah 2:8Jeremiah 2:28, etc.);
(2) of nathan (literally, "to give"), chiefly in the sense of constituting, appointing, causing; of a covenant (Genesis 9:12;Genesis 17:2); of Abraham as the father of many nations, etc. (Genesis 17:5, 6); of Ishmael as a great nation (Genesis 17:20); of Moses as a god to Pharaoh (Exodus 7:1); of judges and officers (Deuteronomy 16:18); of laws (Leviticus 26:46, etc.); it has the meaning of "to cause" (Exodus 18:16;Exodus 23:27Numbers 5:211 Samuel 9:22Psalm 106:46);
(3) sum, "to set," "put," "lay," has a similar significance: of Abraham's seed (Genesis 13:16;Genesis 32:12); Joseph lord of all Egypt (Genesis 45:9; compareExodus 2:14Deuteronomy 1:13;Deuteronomy 10:22);
(4) shith, with same meaning, occurs (2 Samuel 22:12, "He made darkness pavilions round about him"; 1 Kings 11:34; Psalms 18:11; 21:6).
Other words are `abhadh (Aramaic); "to make," "do," (Jeremiah 10:11Daniel 3:1); `amadh, "to set up" (2 Chronicles 11:22;2 Chronicles 25:5Nehemiah 10:32); `atsabh, "to labor," etc. (Job 10:8, the King James Version margin "took pains about me"); banah, "to build up" (Genesis 2:221 Kings 22:39); bara', "to prepare," "create" (Numbers 16:30Psalm 89:47); yatsagh, "to set up" (Job 17:6Jeremiah 51:34); yatsar, "to form," "constitute" (Psalm 74:17;Psalm 104:26); pa`al, "to work," "make" (Exodus 15:17Psalm 7:15); words with special meanings are: paqadh, "to give a charge" (1 Kings 11:282 Kings 25:23); karath, "to cut," or "prepare", "to make a convent or league" (Genesis 15:18Exodus 24:8Joshua 9:16); qashar, "to bind together," "to make a conspiracy" (2 Kings 12:20;2 Kings 14:19); parats, "to break forth," "to make a breach" (2 Samuel 6:81 Chronicles 13:11;1 Chronicles 15:13); labhen, "to make brick" (Genesis 11:3); labhabh (denominative of lebhibhah), "to make cakes" (2 Samuel 13:6, 8); malakh, "to make a king" (1 Samuel 8:22;1 Samuel 12:1); among obsolete and archaic words and phrases may be mentioned, "What makest thou in this place?" (Judges 18:3), the Revised Version (British and American) "doest"; "made" for "pretend" (2 Samuel 13:5, 6), the Revised Version (British and American) "feign," "feigned"; "made as if" (Joshua 8:15;Joshua 9:4), so the Revised Version (British and American); "make for him" (Ezekiel 17:17), the Revised Version (British and American) "help him"; "make mention" (Jeremiah 4:16); "make mention of" (Genesis 40:14Psalm 87:4); "make account" (Psalm 144:3); "make an end" (Judges 3:18;Judges 15:17); "make an end" is also "to bring to nought," "to destroy" (Isaiah 38:12); "make riddance" (Leviticus 23:22), the Revised Version (British and American) "wholly reap." In 1 Maccabees 16:22, we have "to make him away" as translation of apolesai auton, the Revised Version (British and American) "destroy."
Maker is the translation of `asah (Job 4:17Psalm 95:6), of yatsar (Isaiah 45:9, 11Habakkuk 2:18 twice), of charash, "graver" (Isaiah 45:16), of pa`al (Job 36:3Isaiah 1:31, or po`al).
2. As Used in the New Testament:
In the New Testament the chief word for "make" is poieo, "to do," "make," etc. (Matthew 3:3John 2:16;John 5:15); of kathistemi, "to set down," "to appoint" (Matthew 24:45, 47Romans 5:19); of tithemi, "to set," "lay" (Matthew 22:44Mark 12:36); of diatithemi, "to set or lay throughout" (Acts 3:25Hebrews 8:10;Hebrews 10:16); of didomi, "to give" (2 Thessalonians 3:9Revelation 3:9); of eimi, "to be" (Mark 12:42); of epiteleo "to complete" (Hebrews 8:5Galatians 3:3, "make perfect," the Revised Version margin "make an end"); of Kataskeuazo, "to prepare thoroughly" (Hebrews 9:2, the Revised Version (British and American) "prepared"); of ktizo, "to make" "found" (Ephesians 2:15); of plerophoreo, "to bear "on fully" (2 Timothy 4:5, "make full proof of thy ministry," the Revised Version (British and American) "fulfil"); doxazo "to make honorable or glorious" (2 Corinthians 3:10); of peritrepo (eis manian), "to turn round to raving" (Acts 26:24, "doth make thee mad," the Revised Version (British and American) "is turning thee mad," margin "Greek: turneth thee to madness"); of emporeuomai, "to traffic," "cheat" (2 Peter 2:3 "make merchandise of you"); of eirenopoieo, "to make peace" (Colossians 1:20); of sumballo, "to throw together" (Luke 14:31; "to make war," the Revised Version (British and American) "goeth to encounter"); "made" is frequently the translation of ginomai, "to become," "begin to be" (Matthew 4:3;Matthew 9:16Mark 2:21, 27John 1:3 (thrice), 10, "The world was made through him," 1:14, "The word was made flesh," the Revised Version (British and American) "became flesh"; 2:9, water "made wine," the Revised Version (British and American) "now become wine," margin "that it had become"; 8:33, "made free"Romans 1:3, Revised Vesion "born"Galatians 3:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "having become a curse for us"; 4:4, the Revised Version (British and American) "born of a woman," etc.;Philippians 2:7, "was made in the likeness of men," the Revised Version margin "Greek: becoming in";1 Peter 2:7, etc.).
In addition to the changes in the Revised Version (British and American) already noted may be mentioned, for "maketh collops" (Job 15:27) "gathered fat"; for "set us in the way of his steps" (Psalm 85:13), "make his footsteps a way to walk in"; for "did more grievously afflict her" (Isaiah 9:1), "hath made it glorious"; for "shall make him of quick understanding" (Isaiah 11:3), 'his delight shall be in"; for "make sluices and ponds for fish" (Isaiah 19:10), "they that work for hire," margin "or make dams "; for "ye that make mention of the Lord" (Isaiah 62:6), "ye that are Yahweh's remembrancers"; for "he shall confirm the covenant" (Daniel 9:27), "he shall make a firm covenant"; for "maketh my way perfect" (2 Samuel 22:33), "guideth the perfect in his way" (see margin); for "the desire of a man is his kindness" (Proverbs 19:22), "that which maketh a man to be desired"; for, "maketh intercession" (Romans 11:2), "pleadeth"; for hath made us accepted" (Ephesians 1:6), "freely bestowed on us," margin "wherewith he endued us";. for "made himself of no reputation" (Philippians 2:7), "emptied himself"; for "spoil you" (Colossians 2:8), "maketh spoil of you"; for "is the enemy of God" (James 4:4), "maketh himself"; for "worketh abomination or (maketh) a lie" (Revelation 21:27), "maketh (m" doeth") an abomination and a lie"; we have "become" for "made" (Matthew 4:3Luke 3:5;Luke 4:3), "became" (Romans 10:201 Corinthians 15:45, bis); "becoming in" for "being made" (Philippians 2:7 margin).
W. L. Walker
MAKER
ma'-ker.
SeeMAKE.
Greek
1217. demiourgos -- builder,maker, creator... builder,
maker, creator. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: demiourgos
Phonetic Spelling: (day-me-oor-gos') Short Definition: an artisan, builder
...4163. poietes -- amaker, a doer
... amaker, a doer. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: poietes Phonetic
Spelling: (poy-ay-tace') Short Definition: a doer, performer, poet Definition...
4635. skenopoios -- making tents
... making tents. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: skenopoios Phonetic
Spelling: (skay-nop-oy-os') Short Definition: a tent-maker Definition: a tent...
1518. eirenopoios -- peacemaking, a peacemaker
... Speech: Adjective Transliteration: eirenopoios Phonetic Spelling: (i-ray-nop-oy-
os') Short Definition: pacific, loving peace, a peace-maker Definition: pacific...
1517. eirenopoieo -- to make peace
... make peace. From eirenopoios; to be a peace-maker, ie (figuratively) to harmonize --
make peace. see GREEK eirenopoios. (eirenopoiesas) -- 1 Occurrence....
Strong's Hebrew
7546. raqqach -- ointmentmaker, perfumer... 7545, 7546. raqqach. 7547 . ointment
maker, perfumer. Transliteration: raqqach
Phonetic Spelling: (rak-kawkh') Short Definition: perfumers.
...7548. raqqachah -- (female) ointmentmaker, perfumer
... 7547, 7548. raqqachah. 7549 . (female) ointmentmaker, perfumer. Transliteration:
raqqachah Phonetic Spelling: (rak-kaw-khaw') Short Definition: perfumers....
3335. yatsar -- to form, fashion
... 1), devises (1), earthenware* (1), fashion (1), fashioned (1), fashioning (2), fashions
(1), formed (20), forming (2), forms (2), made (1),Maker (2),maker (4...
6467. poal -- doing, deed, work
... act, deed, do, getting,maker, work. From pa'al; an act or work (concretely) --
act, deed, do, getting,maker, work. see HEBREW pa'al. 6466, 6467. poal. 6468...
2796. charash -- engraver, artificer
... workers (1). artificer, carpenter, craftsman, engraver,maker, mason, skilful,
smith,. From charash; a fabricator or any material...
6213a. asah -- do, make
... 2), introduced (2), keep (1), kept (1), labored (1), laborers (1), made (369), maintain
(6), maintained (1), make (200), make your ready (1),Maker (13),maker...
6466. paal -- do, make
... 1), act (1), acted (1), carried (1), deal (1), did (2), do (15), doers (2), does
(1), does his work (1), doing (1), done (6), made (3),Maker (1), makes (2...
Library
Home and the Home-Maker.
... X. HOME AND THE HOME-MAKER. WHAT IS HOME? "RECENTLY a London... grief. Christ
is the secret of happy home life.". THE HOME-MAKER. Just as...
How the Word is theMaker of all Things, and Even the Holy Spirit...
... Book II. 6. How the Word is theMaker of All Things, and Even the Holy
Spirit Was Made Through Him. "All things were made through...
The Son of theMaker is Like unto his Father asMaker!
... Hymn VII. The Son of theMaker is like unto His Father asMaker! The Son
of theMaker is like unto His Father asMaker! He made...
I Believe in God the Father Almighty,Maker of Heaven and Earth.
... I believe in God the Father Almighty,Maker of heaven and earth. This portrays
and sets forth most briefly what is the essence, will...
On the Words,Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all Things visible...
... Lecture IX. On the Words,Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of All Things Visible
and Invisible. Job xxxviii.2-3 Who is this that hideth...
Travelers by Sea and Land 418.Maker of the Sea and Sky
... III. SACRAMENTS AND RITES Travelers by Sea and Land 418.Maker of the sea and sky.
LM... Arr. W. Gardiner, 1815. Henry Burton, 1905.Maker of the sea and sky,....
God theMaker of the Devil.
... Homily XIX. Chapter XIII."God theMaker of the Devil. And Peter said:
"Now indeed our object is to show how and by whom the evil...
Let God theMaker's Name
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 31 Let God theMaker's name. SM. Let God theMaker's name.
Have honor, love, and fear; To God the Savior pay the same,....
Seated Where There is Nothing of God, Will one be Thinking of his...
... Chapter XXV. Seated where there is nothing of God, will one be thinking of hisMaker?...
Seated where there is nothing of God, will one be thinking of hisMaker?...
Not the Lowliness of the Material, but the Dignity and Skill of...
... Chapter VI."Not the Lowliness of the Material, But the Dignity and Skill of the
Maker, Must Be Remembered, in Gauging the Excellence of the Flesh....
Thesaurus
Maker (55 Occurrences)... 3. (n.) One who writes verses; a poet. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MAKE,
MAKER.
... WL Walker.
MAKER. ma'-ker. See MAKE. Multi-Version Concordance
...Bread-maker (8 Occurrences)
Bread-maker. Bread-corn, Bread-maker. Bread-makers . Multi-Version
Concordance Bread-maker (8 Occurrences). Genesis...
Music-maker (55 Occurrences)
Music-maker. Musick, Music-maker. Music-makers . Multi-Version
Concordance Music-maker (55 Occurrences). Psalms 4:1...
Perfume-maker (3 Occurrences)
Perfume-maker. Perfumed, Perfume-maker. Perfume-makers . Multi-Version
Concordance Perfume-maker (3 Occurrences). Exodus...
Tent-maker (1 Occurrence)
Tent-maker. Tentmaker, Tent-maker. Tentmakers . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia TENT-MAKER. tent'-mak-er (skenopoios): Mentioned...
Trouble-maker (1 Occurrence)
Trouble-maker. Troubled, Trouble-maker. Troublemakers . Multi-Version
Concordance Trouble-maker (1 Occurrence). 1 Kings...
Mischief-maker (2 Occurrences)
Mischief-maker. Mischief, Mischief-maker. Mischiefs . Noah Webster's Dictionary...
Multi-Version Concordance Mischief-maker (2 Occurrences)....
Maschil (26 Occurrences)
... Maschil of the sons of Korah. (ASV). Psalms 42:1 <To the chief music-maker.
Maschil.... Maschil. (ASV). Psalms 44:1 <To the chief music-maker....
Michtam (12 Occurrences)
... (ASV). Psalms 56:1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David....
(ASV). Psalms 57:1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam....
Makers (20 Occurrences)
... Exodus 35:35 To them he has given knowledge of all the arts of the handworker, of
the designer, and the expert workman; of themaker of needlework in blue and...
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