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Knowing God by His personal names is one of the greatest privileges for followers of Christ. The word God is found throughout the Bible, but the Lord reveals Himself more personally through the names with which He introduces Himself in Scripture. These names help us when we address Him in prayer.
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- People, Place, and Time. Understanding the ancient cultural context of the people, places, and times of the Bible is important for grasping what is actually going on in a particular story within the Bible.
- El or Elohim. Among ancient Israel’s neighbors, people referred to the most powerful god as “El,” which is not actually a name, but an ancient Semitic title, “god.”
- Yahweh. Remember, in English and in Hebrew, the word “God” (or El, or Elohim) is not a name, but a generic title for a deity that could be applied to other, lesser, spiritual beings.
- Jehovah. Much later in Israel’s history (around the 3rd or 2nd century B.C.E.) , people stopped pronouncing Yahweh’s name aloud, likely as a form of reverence.
The Old Testament uses several names for God. Read about the significance of the different names and what this implies about God’s character. Of the many words used to name God in the Bible, the following are especially important.
The most distinctive development in the use of divine names in the NT is the introduction of the name Father. While the idea of “God as Father” was foreshadowed in the OT, particularly in the relationship existing between Yahweh and Israel, and in the more intimate strains of the devotional lit.
Elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, God is called Adonai (also translated as “Lord”); a El and Eloah (also rendered as “God”); Shaddai, traditionally translated as “the Almighty”; El Elyon, the “Upper God” or “Most High”; and Yahweh Elohim, the “Lord God”—to name just a few of God’s names (see the sidebar to this article ...
Mar 14, 2022 · In fact, the God of the Bible introduces himself by a specific name in one of the most famous stories in the Bible, the exodus event, when he works through Moses and Aaron to deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt.
May 24, 2016 · The Bible says God’s name is trustworthy—it is a strong tower into which we can run and be safe (Proverbs 18:10). God’s character and names are unchanging. El Olam is God Eternal—everything about God is “always” (Genesis 21:33).
