His Names Series

EL SHADDAI

2005-05-20T11:35:00.004-07:00

"All Sufficient One"
"God Almighty Most Powerful"

Completely nourishing, satisfying, and suppling His peoples needs as a mother would her newborn. First used in Genesis 17:1,

"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, I am the Almighty God; walk and live habitually before Me and be perfect (blameless, wholehearted, complete)." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 7706

ADONAI

2005-05-20T11:35:00.003-07:00

"My Lords"

Verbal parallel to Yahweh or Jehovah. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. First used in Genesis 15:2,

"And Abram said, Lord God, what can You give me, since I am going on [from this world] childless and he who shall be the owner and heir of my house is this [steward] Eliezer of Damascus?" Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 0136

EL ELYON

2005-05-20T11:35:00.002-07:00

"The Most Exalted God"

Extreme sovereignty and majesty of God and His highest preeminence. First used in Genesis 14:18,

"Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High" Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 5945

ELOHIYM

2005-05-20T11:35:00.001-07:00

"God of Creation"

Judge, Creator, Divine, the true God, Strong, referential Fear.
This is the first written revelation of who God is. First found in Genesis 1:1,

"In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth." Amplified Version

Strongs # 0430

YAHWEH or JEHOVAH

2005-05-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

"The Existing One"

Perpetually revealing Himself. First used in Genesis 2:4,

"This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens." Amplified Version

stongs number 3068

JEHOVAH-RAPHA

2005-05-20T11:34:00.002-07:00

"Jehovah Who Heals"

To heal, make healthful, physician of hurts of nations, restoring favour, and individual distresses. First found in Exodus 15:26,

"Saying, If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God and will do what is right in His sight, and will listen to and obey His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you which I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord Who heals you." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 7495

JEHOVAH JIREH

2005-05-20T11:34:00.001-07:00

"The Lord Will Provide"

Symbolic name given by Abraham to memorialize the intercession of God in the sacrifice of Isaac by providing a substitue. Found only once, Genesis 22:14,

"So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it will be provided." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 3070

EL OLAM

2005-05-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

"The Everlasting God"
"The Eternal God"

The God of eternity, of the universe and ancient days. Everlasting, evermore, ancient, perpetual, continuous existence, indefinate or unending future. First used in Genesis 21:33,

"Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God." Amplified Version.

Strongs Number: 5769

QANNA

2005-05-20T11:33:00.001-07:00

"The Zealous God"
"The Jealous God"

The jealousy of God. In a marriage relationship. Wanting all our praise. First found in Exodus 20:5,

"You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me," Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 7067

JEHOVAH NISSI

2005-05-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

"The Lord My Banner"
"The Lord My Miracle"

In battle, both sides would fly their banners at the front lines. Soliders get a feeling of hope and a focal point. Only found in Exodus 17:14-15,

"And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens. And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord is my Banner;" Amplifed Version.

Strongs Number: 3071

JEHOVAH SHALOM

2005-05-20T11:31:00.001-07:00

"The Lord is Peace"

To be complete, sound, at peace, absence from strife. Only found in Judges 6:24,

"Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord is Peace. To this day it still stands in Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 3073

JEHOVAH MEKODDISHKEM

2005-05-20T11:31:00.000-07:00

"The Lord Who Sets You Apart"

The Lord who sanctifies you, makes you holy, sets you apart, consecrated, honored. First found in Exodus 31:13,

"Say to the Israelites, Truly you shall keep My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you [set you apart for Myself ]." Amplified Version.

Strongs Number: 6942

JEHOVAH TSIDKENU

2005-05-20T11:30:00.002-07:00

"The Lord Who Is Our Righteousness"

The symbolic name applied to Jersalem and the Messiah. Found only twice, Jermiah 23:6 and 33:16,

(23:6) "In His days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name by which He shall be called: The Lord Our Righteousness." Amplified Version.

(33:16) "In those days Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. And this is the name by which it will be called, The Lord is Our Righteousness (our Rightness, our Justice)." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 3072

JEHOVAH-RAAH

2005-05-20T11:30:00.001-07:00

"The Lord My Friend"

To be companions, to associate with, to be a special friend, to shepherd, ruler, teacher. Indicates the intimacy God desires with His people. Found in Psalm 23,

"THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over. Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 7462

JEHOVAH SABAOTH

2005-05-20T11:30:00.000-07:00

"The Lord of Hosts"

The Lord of armies. Universal sovereignty over ever army, spiritual and earthly. King of all heaven and earth. First found in 1 Samuel 1:3,

"This man went from his city year by year to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were the Lord's priests." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 6635

JEHOVAH SHAMMAH

2005-05-20T11:29:00.000-07:00

"The Lord is There"

Indicates God has not abandoned Jersalem, His people; there will be a restoration. Occurs only once, Ezekiel 48:35,

"The distance around the city shall be 18,000 [4 x 4,500] measures; and the name of the city from that day and ever after shall be, THE LORD IS THERE." Amplified Version

Strongs Number: 3074