It is thus evident that the appellations, Jehovah, Elohim, Elohe, Jehovah Zebaoth, Redeemer, Saviour, King, Creator, Maker, the Holy One, and the Christ, are indifferently applied to designate one and the same Person. The term Messiah, the Anointed, though familiar to the Jews of ancient and modern times, occurs but a few times in the Hebrew Scriptures as a designation of him. The appropriation of the term seems to have arisen from the custom of anointing the Levitical priests to a ministry typical of the sacerdotal ministry of Christ, and that of anointing their kings to their office as typical of his regal office. With reference to those priests and kings it is therefore often used; but as a designation of the Christ not perhaps more than five or six times: as in 1 Sam. ii. 10, 35; Ps. ii. 2, lxxxiv. 9; Dan, ix. 25, 26. The import of the phrase "Holy One" is so nearly similar, as very probably to have been employed in place of this. This designation occurs in about thirty instances in the prophecies of Isaiah, and frequently elsewhere. Like several other appellations, it is employed exclusively as a designation of the Christ, and is not, like "Messiah," applied to those who are anointed and consecrated to typify his offices. El-Shadai, Almighty, in like manner designates the Messiah. The Messenger Jehovah who appeared to Moses in the bush, and who speaking to him afterwards is called Jehovah and Elohim, said, Exod. vi. 3: "I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name El-Shadai." "Jacob said unto Joseph, El-Shadai appeared unto me at Luz, ... and blessed me." Gen. xlviii. 3. But when he was first at Luz, Jehovah _visibly_ appeared to him in the vision of a ladder. Gen. xxviii. It was an appearance doubtless of the Messenger Jehovah. And in a subsequent instance, Gen. xxxv., the Elohim _appeared_ to him, blessed him, and changed his name to Israel. "And the Elohim said unto him, I am El-Shadai.... And the Elohim went up from him in the place where he talked with him." This, therefore, was a local personal appearance of the Messenger of the Covenant. _Shadai_ was a familiar designation in the patriarchal period. It occurs frequently in Job. In the New Testament it is applied to Christ. "I am Alpha and Omega, ... saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." Rev. i. 8, iv. 8, and xi. 17. A similar illustration is furnished by the designations, Mighty God, Living God, God of Israel, High God, Most High God, God of heaven, Lord God, and other formulas of frequent occurrence.