OT Names of God

The Name of the Lord is a strong and mighty tower!

1. The Name of the LORD, our God.

Exodus 3:13-15 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, The LORD, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob — has sent me to you. This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.”
Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Psalm 113:1-3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

2. The knowledge of God and His Character is more essential for the Christian than anything else.

When Moses received the commission to be the deliverer for God’s people enslaved in Egypt (Exodus 3:13), he asked God to reveal His Name.
It was the prayer of Jesus in John 17:3… Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
It was Paul’s great goal in life to “know Him.” Philippians 3:10
We will experience God only in proportion to our knowledge of Him (John 8:19; 14:9-14).

3. A name in Scripture often described a person’s character or a unique quality.

The Old Testament contains a number of names and compound names for God which reveal Him some aspect of His character and dealings with mankind.
In the Disciples’ prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11, “hallowed be Your Name” (Greek: anoma meaning character), we are really saying, “How we admire Your character.”

OVERVIEW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT NAMES OF GOD

1. Elohim – God, Our Mighty Creator, Covenant God | Genesis 1 and throughout the Old Testament; John 1:1-5, 10-13)

2. El-Shaddai – The Mighty God | Genesis 17:1-2 and throughout the Old Testament; Matthew 14:13-33)

3. Adonai – The Lord our Master | Genesis 15:1-8; Daniel 9:3-19; Malachi 1:6; John 13:12-17

4. El Elyon – The Supreme, Most High God | Genesis 14:22; Daniel 4:34-35

5. El Olam – The Everlasting, Eternal God Who does not change | Genesis 21:33; Malachi 3:5-7; Hebrews 13:8

6. Jehovah – LORD- The Self-existent, Holy, Righteous and Loving God throughout the Old Testament | Exodus 6:2-3

7. Jehovah-Jireh – The LORD our Provider | Genesis 22:1-9

8. Jehovah-Rophe – The LORD our Healer | Exodus 15:22-27

9. Jehovah-Nissi – The LORD our Banner | Exodus 17:8-16

10. Jehovah-Sabaoth – The LORD of Hosts | 1 Samuel 17:45; Haggai 2:4-9, 23)

11. Jehovah-M’Kaddesh – The LORD our Sanctifier |Leviticus 20:8

14. Jehovah-Rohi – The LORD our Shepherd | Psalm 23

15. Jehovah-Shammah – The LORD IS THERE | Ezekiel 48:35

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