1. A look at the Names of God in Scripture Ihsou$ Xristo$ Qeou Uio$ Swthr

2.   What’s in a Name – why so important?  The Basics – El, Elohim, YHWH, Adonai  Compounds – El Shaddai, Jahweh Jireh etc.  New Testament Names  The Name, Character & Relationship with Man The Agenda

3.   Little significance in modern culture  Name communicates character. Important  Personal Character of a Name  Naming  Power; esp. re-naming  Names & Relationship – NB God revealed His Name to His people Why so important?

4.   El - la God “mighty, strong, prominent” 250 times in OT  Elohim – < yhla plural of El but with singular verb  YHWH/Yahweh / Jehovah – יהוה 6,800 times in OT, never of pagan deities  Adonai – y/da lord, master, owner, superior, sovereign. 300 times; 215 times of men The Basics

5.   El Berith – God of the Covenant Judg 8:33 & 9:46  El Elyon – Most high God Gen 14:18  El Gibbor – Mighty God – all powerful One Isa 9:6  El Olam – Everlasting God Gen 21:33  El Roi – The God who sees Gen 16:13  El Shaddai – Almighty God – All-sufficient One Gen 17:1-2 Putting them together

6.   First Name given for God in the Bible (Gen 1:1)  Plural word, singular verbs! Majesty; Trinity?  God, gods, rulers, judges, angels. Cf. Jn 10:34; Ps 82:6. 2,570 times in OT  Elohim is holy, righteous, jealous, merciful, gracious, great & terrible, forgiving & faithful Elohim אֱלֹהִים

7.   Most English translations YHWH = LORD caps  ‘I am who I am’ and thus ‘the self-existent One’ (Ex 3:13–15 )  I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them. (Ex 6:3)  JEDP hypothesis – different authors?  Suggestion: Yahweh used in covenant relationship; Elohim = Creator & Lord Yahweh / Jehovah יְהֹוָה

8.   Jehovah-jireh : The Lord will Provide. Gen. 22:14  Jehovah-ropheka (also spelled Jehovah- Rapha ): The Lord Who Heals. Ex. 15:22-26.  Jehovah-nissi : The Lord Our Banner. Ex. 17:15  Jehovah-m'kaddesh (also spelled Jehovah Mekoddishkem ): The Lord Who Sanctifies. Ex. 31:13 Lev. 20:8  Jehovah-shalom: The Lord Our Peace. Jud 6:24  Jehovah-tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness Jer. 23:5–6 33:16 Jehovah Names

9.   Jehovah Elohim : "LORD God" Gen. 2:4  Jehovah-rohi: "The Lord Our Shepherd" Ps 23  Jehovah-shammah : "The Lord is There" or the “Jehovah the Existing One” (Ezek. 48:35).  Jehovah-sabaoth : "The Lord of Hosts" or “the Lord of Powers” or “The Lord of the Armies.” אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh

10.   Jesus = Yehoshua or Yeshua = Yahweh saves  Christ = anointed = Messiah  Alpha & Omega = A & W – beginning & end)  GOOD SHEPHERDJohn 10:11  GREAT HIGH PRIESTHebrews 4:14  GREAT SHEPHERDHebrews 13:20  WORD OF GODRevelation 19:13  Qeo $ Kurio$ Despote$  God Lord Master New Testament Names

11.  ABBA (Dad)Romans 8:15 BREAD OF LIFEJohn 6:35 CHRIST Matthew 16:16 DELIVERERRomans 11:26 ENDRevelation 21:6 FAITHFUL ONERevelation 19:11 GREAT HIGH PRIESTHebrews 4:14 HEAD OF THE CHURCHEphesians 5:23 IMAGE OF GODII Cor. 4:4 JESUSMatthew 1:21 KING OF KINGSI Timothy 6:15 LORD OF ALLActs 10:36 MESSIAHJohn 4:25 NAZARENEMatthew 2:23 OMEGA Revelation 22:13 POWER OF GODI Cor. 1:24 RIGHTEOUS ONEI John 2:1 SAVIOURLuke 2:11 TRUE WITNESSRevelation 3:14 VINEJohn 15:5 WORD OF GODRevelation 19:13

12.   Is He your  Most High God & All sufficient One  Master, Lord of Peace  The Lord Who Will Provide  Your Father?  Ra’ah, the Lord our Shepherd.  God knows us by our name, shouldn't we know Him by His? Who is God to you?