GENESIS CHAPTER 15 - GENESIS 15::18
  GENESIS  CHAPTER  15   15:2 "Lord" ( Hebrew. Adon, Adonai ). ( 1 ) The primary meaning of Adon, Adanai, as Master, and it is applied in the Old Testament Scriptures both to Deity and to man. The latter instances are distinguished in the English version by the omission of the capital. As applied to man, the word is used of two relationships: master and husband ( GENESIS  24:9__10,  12, "master," may illustrate the former; Genesis  18:12,  "lord," the latter ). Both these relationship exist between Christ and the believer ( JOHN  13:13,  "master;"  2  CORINTHIANS  11:2__3,  "husband" ).  ( 2 ) Two principles inhere in the relation of master and servant: ( a ) the Master's right to implicit obedience ( JOHN  13:13;  MATTHEW  23:10 );  ( b ) the servant's right to direction in service ( ISAIAH  6:8__11 ).    15:2 Clear distinction in the use of the divine names is illustrated in Exodus  4:10__12...