Names of God Flashcards
ELOHIM
= Mighty, Strong, Powerful
□ Gen 1:1
□ The most common Hebrew word translated “God”
El Elyon
= The Most High God
Gen 14:18-20,22
This name (elyon, "highest") is a derivative of alah, “to go up.” It is used of persons or things to indicate their elevation or exaltation: of Israel, favored above other nations (Deut 26:19)
El Shaddai
= The All-Sufficient God
Gen 17:1 He tells Abram “I am the God Almighty (Shaddai, Shadday) walk before me and be blameless, I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
El Olam
= The Everlasting God
Gen 21:33
El Qanah
= The Jealous God
(Exodus 20:5) -
We can make a God out of anything, relationship, person, food - when you do remember the LORD is a Jealous God
El Rachom
= The Merciful God
Deut 4:31
Moses knows that God if Forgiving and merciful
El Amunah
= The Faithful God
Deut 32:4
ELOHIM Sabaoth
= The God of Hosts/Armies
With the larger army than Satan
Gen 21:33
El Chanun
= The Gracious God
Jonah 4:2
grace - giving us what we don’t deserve;
mercy -not giving us what we do deserve
YHWH (JEHOVAH)
YHWH (JEHOVAH)
added the vowels - sound like Jehovah or Yahweh)= I AM
□ I am the God who is the cause of His own existence,
□ I am all that I ever need to be.
□ (Exodus 3:14)
JEHOVAH - Jireh
JEHOVAH - Jireh = The Lord Our Provider
□ God told Isaac and Abraham to call Him this after the substitutionary sacrifice
Gen 22:14
JEHOVAH - Rapha
JEHOVAH - Rapha = The Lord our Healer
Ex 15:26
JEHOVAH - Nissi
JEHOVAH - Nissi = The Lord our Banner
□ He is our victory
Exodus 17:8-16
JEHOVAH - M’Qadish
JEHOVAH - M’Qadish - The Lord Our Sanctification
He is Faithful, and will
Leviticus 20:8
JEHOVAH - Shalom
JEHOVAH - Shalom = The Lord Our Peace
Judges 6:24
