The Names of God

1. Foundational Names of God/ OT Names of God
   1. El or Elohim – Most powerful God. Genesis 31:13 (God of Bethel). Ref:  Ps 7:17, 18:13, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 2:4. Four different usages:
      1. Elyon Ref: Numbers 24:16
      2. Eloah. Ref Job
      3. Elohim – Deuteronomy 5:9
   2. Adonai – to judge, to rule. Genesis 15:1-2, 1 Peter 3:6, Isaiah 6:1
   3. Jehovah – Relational God. Covenantal God. Name came from Hayah – To be. The name identifies the following attributes of God:
      1. Self-Existence
      2. Self-Sufficient
      3. Immutable Nature of God
2. Compound names of God
   1. Yahweh – Elohim Gen 2:4. Elohim – signifies creator God. Yahweh signifies God the redeemer. Zech 14:5
   2. Adonai-Yahweh – Master, Lord. God the Lord.Gen 15: 2-6, Exodus 4:10
   3. Jehovah-Jireh – God who provides. Lord who already provided what w. Gen 22:8-14, Philippians 4:19
   4. Jehovah-Nissi. Exodus 17:15 Lord our Banner. Eph 6:12-13, Romans 8:37
   5. Yahweh-Rophekah or Jehovah-Raphe Exodus 15:26, Exodus 50:26, Jeremiah 33:6
   6. Jehovah Shalom – God’s my peace
   7. Jehovah Tsidkenu – God our righteousness – Jeremiah 33:16, Romans 4;5, 1 Cor 1:30, 2 Cor 5;21…Imputed Righteousness
   8. Jehovah-Mekoddishkem – God who sanctifies Exodus 31:13, Lev 20:8, Ezekiel: 20:12
   9. Yahweh-Sabaoth – The Lord of hosts 1 Samuel 1:3
   10. Yahweh-Rohi Ps:23-1, Ps 9:10 The Lord is our shepherd.
   11. Yahweh-Elyon – Ps 7:17, 47:2 Lord the exalted one.
   12. Yahweh-Shammah God is there, God ever present. Ez 48:35
3. Incarnational names – Emmanuel – God with us. Matthew 1:22, 23.

New Testament Names of God (Greek) that reflect His Personality/Character

• Theos (God) similar to OT names EL, Elohim, Elyon Mark 5:7, Luke 1:32, 35. Acts 7:48. Heb 7:1
• Kurios – The Lord
• Father (Patter – Greek)
• Alpha & Omega – The one who is, the one who was, one who will be. The beginning and the end. Yahweh (OT name)
• God our Father = OT (Father of Israel – Ps 103: 13, Isaiah 63:16, Deut

The Names of God that reveal His unique Nature

• God is our Rock Deut 32:4, 15, 18, 30, 31
  • Rock of Salvation
  • Rock from which we are hewn Isaiah Ps 28:1 (unchanging nature of God, constant nature of God)
• Kadhosh – The separated one, The Holy One Psalms, & Isaiah , Leviticus 20:26
• Abhir – The mighty one…Deut 32:11, Gen 49:24, Gen 49:24, Isa 1:24
• Gibbor-  Ps 45:3, Is 9:6 God +1 is always a majority, Isaiah 9:1-7

References: https://christiananswers.net/dictionary/namesofgod.html