- 1. “I AM”
- Reference: Exodus 3:14
- 2. “THE GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH”
- Reference: Numbers 16:22
- 3. “THE LIVING GOD”
- Reference: Matthew 16:16
- 4. “THE FATHER OF MERCIES”
- Reference: 2 Corinthians 1:3
- 5. “OUR FATHER”
- Reference: Matthew 6:9
- 6. “THE GOD OF LOVE AND PEACE”
- Reference: 2 Corinthians 13:11
- 7. “THE FATHER OF LIGHTS”
- Reference: James 1:17
- 8. “THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT”
- Reference: 2 Corinthians 1:3
- Name: ELOHIM
- Meaning: God
- Significance: Refers to God’s power and might
- Reference: Genesis 1:1, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 19:1
- Name: YAHWEH
- Meaning: The Lord
- Significance: The only supreme and true God
- Reference: Genesis 2:4, Exodus 6:2-3
- Name: EL ELYON
- Meaning: God Most High
- Significance: He is above all gods; nothing in life is more sacred
- Reference: Genesis 14:17-20, Numbers 24:16, Psalm 7:17, Isaiah 14:13-14
- Name: EL ROI
- Meaning: God Who Sees
- Significance: God oversees all creation and the affairs of the people
- Reference: Genesis 16:13
- Name: EL SHADDAH
- Meaning: God Almighty
- Significance: God is all-powerful
- Reference: Genesis 17:1, Psalm 91:1
- Name: YAHWEH YIREH
- Meaning: The Lord will Provide
- Significance: God will provide our real needs
- Reference: Genesis 22:13-14
- Name: YAHWEH NISSI
- Meaning: The Lord is My Banner
- Significance: We should remember God for helping us
- Reference: Exodus 17:15
- Name: ADONAI
- Meaning: Lord
- Significance: The proper name of the Divine Person
- Reference: Deuteronomy 6:4
- Name: YAHWEH ELOHE YISRAEL
- Meaning: Lord God of Israel
- Significance: He is the God of the nation
- Reference: Judges 5:3
- Name: YAHWEH SHALOM
- Meaning: The Lord is Peace
- Significance: God gives us peace so we need not fear
- Reference: Psalm 59:5
- Name: QUEDOSH YISRAEL
- Meaning: Holy One of Israel
- Significance: God is morally perfect
- Reference: Isaiah 17:6, Zephaniah 2:9
- Name: YAHWEH SABOATH
- Meaning: Lord of Hosts (Hosts refers to armies but also to all the heavenly powers)
- Significance: God is our Savior and Protector
- Reference: Judges 6:24, 1 Samuel 1:3, Isaiah 6:1-3
- Name: EL OLAM
- Meaning: The Everlasting God
- Significance: God is eternal. He will never die
- Reference: Isaiah 40:28-31
- Name: YAHWEH TSIDKENU
- Meaning: The Lord is our Righteousness
- Significance: God is our standard for right behavior. He alone can make us righteous
- Reference: Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:16
- Name: YAHWEH SHAMMAH
- Meaning: The Lord is There
- Significance: God is always present with us
- Reference: Ezekiel 48:35
- Name: ATTIQ YOMIN
- Meaning: Ancient of Days
- Significance: God is the ultimate authority
- Reference: Daniel 7:9-13
- Name: YAHWEH
- Meaning: God replied, “I AM THE ONE WHO ALWAYS IS. Just tell them I AM has sent me to you.”
- Reference: Exodus 3:14
Names of God in the Old Testament
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