Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Names of God

I am amazed at all the names of God. As I started reading this list; I thought, what if each day, I took a different name/nature and meditated on that? How much more would I come to understand the true nature of God? It would take a while...but I think it would be well worth it.

· A Branch (Jesus)

· A chief cornerstone (Jesus)

· A consuming fire

· A covert from the tempest

· A crown of glory

· A diadem of beauty

· A father to Israel

· A God that hidest thyself

· A Governor

· A great high priest (Jesus)

· A holy God

· A jealous God

· A just God and a Savior

· A hiding place from the wind

· A high priest of good things to come (Jesus)

· A high priest over the house of God (Jesus)

· A judge of the widows

· A light to lighten the Gentiles (Jesus)

· A living stone (Jesus)

· A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief (Jesus)

· A man of war

· A merciful and faithful high priest (Jesus)

· A merciful God

· A mighty terrible one (In KJV, "terrible" means "awesome")

· A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle (Jesus)

· A nail in a sure place

· A place of broad rivers and streams

· A plant of renown (Jesus)

· A priest upon his throne (Jesus)

· A Prince and a Savior

· A rewarder of them that diligently seek him

· A rock of offense [to the unbeliever] (Jesus)

· A rod out of the stem of Jesse (Jesus)

· A sanctuary

· A Scepter (Jesus)

· A shadow from the heat

· A shelter for me

· A son over his own house (Jesus) [the Church is His house]

· A Star out of Jacob (Jesus)

· A stone of stumbling [to the unbeliever] (Jesus)

· A strength to the needy in his distress

· A strength to the poor

· A strong LORD

· A strong tower from the enemy

· A sun and shield

· A sure foundation

· A tried stone

· A very present help in trouble

· A wall of fire round about

· A witness to us (Holy Spirit)

· Abba, Father

· Advocate with the Father (Jesus)

· Almighty God

· Alpha and Omega

· An ensign for the nations

· An ensign of the people

· Ancient of days

· Apostle and High Priest of our profession (Jesus)

· Author and finisher of our faith (Jesus)

· Author of eternal salvation (Jesus)

· Author of peace

· Beginning of the creation of God (Jesus)

· Blessed and only Potentate

· Bread of God (Jesus)

· Bread of life (Jesus)

· Bright and morning star

· Buckler to all those that trust in him

· Buckler to them that walk uprightly

· Captain of their salvation (Jesus)

· Christ Jesus

· Christ Jesus our Lord

· Christ in you, the hope of glory

· Christ the King of Israel

· Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God

· Confidence of all the ends of the earth

· Consolation of Israel (Jesus)

· Counselor

· Covenant of the people (Jesus)

· Creator of the ends of the earth

· Dayspring from on high (Jesus)

· Desire of all nations (Jesus)

· Everlasting Father

· Everlasting God

· Everlasting King

· Faithful and True

· Faithful Creator

· Faithful witness

· Father of glory

· Father of lights

· Father of mercies

· Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

· Father of spirits

· Father of the fatherless

· First-begotten of the dead (Jesus)

· Firstborn among many brethren (Jesus)

· Firstborn of every creature (Jesus)

· Former of all things

· Fountain of Living Waters

· Glory of their strength

· Glory of thy people Israel

· God Almighty

· God alone

· God and Father of all

· God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

· God full of compassion

· God in whose hand thy breath is

· God most high

· God my maker

· God of Abraham

· God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob

· God of all comfort

· God of all flesh

· God of all grace

· God of all the families of Israel

· God of glory

· God of gods

· God of heaven

· God of heaven and earth

· God of hope

· God of Israel

· God of Jacob

· God of Jeshurun ("Jeshurun" means "upright," and refers to Israel)

· God of knowledge

· God of love and peace

· God of my life

· God of my mercy

· God of my praise

· God of my righteousness

· God of my rock

· God of our salvation

· God of patience and consolation

· God of peace

· God of the armies of Israel

· God of the Hebrews

· God of the living

· God of the spirits of all flesh

· God of the whole earth

· God of thy fathers

· God of truth and without iniquity

· God only wise

· God our Savior

· God our shield

· God ready to pardon

· God that answereth by fire

· God, that cannot lie

· God, that comforteth those that are cast down

· God that doest wonders

· God that formed thee

· God, that giveth to all men liberally

· God that judgeth in the earth

· God that made the world and all things therein

· God that performeth all things for me

· God that showeth mercy

· God, the Father

· God the Judge of all

· God the LORD

· God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ

· God, which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number

· God which fed me all my life long unto this day

· God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

· God, which hath not turned away my prayer

· God which raiseth the dead

· God, which trieth our hearts

· God's servant (Jesus)

· God's righteous servant (Jesus)

· Governor among the nations

· Gracious and merciful God

· Great King above all gods

· Great King over all the earth

· Great shepherd of the sheep (Jesus)

· Guide of my youth

· Habitation of justice

· He in whom I trust

· He that abideth of old

· He that buildeth his stories in the heavens

· He that built all things

· He that by wisdom made the heavens

· He that called you into the grace of Christ

· He that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth

· He that calleth you

· He that cometh from above (Jesus)

· He that cometh from heaven (Jesus)

· He that cometh in the name of the Lord (Jesus)

· He that comforteth you

· He that createth the wind

· He that declareth unto man what is his thought

· He that doth speak

· He that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself

· He that filleth all in all

· He that formed thee from the womb

· He that formeth the mountains

· He that giveth breath unto the people

· He that giveth strength and power unto his people

· He that hath called us to glory and virtue

· He that hath founded his troop in the earth

· He that hath mercy on them

· He that hath the key of David (Jesus)

· He that hath the seven Spirits of God

· He that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand

· He that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think

· He that is able to keep you from falling

· He that is able to present you faultless before the presence of his glory

· He that is from the beginning

· He that is higher than the highest

· He that is holy

· He that is mighty

· He that is of power to stablish you

· He that is true

· He that judgeth me

· He that judgeth righteously

· He that keepeth Israel

· He that keepeth thee

· He that keepeth thy soul

· He that liveth and was dead (Jesus)

· He that liveth for ever and ever

· He that loved us

· He that maketh the morning darkness

· He that maketh the seven stars and Orion

· He that made great lights

· He that ministereth to you the Spirit

· He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth

· He that ought to be feared

· He that pondereth the heart

· He that raised up Jesus from the dead

· He that revealeth secrets

· He that rideth upon the heavens of heavens

· He that sanctifieth

· He that searcheth the hearts

· He that seeth me

· He that shall come (Jesus)

· He that shall have dominion (Jesus)

· He that sitteth in the heavens

· He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth

· He that sitteth upon the throne

· He that smote Egypt in their firstborn

· He that spared not his own Son (the Father)

· He that speaketh from heaven

· He that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong

· He that stretched out the earth above the waters

· He that took me out of the womb

· He that treadeth upon the high places of the earth

· He that turneth the shadow of death into the morning

· He that washed us from our sins (Jesus)

· He that worketh miracles among you

· He which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost (Jesus)

· He which divided the Red Sea into parts

· He which giveth life unto the world

· He which hath anointed us

· He which hath the sharp sword with two edges

· He which is, and which was, and which is to come

· He which is perfect in knowledge

· He which led his people through the wilderness

· He which searcheth the reins and hearts

· He which smote great kings

· He which stablisheth us with you in Christ

· He which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead (Jesus)

· He who alone doeth great wonders

· He who hath builded the house (Jesus)

· He who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light

· He who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire

· He who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks

· He who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will

· He whom God hath sent (Jesus)

· He with whom we have to do

· Head of the body, the church (Jesus)

· Health of my countenance

· Heir of all things (Jesus)

· Helper of the fatherless

· High priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek (Jesus)

· His Anointed (Jesus)

· His dear Son (Jesus)

· His Son from heaven (Jesus)

· His Spirit that dwelleth in you

· His unspeakable gift (Jesus)

· Holy Ghost

· Holy One of Israel

· Holy Spirit

· Holy Spirit of promise

· Hope of his people

· Hope of Israel (Jesus)

· Hope of Israel, the Savior thereof in time of trouble

· Horn of my salvation

· House of defense

· I AM

· I AM THAT I AM

· I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save

· Image of the invisible God (Jesus)

· Immanuel [God with us] (Jesus)

· JAH

· Jealous

· JEHOVAH (YHWH)

· Jesus

· Jesus Christ

· Jesus Christ our Lord

· Jesus Christ the righteous

· Jesus of Nazareth

· Jesus the mediator of the new covenant

· Jesus, thou Son of God most high

· Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come

· Judge of all the earth

· Judge of quick and dead (Jesus)

· Justifier of him which believeth in Jesus

· King forever and ever

· King of all the earth

· King of glory

· King of heaven

· King of Israel

· King of kings

· KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS

· King of Nations

· King of saints

· King of the Jews (Jesus)

· Lamb of God (Jesus)

· Light of the Gentiles (Jesus)

· Lion of the tribe of Judah (Jesus)

· Lord also of the sabbath

· Lord and Christ

· Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

· LORD God

· Lord God Almighty

· LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel

· LORD God of hosts

· LORD God of Israel

· LORD God of my salvation

· LORD God of our fathers

· LORD God of recompense

· LORD God of the Hebrews

· Lord God of the holy prophets

· LORD God of truth

· Lord God omnipotent

· Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel

· Lord, holy and true

· Lord Jesus

· LORD most high

· Lord of all (Jesus)

· LORD of hosts

· Lord of glory

· Lord of kings

· Lord of lords

· Lord of peace

· Lord of Sabaoth

· Lord of the whole earth

· LORD on high

· LORD our God

· LORD our Lord

· Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be

· Majesty on high

· Master

· Mediator of a better covenant (Jesus)

· Mediator of the new testament (Jesus)

· Mighty God of Jacob

· Mighty One of Israel

· Mine elect (Jesus)

· Mine Holy One

· Most Mighty

· Most upright

· My beloved

· My beloved Son (Jesus)

· My buckler

· My defense

· My defense and refuge in the day of my trouble

· My deliverer

· My exceeding joy

· My Father

· My father's God

· My [God's] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth (Jesus)

· My fortress

· My friend

· My glory

· My God

· My goodness

· My help

· My hiding place

· My hiding place and my shield

· My high tower

· My hope

· My hope in the day of evil

· My judge

· My King

· My lamp

· My love

· My portion for ever

· My portion in the land of the living

· My praise

· My Redeemer

· My refuge

· My refuge and my portion

· My refuge in the day of affliction

· My rock

· My salvation

· My Savior

· My [God's] servant (Jesus)

· My [God's] servant David (Jesus)

· My shepherd

· My shield

· My song

· My stay

· My strength and power

· My strength and song

· My strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort

· My strong refuge

· My strong rock

· My trust from my youth

· One LORD

· One mediator between God and men (Jesus)

· Only begotten of the Father (Jesus)

· Only begotten Son of God (Jesus)

· Our captain

· Our dwelling place

· Our Father

· Our Father which is in heaven

· Our guide

· Our lawgiver

· Our life

· Our Lord Jesus Christ

· Our peace

· Our potter

· Our Savior Jesus Christ

· Portion of Jacob

· Portion of mine inheritance and of my cup

· Possessor of heaven and earth

· Precious corner stone

· Prince of life (Jesus)

· Prince of Peace (Jesus)

· Prince of princes

· Prince of the kings of the earth

· Promise of the Father (Holy Spirit)

· Redeemer of Israel

· Refuge for the oppressed

· Refuge from the storm

· Refuge in times of trouble

· Righteous Branch (Jesus)

· Righteous Father

· Rivers of water in a dry place

· Rock of Israel

· Rock of my refuge

· Rock of my salvation

· Rock of my strength

· Root of David (Jesus)

· Root of Jesse (Jesus)

· Ruler in Israel

· Salvation of God (Jesus)

· Salvation of Israel

· Saving strength of his anointed

· Savior of all men

· Savior of the world (Jesus)

· Seed of Abraham (Jesus)

· Shepherd and Bishop of your souls

· Shepherd of Israel

· Shield of thy help

· Shiloh (Jesus)

· Son of David (Jesus)

· Son of God (Jesus)

· Son of man (Jesus)

· Son of the Blessed (Jesus)

· Son of the Father (Jesus)

· Son of the Highest (Jesus)

· Son of the living God (Jesus)

· Spirit of adoption

· Spirit of Christ

· Spirit of counsel and might

· Spirit of glory and of God

· Spirit of God

· Spirit of grace

· Spirit of holiness

· Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD

· Spirit of life

· Spirit of the living God

· Spirit of the LORD

· Spirit of truth

· Spirit of wisdom and understanding

· Stone of Israel

· Strength of Israel

· Strength of my heart

· Strength of my salvation

· Sun of righteousness (Jesus)

· Sword of thy excellency

· That eternal life (Jesus)

· That man whom he hath ordained (Jesus)

· The Almighty

· The Amen

· The beginning and the ending

· The beginning, the firstborn from the dead (Jesus)

· The Branch of righteousness (Jesus)

· The breaker (as in, the deliverer -- see Micah 2:13)

· The bridegroom (Jesus)

· The brightness of his glory (Jesus)

· The chief corner stone (Jesus)

· The chief Shepherd (Jesus)

· The Christ

· The Christ of God

· The Comforter (Holy Spirit)

· The Deliverer (Jesus)

· The earnest of our inheritance (Holy Spirit)

· The eternal God

· The eternal Spirit

· The express image of his person (Jesus)

· The faithful and true witness

· The faithful God

· The fear of Isaac

· The first and the last

· The first-begotten (Jesus)

· The glorious LORD

· The glory in the midst of her [Jerusalem]

· The Godhead

· The great and dreadful God

· The great God

· The great God that formed all things

· The Great, the Mighty God

· The great, the mighty, and the terrible God ("terrible" means "awesome" in KJV)

· The Head (Jesus)

· The head of the corner (Jesus)

· The high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity

· The high God

· The high God their redeemer

· The Highest

· The Holy

· The Holy One

· The Holy One and the Just (Jesus)

· The Holy One in the midst of thee

· The Holy One of God (Jesus)

· The hope of their fathers

· The husbandman (the Father)

· The invisible God

· The Just One

· The King eternal, immortal, invisible

· The Lamb (Jesus)

· The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Jesus)

· The Lamb that was slain (Jesus)

· The last Adam (Jesus)

· The lifter up of mine head

· The Light

· The light of the world (Jesus)

· The living bread which came down from heaven (Jesus)

· The living Father

· The Living God

· The Lord from heaven (Jesus)

· The LORD mighty in battle

· The LORD my banner

· The LORD my strength

· The LORD our maker

· THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

· The LORD strong and mighty

· The LORD that doth sanctify you

· The LORD that healeth thee

· The LORD that is faithful

· The LORD that maketh all things

· The LORD that smiteth

· The LORD the God

· The LORD, The God of Hosts

· The LORD the Judge

· THE LORD THY GOD

· The LORD thy God from the land of Egypt

· The LORD thy God in the midst of thee

· The LORD thy Redeemer

· The LORD which hallows you

· The LORD which will help thee

· The LORD your God which goeth before you

· The Lord's Christ (Jesus)

· The Majesty in the heavens

· The Messiah (Jesus)

· The Messiah the Prince (Jesus)

· The mighty God

· The Most High

· The most high God

· The Most High over all the earth

· The Most Holy (Jesus)

· The only Lord God

· The only true God

· The only wise God

· The only wise God our Savior

· The pearl of great price

· The Prophet (Jesus)

· The propitiation for our sins (Jesus)

· The resurrection, and the life (Jesus)

· The righteous judge

· The righteous LORD

· The Rock

· The Rock that begat thee

· The rock that is higher than I

· The root and the offspring of David (Jesus)

· The seven Spirits of God (Holy Spirit)

· The shadow of a great rock in a weary land

· The Son (Jesus)

· The Spirit

· The Spirit of his Son (Holy Spirit)

· The Spirit of your Father

· The stone which the builders disallowed (Jesus)

· The true bread from heaven (Jesus)

· The true God

· The true light (Jesus)

· The true vine (Jesus)

· The uncorruptible God

· The way, the truth, and the life (Jesus)

· The Word (Jesus)

· The Word of God (Jesus)

· The Word of life (Jesus)

· Thine everlasting light

· Thine husband

· Thou preserver of men

· Thou that dwellest between the cherubim

· Thou that dwellest in the heavens

· Thou that hearest prayer

· Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel

· Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock

· Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death

· Thou that savest by thy right hand

· Thou whom my soul loveth

· Thy Creator

· Thy exceeding great reward

· Thy father that hath bought thee

· Thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people

· Thy good Spirit

· Thy holy child Jesus

· Thy keeper

· Thy life, and the length of thy days

· Thy Lord the LORD

· Thy Maker

· Thy shade upon thy right hand

· Tower of salvation

· Wonderful

· Your dread

· Your fear

· Your heavenly Father

· Your Holy One





A Few Hebrew Names and Their Meanings

Adonai-Jehovah -- The Lord our Sovereign
El-Elyon -- The Lord Most High
El-Olam -- The Everlasting God
El-Shaddai -- The God Who is Sufficient for the Needs of His People
Jehovah-Elohim -- The Eternal Creator
Jehovah-Jireh -- The Lord our Provider
Jehovah-Nissi -- The Lord our Banner
Jehovah-Ropheka -- The Lord our Healer
Jehovah-Shalom -- The Lord our Peace
Jehovah-Tsidkenu -- The Lord our Righteousness
Jehovah-Mekaddishkem -- The Lord our Sanctifier
Jehovah-Sabaoth -- The Lord of Hosts
Jehovah-Shammah -- The Lord is Present
Jehovah-Rohi -- The Lord our Shepherd
Jehovah-Hoseenu -- The Lord our Maker
Jehovah-Eloheenu -- The Lord our God



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