Names of God: Faithful and True

The Lord or Yahweh is referred to as “faithful and true” on four occasions in the Bible. “They said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness against us if we don’t do exactly what Yahweh your Elohim tells us to do.”  {Jeremiah 42:5} The people are asking for the Lord to be true and faithful is they […]

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Names of God: Esh Oklah

Esh Oklah is a name of God we may not recognize as easily as some other names. The Names of God Bible says “Yahweh your Elohim is Esh Oklah, El Kanna….If you do this thing that Yahweh your Elohim considers evil, making him furious, you will quickly disappear from the land you’re going to possess on the other side of […]

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Names of God: Elyon

El means god or deity and can refer to any god. The word Elyon is an epithet of the God of the Israelites, which is found in the Hebrew Bible. The word is translated to mean God Most High. Elyon was known as an ancient god of Salem, which later became known as Jerusalem and equated with the Lord God. […]

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Names of God: Deliverer

The term deliverer means to take and hand over or leave for another and to set free. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray saying “and lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil”  {Matthew 6:13} Jesus is the ultimate deliverer because he came to die for our sins. The term deliverer is found thirteen times throughout […]

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Names of God: Creator

A creator is someone who brings something into being. In the book of Genesis, we are told “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” {Genesis 1:1} The Lord is referred to as the creator thirteen times throughout the scripture. A few of these passages include: and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High,     Creator […]

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Names of God: Ancient of Days

The word ancient means having had an existence of many years or having the qualities of long existence. The term ancient of days was used three times in the book of Daniel. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like […]

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Names of God: Alpha and Omega

The Alpha and Omega means the first and the last Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Alpha means beginning, creation and origination Omega means the extreme; final part; the end; the last of a series “Among the Jewish rabbis, it was common to use the first and the last letters of the Hebrew […]

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Names of God: Almighty God

Almighty God is written in the Hebrew Bible as El Shaddai Almighty means “having complete power or omnipotent” Meaning is believed to be “God, the All-Powerful One” or “The Mighty One of Jacob” “by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above,blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings […]

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Names of God: Adonai

Means: Master Over All Often translated as Lord and sovereignty The singular forms of Adon and Adoni are used as royal titles in the Old Testament Adonai holds the same meaning and reverence as Yahweh and Jehovah The term is used in the Hebrew Bible more than 450 times                 “  O Lord God (Adonai) You have begun to show […]

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Names of God: Abba

There are many names for God and ways in which people refer to Him. Whether it is Abba, the Almighty God, Jehovah, Elohim or a variety of other variations. So we are beginning a new study to explore these names and have a better understanding of them.  Means: Father in Aramaic The word signifies “he close, intimate relationship of a […]

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