God s Names Bullets indicate Sumrall s book / Numbers indicate Hickey s book 1. What s in a name? Does God have to keep reminding me of Who He is and Who I am in Him? Names have meaning, what does your name mean? a. Noah - rest b. Noah s sons c. Abram / Abraham father of many nations d. Sarai / Sarah - princess e. Isaac - laughter f. Jacob/ Israel- ruling with God g. Moses- drawing out, rescued / the God whose name is I AM that I AM (yhwh). Moses wanted to identify with God through a name and he knew if he could do that he would find out something about the very nature of God. I Corinthians 13:12, then shall I know even as also I am known. At the NAME of JESUS every knee will bow. Yeshua God the Savior, or God is salvation /Christ the anointed one / Emmanuel- God is with us /Master Teacher / Kurios Greek /lord or overseer List of the Names of God: 1. Yahweh Jehovah 16. Jehovah Gmolah 2. Jehovah Elohim 17. Jehovah Makkeh 3. Jehovah Elyon 18. Jehovah Elohay 4. El Shaddai 19. El Elohe-Israel 5. Jehovah Jirah 20. JehovahEloheenu 6. Jehovah Repheka 7. Jehovah Tsidqenu 8. Jehovah Tsebaoth 9. Jehovah Nissi 10. Jehovah Shammah 11. Jehovah Shalom 12. Jehovah Adonai 13. Jehovah M Kaddesh 14. Jehovah Rophe 15. Jehovah Rohi
Chapter 2 The Lord Yahweh / Jehovah Originally written without vowels yhwh and not spoken Translated to mean I Am a constant God, always there, an eternal God. Self existent and self sufficient Unchangeable, the God who is God, the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit From everlasting to everlasting God is a mystery but the Spirit of God is ever revealing Himself to us 1. Jehovah- means life, to live (chavah) 2. King James writes it as Lord, the revealing one in the presence tense. 3. Jehovah, I AM, Exo. 3:14 4. Jehovah as pure righteousness and holiness, Exo. 32:1 5. Story of Moses and how he grew to know God in intimacy and talked to God like a son and begged God like a friend and had great favor but used it to intercede for the people, a priestly role Jesus has given us 6. Taking on the priestly role allows Jehovah to live in me and reveal Himself to others through me 7. Isa. 45:21, Psa. 103:17, Zech. 13:9, Psa. 139:5 Chapter 3 The Lord is God Jehovah Elohim Genesis 1:26; Let US make man in our own image in our likeness giving the dominion over all Us refers to the Trinity; Father, son and Holy Spirit Elohim- reflecting divine majesty and power, the plural of majesty Gen. 2:4, Gen. 3:21, Exo. 9:30, Exo. 20:4-6 1. In the beginning God created, this word God means El or Elohim 2. Occurs over 2500 times in the Bible 3. Abraham knew God through covenant! He knew God would come though for him 4. Covenant; Psalm 91:2-4, 57:1-3, Jeremiah 32:38-40, I Kings 8:23 5. Joel, means the lord is God; the book of Joel
Chapter 4 The Lord God Most High Jehovah Elyon Old Testament over 40 times and literally means supreme God or most loved God Gen. 14:2-23, I Corin. 2:9 1. My personality is fragmented and God has a plan to complete it. 2. Use the names of God to replace the missing elements in my life to complete myself with Him 3. This name carries great authority on my behalf 4. Means alah; to go up, climb, exalt, no god higher than my God 5. This is the name that satan coveted; Isa. 14:13,14 6. Story of Balaam; God always has the last word 7. Four P s. a. Purpose in our hearts to trust, serve, and obey b. Prayed to God c. Perception; getting God s view point on the matter comes thru prayer d. Power 8. In Psalm we see 18:13-17 He is our voice of victory 9. In Psalm we see 21:7 he is our security and stability 10.In Psalm we see 57;2 He performs and accomplishes all on our behalf 11.In Psalm we see 78:35 God and Jesus are One, Redeemer 12 In Psalm we see 82:6 we are His children 13. In psalm we see 91:1-9 awesome verses 14. New Testament Philippians 2:5-9; a name which is above every name.. 15. In Ephesians we see we are his body and set apart, lifted up with Him 16. Any Scripture that has High God refers to El Elyon Chapter 5 The Almighty God El-Shaddai Gen. 17:1-3, God is God almighty in spite of my circumstances I am only as weak as I confess to be II Corin 4:7, God works with earthen vessels Gen. 49:23-25. 43:14, I must be willing to be Crazy for His sake, absurd for the Lord. I Corin. 4:10
Matt. 19:26, with God all things are possible Our faith increases as we realize that God is so great 1. Gen. 17 first, many breasted one 2. Almighty always relates to blessings and multiplication 3. John 10:10, Psa. 91:2 4. Used 48 times and 30 of those in Job 5. Naomi in the book of Ruth 6. Eph. 3;19-21, John 15:2, 16 Chapter 6 The Lord will Provide Jehovah Jireh Gen 21:33, Abraham was learning the character of God Luke 22:35, Jesus told His disciples of Father God s provision II Corin. 9:8-10 Revealed in a severe test with Abram and Isaac; Gen. 21:33 The will of God is simply Pray, Hear and Obey God reveals and then gives us a choice to follow God will supply seed and He will multiply it by bringing fruit to it James 3:18 He provides both now and in eternity 1. Jehovah, the revealing One. 2. First compound word use to describe God 3. Abraham lifted up his eyes. There are times when God wants to give me something and I must be spiritually keen to perceive and receive it. 4. Hold fast my confession of faith. My words will create miracles 5. God has prepared every provision that I will need and every thing in me that is necessary for the call and the plan 6. God s perfect provision for us is Jesus!!! Chapter 7 The Lord is Healer Jehovah Rapha Exo. 15:25-26, first revealed as their Healer With conditions Love the benefits, but the conditions are so hard. Look to Christ ; Num. 21:5, John 12:32 God wants His children to be healthy
Don t make pain your god We have the choice as to what to do with our lives, choose life Chapter 8 The Lord is our Righteousness Jehovah Tsidqenu Right standing with God through Christ Honoring God with our hearts Fearing God enough to obey him Holiness is a condition of the heart Sing a new song with Him Be righteous conscience not sin conscience 1. Jeremiah 23:5-6 2. Psalm 119:142.144, Jeremiah 17:9, Isaiah 61:10, robe of righteousness 3. II Corinthians 5:17, 18,21, James 5:16, Galatians 2:20; the past is gone 4. I John 1:9, repentance brings righteousness!! 5. Rom. 6:17,18 ; 10:3,4, I Corinthians 1:30, Isa. 53:11 Chapter 9 The Lord of Hosts Jehovah Tsebaoth Warring, to wage war, first mentioned in Gen. 2:1 Michael the arch angel a warring angel He informs us as to how to stand to exact victory Hannah prayed to the Lord of Hosts, I Samuel 1:11 Isaiah 14:27 I Sam. 17:45-47, David declared that he came in the name of the Lord of Hosts against Goliath God has a captain in the army, Jesus, Joshua 5:13-15; not an angel but the Lord Himself Our warfare is spiritual it tells us so in Ephesians 6:12 Satan s only weapon against man is deception (?? is this so Lord, he is the father of lies, which is deception) Warfare intensified, so is the anointing Haggai 2:6-9 1. We have been appointed a place in the army of the Lord 2. Judges 5; Deborah and Barak
3. God turned time back and stopped the sun, commanded birds to feed Elisha, shut the mouth of lions, blinded the Syrian army 4. Scriptures: Neh. 9:6, Psalms 103:21, Isaiah 6:3, 40:26, Romans 9:29, James 5:4 Chapter 10 The Lord is Conqueror Jehovah Nissi, my Banner My Banner, the Lord is my sign of conquest A name given due to a happening at a place, war with Amalek, Esau s decedents, the Amalakites. The first battle the Israelites experienced after leaving Egypt Exo. 17:15-16; Aaron and Hur lifted up the arms of Moses while Joshua led the Israelites in battle against the Amalakites. Letting God go first as the banner assures victory We have victory-4, over: sin, habit slavery, self, sorrow 1. I must see myself only in Him 2. Banner: to glisten, a pole or ensign, a standard or miracle 3. Isa. 13:2-4, 11 / Isa. 11:1,10 4. Ehp. 6, war not against flesh and blood, put on the whole armor.. 5. God goes before me and I will win, I cannot go without God and expect to win in my own strength. Chapter 11 The Lord is Peace Jehovah Shalom Given after another place incident The power of praise, praising Him for what He has already done Judges 6:24, Gideon called it, the place, Jehovah Shalom He is the same God to me; Heb. 13:8 We can have peace in every area of our lives 1. Phil. 4:6-7 2. Shalom: used 170 times, means full, to render payment and perfect 3. Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is the Prince of Peace 4. There is a peace offering 5. Jerusalem is the city of peace 6. Jeremiah 29:11 7. Isaiah 66:12; peace like a river, always in a plural form, the many blessings of God
8. Means Eriene, my sister Irene, means to live life at its best! Ha, to pray this over her. 9. Ephesians 6:15; our feet are shod with the Gospel of Peace 10.Col. 3:15; Let the Peace of God rule in my heart 11. Isaiah 26:3, I will stay in perfect peace if my mind is stayed on Jesus 12. Rom. 8:6; to be spiritually minded is to be life and peace 13. Nothing will shake me up if I am dwelling in the peace of God 14. John 14:27=29; Jesus speaking, Peace I give to you 15. Matt. 11:28-29, take my yoke upon you 16. Phil. 4:7, Chapter 12 The Lord is There Jehovah Shammah Ezekiel 48:35 Reveals much about the nature of God and the nature of the Bride of Christ God chooses to dwell, in us, in our homes, in our families, in our church Rev. 22:5 He is already living among us The Lord lives in me Psa. 119:151, Isaiah 50:7-8, 55:6 1. God desires fellowship with his people 2. God told Israel even after they were taken captive, I will never leave you 3. Hebrews tells us he will never leave or forsake us 4. I Corinthians 3:16 / II Corinthians 6:16 5. Colossians 1:27; Christ in me the hope of glory. Glory always refers to the presence of God the Shekinah, meaning God living in me. 6. Eph. 2:19-22 The Names of God / Marilyn Hickey Chapter 4 the Lord God Adonai 1. Used over 300 times and means Master, Owner, Lord 2. Acts 2:36 3. Exo. 21:1-6, the bond slave 4. II Corinthians 3:17, the only real freedom is to be a slave to Christ 5. Acts 9, Paul called God, who are you Lord, master!! 6. I Corn. 7:21-24
Chapter 6 The Holy God Jehovah M Kaddesh 1. Lev. 20:7-8, the God who sanctifies 2. Ephesians 4:1, Paul says walk worthy of your vocation 3. to consecrated, to dedicate 4. We have a part to play also, we must choose holiness 5. Story of Nebuchadnezzar, perceived God with his mind but never with his spirit 6. Sanctify everything, spirit first, then the soul then the body, totally relying on God for everything 7. appears over 700 times 8. glory dwells within holiness 9. When your spirit lines up with God s spirit, your soul and body will follow 10.Col. 2:9-10; In Him dwells all the fullness of the godhead bodily- Jesus 11.I Peter 1:15-16 12. Eph. 4:24, put on the new man 13. How do I see Jesus the set apart One? In His Word. 14. II Peter I:4, his divine nature Chapter 8 Jehovah Heals Jehovah Rophe 1. Exodus 15:2-26; whatever you need that is what I AM 2. Don t measure whether I am in the will of God according to my circumstances 3. King David; Psalm 103 4. Isaiah 61:1-2 and Luke 4:18-19 that is the church we are called to be 5. Jer. 30:17, Isaiah 30:26, Matt. 4:23, John 4:13-14, Rev. 22:17 Chapter 11 My Shepherd Jehovah Rohi 1. Psalm 23 2. Rohi means to feed, and the relationship between a prince and his people 3. Both Joseph and David started as shepherds 4. Jer. 3:15 5. A true Shepard seeks that which is lost 6. John 10;11 7. Heb. 13:2-21, I Peter 2:25, I Peter 5:4, John 10:14-16
Chapter 15 The Lord our Smiter Jehovah Makkeh 1. Jesus is the Chief cornerstone 2. After we are born again we are constantly being fashioned into lively stones to look like Him and be perfectly placed in the Body of Christ 3. Psalms 51:17, a broken and contrite heart 4. God molds, chisels and smoothes us but never crushes us 5. God loves those whom He chastens: Heb. 6. II Cron. 25 7. Fall on the Rock of Jesus instead of allowing satan or circumstances to crush 8. Ezekiel 7:9, first use 9. Paul the apostle was smitten by God on the road to Damascus as Saul 10.God uses His Word to smite, whereas the devil uses poverty and sickness 11.Psalm 141:5, smite me, reprove me 12. Isaiah 53:4,5, 10 / N.T. Matt. 26:31, Jesus is the Shepherd 13. Exo 15:2-27, Moses sweetened the water by throwing a tree branch in it Likewise Jesus was smitten for us and died on a tree to sweeten our situation so we could live. Final The Lord of Recompenses Jehovah Gmolah 1. Choices 2. Recompense means to repay, to reward, or to compensate 3. Jeremiah 51:56 4. Heb. 11:26, Moses had a choice and his choice had rewards 5. Proverbs 11:31 6. We are recompensed for our prayers, we get the reward, we are recompensed for our giving; the windows of heaven are opened up. 7. Jeremiah 32:18, God gives recompense to our children / Eph. 6:4 8. Deut. 32:35, Prov. 20:22, Rom. 12:17-19, Heb. 10:30
1. Jehovah Elohay- the Lord MY God / Psalm 16:2 2. El Elohe-Israel the personal God of Israel. Gen. 33:20 3. Jehovah Eloheenu- the Lord Our God / Deut. 1:6,19-20, 2:33-36, 6:4 4. I Peter 4:12, as long as we live we will experience trials 5. I Peter 1:7, my faith will be tried 6. Daniel 3:24-25, 29 7. Story of Gideon and how he called on the Lord my God 8. Judges 13:9, Samson 9. Judges 16:28, Samson called out to the Lord my God 10. Jacob built and alter to El Elohe Israel 11.El Eloheenu call upon when the whole Body of Christ is under attack 12. Exo. 33:13, Moses interceded for the people of Israel 13. Esther prayed and fasted for her people