WHO IS GOD TO YOU?

There are many Hebrew words used to describe God in the Bible. When you have a personal encounter with God, you will develop your own word to describe or ascribe to Him. These words originated from personal encounters of the people of Israel in their worship and walk with God. As your read these and meditate on them, refer to some of them in your prayers and expect a miracle to happen in your life. 

1. Elohim (Genesis 1:1): This means God our Creator.

Genesis 1:1(NIV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2. El Elyon (Genesis 14: 18-20): This means the God the Most High (Sovereign).

Genesis 14:18-20(KJV) 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

3. El Roi ( Genesis 16: 13): Means God Who Sees.

Genesis 16:13(NLT) 13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”

4. El Adonai (Genesis 15: 2): Means God is My Lord, Master.

Genesis 15:2(KJV)  And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

5. El Shaddai (Genesis 17: 1-3): Means God is all sufficient. (ALL SUFFICIENT ONE)

Genesis 17:1-3(KJV) And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, ...........

6. Yahweh (Genesis 2:4, Exodus 6: 2-4): Means Jehovah, the Self-Existent One 
      (I AM THAT I AM)

Exodus 6:2-4 (NIV)  2 God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord . I did not make myself fully known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.


7. Jehovah-Tsidkenu (Jeremiah 23:6): Means The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6New International Version (NIV) In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.

    

8. Jehovah-Jireh (Genesis 22:14): Means The Lord Will Provide

Genesis 22:14 (KJV)  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah- Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

9. Jehovah-Raah (Psalm 23:1): The Lord is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1(KJV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

10. Jehovah-Shalom (Judges 6:24); The Lord is My Peace

Judges 6:24(KJV) Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

11. Jehovah-Nissi (Exodus 17:15): The Lord is My Banner

Exodus 17:15(NIV) Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner.

12. Jehovah-Rapha (Exodus 15: 26): The Lord Who Heals

Exodus 15:26 (NIV)  He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am theLord, who heals you.”

13. Jehovah-Shammah (Ezekiel 48:35): The Lord is There

Ezekiel 48:35(NIV) “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.“And the name of the city from that time on will be: the Lord is there.”

14. Jehovah- Sabaoth (1 Samuel 1:3-11): The Lord of Host

1 Samuel 1:11 (KJV)  And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

15. Jehovah-Mekoddishkem (Exodus 31:13): The Lord Who Sanctifies.

Exodus 31:13 (NKJV)  “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

WHO IS GOD TO YOU?