Names of God Let them praise the name

Names of God “Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. ” –Psalm 148: 13

Names of God Why ? • Elohim • El ( and common variations ) • Tetragrammaton • Application •

Why ? In Bible times names: • Had meaning • Identified • Revealed character • Were sometimes changed

Why ? 1 Samuel 25: 23 -25 “ 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. 24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. 25 Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. ”

Why ? Judges 6: 32 “ 32 Therefore on that day Gideon `was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him, ” because he broke down his altar”

Elohim Grammatically singular, and takes a singular verb • Example: - He is the Power (singular) over powers (plural) - He is lord (singular) even over any of those things that he owns that are lordly (plural).

Elohim Translations • “He who is the object of fear or reverence” • “He with whom one who is afraid takes refuge” Used 4100+ times in the Bible • Understood to be God in all parts ( Father, Son, Spirit ). See Genesis 1, John 1. •

Elohim “ In the beginning ELOHIM created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was void and without form and the Spirit of ELOHIM moved upon the face of the waters. “ Genesis 1: 1 -2 “ Then ELOHIM said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping that creeps on the earth. ’ So ELOHIM created man in his own image, in the image of ELOHIM he created him; male and female he created them. ” Genesis 1: 26 -27

Elah Rarely used • Translated “Awesome” • The only verse in the Bible that is written completely in Aramaic, Jeremiah 10: 11, contains this name of God. • Examples of use: • Elah-avahati, God of my fathers (Daniel 2: 23) • Elahin, God of gods (Daniel 2: 47) • Elah Yerushelem, God of Jerusalem (Ezra 7: 19) • Elah Yisrael, God of Israel (Ezra 5: 1) • Elah Shemaya, God of Heaven (Ezra 7: 23)

El Denotes: Might, Power or Strength • Also translated “the all-powerful One”; Gen 31: 29 or Nehemiah 5: 5 • Used approximately 240 times in the Bible • Commonly used with prefixes or suffices • A singleness of The God head •

El Examples: • Genesis 33: 20, el elohe yisrael, "El the god of Israel" • Genesis 46: 3, ha'el elohe abika, "El the god of your father"

El Variations

El ELI- My God Psalms 22 Eliezer : my El is help (Gen. 15: 2) Elizer : my El is a rock (Num. 1: 5) Elieb / Eliev : my El is our father (Num. 1: 9) Elimelech : my El is king (Ruth 1: 2) Eliel : my El is El (1 Chronicles 5: 24) Eliyah : my El is YHWH (2 Kings 1: 3)

El El Roi- the God that sees • Genesis 16: 9 -13 • Psalm 33: 13 -15

El El Shaddai - God Almighty, God of the mountains, God the All-Sufficient One (denoting firm, high, solid) “I AM El Shaddai. Live in my presence, be perfect, and I shall grant a covenant between myself and you, and make you very numerous. And Abram bowed to the ground” Genesis 17: 2 -3

El El Shaddai “And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. ” 1 Kings 20: 23

El El Echad “the One God” Mal 2: 10 El Elyon "God (singular) Most High": And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of [El Elyon] God the Most High. And He blessed him and said, ''blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. Genesis 14: 18 -20

YHWH • YHWH (YAHWEH) God's Holy Covenant name • "I AM who I AM" or "I will be who I will be" or "the Self-Existent One • Translated as LORD ( both having 4 letters) Exodus 3

YHWH • Yahweh-jireh "Yahweh will provide" or "I AM will provide" Genesis 22: 11 -14 • Yahweh-rapha "Yahweh who heals” Exodus 15: 26 • Yahweh–nissi "Yahweh My Banner“ Exodus 17: 16 • Yahweh-mekoddishkem "Yahweh Who Sanctifies You“ Exodus 31: 12 • Yahweh-shalom "Yahweh is Peace“ Judges 6: 22 -24 • Yahweh-sabaoth "Yahweh of Hosts” Psalm 46: 7; Psalms 22: 10 • Yahweh-raah "Yahweh My Shepherd“ Psalms 23: 1 • Yahweh-tsidkenu "Yahweh Our Saving Justice” Jeremiah 23: 5 -6

Why ? Are you? • Lonely? Talk with EL ROI (The God that see’s) • Weak? Pray to the El Shaddai (God of the mountain) • Need protection? ask Yahweh-raah (YHWH the Shepherd)