Friday, December 4, 2020

Names of God


Jehovah Jireh • God my Provider • “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.’”—Genesis 22:14 

Elohay Selichot • God Who is Ready to Forgive • “But You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.”—Nehemiah 9:17

Jehovah Go’el • Redeeming God • “You in Your mercy have led forth the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.”—Exodus 15:13 

Jehovah Qadash • Lord Who Sanctifies • “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.”’”—Exodus 31:12-13 

El Rachum • God of Compassion • “For the Lord your God is a merciful and compassionate God; He will not fail you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.”—Deuteronomy 4:31 

El HaNe’eman • God Who is Faithful • “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments…”—Deuteronomy 7:9 

Yahweh Channun • God of Grace • “…for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.”—Jonah 4:2

El Sali • God my Rock • “I will say to God my Rock, ‘Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?’”—Psalm 42:9 

Jehovah Mauzzi • Lord my Fortress • “O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of affliction…”—Jeremiah 16:19 

Jehovah Mephalti • The Lord my Deliverer • “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”—Psalm 18.2 

Jehovah Ma’on • The Lord my Dwelling Place • “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.”—Psalm 90:1 

Jehovah Magen • The Lord is my Shield • “He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.”—Psalm 91:4 

Migdal Oz • Strong Tower • “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”—Proverbs 18.10 

El Yeshuati • God of my Salvation • “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’”—Isaiah 12:2

Ohr Yisrael • Light of Israel • “So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame…”—Isaiah 10:17 

Immanuel • God with Us • “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”—Isaiah 7:14 

Jehovah Ra’ah • Lord is My Shepherd • “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”—Psalm 23:1 

Jehovah Nissi • Lord is My Banner • “And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LordIs-My-Banner.”—Exodus 17:15 

El De’ot • God of Knowledge • “Talk no more so very proudly; let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed.”—1 Samuel 2:3 

El Chaiyai • God of My Life • “The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life.”—Psalm 42:8 

El Roi • God Who Sees Me • “Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, ‘Have I also here seen Him who sees me?’”—Genesis 16:13 

Elohim Ahavah • God Who Loves • “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”—1 John 4:8 

Jehovah Shalom • Lord is Peace • “So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it TheLord-Is-Peace.”—Judges 6:24 

Jehovah Rapha • Lord Who Heals • “…For I am the Lord who heals you.”—Exodus 15:26 

Atik Yomin • Ancient of Days • “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High…”—Daniel 7:21-22 

Alpha & Omega • The First and the Last • “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”—Revelation 22:13 

El Bara` • God your Creator • “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them.”—Ecclesiastes 12:1 

El Olam • Everlasting Eternal God • “Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.”—Genesis 21:33 

El Gibbhor • Mighty God • “…And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”—Isaiah 9:6 

Akal Esh • Consuming Fire • “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”—Deuteronomy 4:24 

Jehovah Shafat • Lord our Judge • “For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us.”—Isaiah 33:22 

El Nathan Neqamah • God Who Avenges Me • “It is God who avenges me, and subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies…”—2 Samuel 22:48-49