God's Name

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This list is NOT all-inclusive.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 0 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your  name  in  all  the earth!</div> <bR> <div> Blessed  be the name  of the Lord,  our God...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> O Lord,  how multi-faceted  is your name!</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="570" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1544 ><NOBR><div> Almighty God                                  </div> <div> Abba  Father                                  </div> <div> Adonai                                             </div> <div> Advocate                                        </div> <div> Alpha &  Omega                             </div> <div> Ancient  of  Days                           </div> <div> The Amen                                       </div> <div> Baptizer                                           </div> <div> Beloved                                           </div> <div> Beginning  & The  End                  </div> <div> Bright & Morning  Star                   </div> <div> Branch                                                    </div> <div> Chiefest among Ten Thousand          </div> <div> Creator                                           </div> <div> Cornerstone                                   </div> <div> Counselor                                       </div> <div> Chief  Shepherd                                 </div> <div> Comforter                                       </div> <div> Door                                                 </div> <div> Deliverer                                          </div> <div> Daystar                                           </div> <div> Emmanuel                                      </div> <div> Eternal  Spirit                                  </div> <div> Everlasting Father                         </div> <div> El  Shaddai                                      </div> <div> Elohim                                              </div> <div> Eternal  One                                   </div> <div> Faithful  & True                              </div> <div> Friend                                              </div> <div> First  Begotten                               </div> <div> Great  High  Priest                         </div> <div> Good  Shepherd                             </div> <div> Guide                                              </div> <div> Healer                                              </div> <div> Holy  One  of  Israel                       </div> <div> Hope  of Glory                                </div> <div> Hope of Israel                                 </div> <div> Holy  One  of  God                        </div> <div> Holy  Spirit                                     </div> <div> Image  of God                               </div> <div> I  Am                                               </div> <div> Jehovah  Jireh                                </div> <div> Judge of All the  Earth                   </div> <div> Jesus                                             </div> <div> Just  One                                      </div> <div> King of      the Jews                     </div> <div> Kinsman      Redeemer               </div> <div> King  Of Kings                              </div> <div> Lord  Of       Lords                        </div> <div> Lord  Of       Hosts                       </div> <div> Lord of      All                               </div> <div> Lord of      Glory                           </div> <div> Loving God                                   </div> <div> Lover  of  Our  Souls                   </div> <div> Light   of  the  world                     </div> <div> Lamb of  God                               </div> <div> Lily  of     the Valleys                    </div> <div> Life  Giver                                     </div> <div> Lion  of  Judah                              </div> <div> Mighty God                                 </div> <div> Messiah                                       </div> <div> Man  of Sorrows                         </div> <div> Mediator                                       </div> <div> Most  High                                    </div> <div> Omnipotent One                         </div> <div> Only Begotten  Son                    </div> <div> Our Passover                           </div> <div> Prince of Peace                          </div> <div> Righteous One                          </div> <div> Root  of David                              </div> <div> Ruler of  the Nations                   </div> <div> Rose  of  Sharon                         </div> <div> Resurrection & The Life             </div> <div> Soon  Coming King                     </div> <div> Savior                                         </div> <div> Shepherd of Our Souls              </div> <div> Sovereign  One</div> <div> Son  of God                                  </div> <div> Son  of Man                                 </div> <div> Sun  of Righteousness              </div> <div> The Truth                                      </div> <div> The True Vine                              </div> <div> The  Victor                                    </div> <div> The Way                                      </div> <div> Word  of Life                                </div> <div> Yahweh                                         </div> <div> Yeshua                                          </div> <div>  </div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Gen. 17:1; Ezek. 10:5;  Rev. 19:15</div> <div> Mark 14:36; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6</div> <div> Hebrew  for LORD</div> <div> 1 John 2:1 </div> <div> Rev. 1:8, 11;  21:6;  22:13</div> <div> Dan. 7:9</div> <div> Rev. 3:14</div> <div> Mat. 3:11</div> <div> Song of Sol. 5:16, 6:3</div> <div> Rev. 21:6;  22:13</div> <div> Rev. 22:16</div> <div> Jer.  23:5-6; Zech. 3:8; 6:12          </div> <div> Song of Sol. 5:10; Rev. 5:11-13</div> <div> Isa. 40:28</div> <div> Eph. 2:20;  1 Peter 2:6</div> <div> Isa. 9:6</div> <div> 1 Peter 5:4     </div> <div> Lam. 1:16; John 14:16, 26</div> <div> John 10:1-9</div> <div> Psalm 18:2; Rom. 11:26</div> <div> 2 Peter 1:19</div> <div> Mat. 1:23</div> <div> Heb. 9:14</div> <div> Isa. 9:6</div> <div> Hebrew for God Almighty</div> <div> Hebrew for God</div> <div> Deut. 33:27; 1 Tim. 1:17</div> <div> Jer. 42:5; Rev. 3:14; 19:11</div> <div> Song of Sol. 5:16;  John 15:13-15</div> <div> Rev. 1:5</div> <div> Heb 4:14</div> <div> John 10:11,14</div> <div> John 16:13; John 8:12; 12:35</div> <div> Jer. 17:14;  Mat. 12:15</div> <div> Isa. 48:17</div> <div> Col. 1:27</div> <div> Jer. 17:13</div> <div> Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34</div> <div> 1 Thes. 4:8</div> <div> 2 Cor. 4:4</div> <div> Exod. 3:14;  John 8:58</div> <div> Gen. 22:14</div> <div> Ezek. 34:17;Mt. 25:31-32; Acts 10:38, 42</div> <div>  Matt. 1:21</div> <div>  Acts 7:52</div> <div> Matt. 2:2</div> <div> Numbers 5:8</div> <div> 1 Tim. 6:15;  Rev. 17:14; 19:16</div> <div> 1 Tim. 6:15;  Rev. 19:16</div> <div> 1 Sam. 1:3; Zech 14:17</div> <div>  Joshua 3:13; Acts 10:36</div> <div> 1 Cor. 2:8; James 2:1</div> <div> 2 Cor. 13:11</div> <div> Mal.  1:2</div> <div> John 8:12;  9:5</div> <div> John 1:29, 36</div> <div> Song of Sol. 2:1</div> <div> John 10:28</div> <div> Rev. 5:5</div> <div> Isa. 9:6; Jer. 32:18</div> <div> Dan. 9:25-26</div> <div> Isa. 53:3</div> <div> Gal. 3:20; Heb. 12:24     </div> <div> Heb. 7:1</div> <div> Rev. 19:6</div> <div> John 1:18; 3:16</div> <div> 1 Cor. 5:7</div> <div> Isa. 9:6</div> <div> 1 John 2:1;  Rev. 16:5</div> <div> Rev. 5:5</div> <div> Rev. 19:15</div> <div> Song of Sol. 2:1</div> <div> John 11:25-26</div> <div> Rev. 19:16</div> <div> Isa. 45:21; John 4:42</div> <div> 1 Peter 2:25</div> <bR> <div> Daniel 3:25; John 10:36</div> <div> Matt. 16:13</div> <div> Mal. 4:2</div> <div> John 14:6</div> <div> John 15:1</div> <div> 1 Cor. 15:57;  1 John 5:4</div> <div> John 14:6</div> <div> 1 John 1:1; John 16:63, 67</div> <div> Hebrew for Jehovah, Lord</div> <div> Hebrew for Jesus  (Deut. 12:2)</div> <div>  </div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Oh,  God,  you  are  all  of these  things  and more.</div> <bR> <div> <B>How excellent  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>is </B></FONT><B>Thy name in </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>all the earth!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Defining Names of God</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>         <B>El-Shaddai</B> "God of the Mountains" or "The Almighty God." This term is more closely associated with the patriarchal period and can be found most frequently in the Books of Genesis and Job. Exodus 6:3 underlines El-Shaddai as the name revealed to the patriarchs. God used it to make His Covenant with Abraham (Gen. 17:1-2). </div> <bR> <div>     <B>El-Elyon</B> "The Most High God" or "The Exalted One" (Num. 24:16; 2 Sam. 22:14; Ps. 18:13). Melchizadek was a priest of El-Elyon and blessed Abraham in this name (Gen. 14:19-20), refering to El-Elyon as "Maker of heaven and earth."  </div> <bR> <div>   <B>  El-Olam</B> "God of Eternity" or "God the Everlasting One" (Gen. 21:33; Isa. 26:4; Ps. 90:2). God's sovereignty extends through the passing of time and beyond our ability to see or understand. This name was used of Jesus in Micah 5:2       <I>But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting</I> (Olam).</div> <bR> <div>      <B>El-Roi</B> "God who Sees me" or "God of Vision" (Gen. 16:13). God sees needs of His people and responds. </div> <bR> <div> <B>    Elohim </B>A plural form for deity. It is a frequently used term and the most comprehensive of the El combinations. The plurality of this word is not a hint of polytheism. It is a plural of majesty. It is a revelation of the infinite nature of God. In the creation narrative, we read: "Then Elohim said, 'Let us make man in our image.' " (Gen. 1:26) This name suggests that there is a mystery to the Creator-God which humankind cannot fully fathom. God is absolute, infinite Lord over creation and history. The Christian sees in this term a pointer to the trinitarian reality of creation. </div> <div>   </div> <div>   Other Uses The name <B>El</B> is frequently combined with other nouns or adjectives. Some examples are: Israe-el (One who is ruled by God), Beth-el (House of God), Peni-el (Face of God). In the crucifixion narrative (Mark 15:34), Jesus employed a form of El when he cried from the cross, "Eloi, Eloi," "my God, my God," quoting Psalm 22. </div> <bR> <div> The Covenant Name The covenant name for God was "<B>Yahweh.</B>" Israel's faith was a new response to God based on His disclosure. This name was so unique and powerful that God formed a covenant with His people based upon his self-revelation. See YHWH. </div> <bR> <div> Yahweh Titles appear in English translations as Jehovah. See YHWH. </div> <div>    </div> <div>      <B>Yahweh-Jireh</B> "The Lord will Provide" (Gen. 22:14). This was the name given to the location where God provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice in the place of Isaac. This name is a testimony to God's deliverance. </div> <div>    </div> <div>    <B>  Yahweh-Nissi</B> "The Lord is my Banner" (Ex. 17:15). Moses acribed this name to God after a victory over the Amalekites. The name of God was considered a banner under which Israel could rally for victory. The Lord's name was the battle cry. </div> <div>     </div> <div>    <B> Yahweh-Mekaddesh </B>"The Lord Sanctifies" (Ex. 31:13). Holiness is the central revelation of God's character. God calls for a people who are set apart. </div> <div>    </div> <div> <B>     Yahweh-Shalom</B> "The Lord is Peace" (Judg. 6:24). This was the name of the altar that Gideon built at Ophrah signifying that God brings well-being not death to His people. </div> <bR> <div> <B>     Yahweh-Sabaoth</B> "The Lord of Hosts" (1 Sam. 1:3; Jer. 11:20; compare 1 Sam. 17:45). This can also be rendered, "The Lord Almighty." It represents God's power over the nations and was closely tied to Shiloh, to the ark of the covenant, and to prophecy. The title designates God as King and ruler of Israel, its armies, its Temple, and of all the universe. </div> <bR> <div> <B>    Yahweh-Rohi</B> "The Lord is my Shepherd" (Ps. 23:1).</div> <div>    <B> Yahweh-Tsidkenu </B>"The Lord is Our Righteousness" (Jer. 23:5-6; 33:16).</div> <div>     <B>Yahweh-Shammah</B> "The Lord is There" (Ezk. 48:35)</div> <bR> <div>  <B>    Jealous  </B>  Exod 34:14     <I>For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.</I></div> <bR> <div>     <B> I AM  </B>  Exod 3:14-15     <I>And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.  And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: </I><I><U>this is my name for ever</U></I><I>, and this is my memorial unto all generations.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> John 8:24-25        <I>I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that </I><I><B>I AM</B></I><I> he, </I><I><U>ye shall die in your sins</U></I><I>.     Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you </I><I><U>from the beginning</U></I><I>. </I></div> <bR> <div> Gen 1:1     <I>In the </I><I><U>beginning</U></I><I> God created the heaven and the earth.</I></div> <bR> <div> John 1:1    <I> In the </I><I><U>beginning</U></I><I> was the Word, and the Word was with God, </I><I><U>and the Word was God.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> John 8:56-58     <I>Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham. Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was,</I><I><B> I AM.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Some references came from Holman Bible Dictionary.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>