God Has Nicknames
| GOD HAS NICKNAMES!
(Text Version)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. (Prov 18:10)
Did you know that God has many names? This is like us where we have our formal name and then we sometimes have a nickname given to us by our loved ones. Nicknames are a loving way of saying someone is cherished and special. God has named many of His angels with a portion of His name inside their name. For instance the Hebrew word EL means God. His arch angels MichaEL and GabriEL have His name tucked inside their own.
The first thing we do when we meet someone is learn their name. A name is a part of a person’s identity that says they are unique and special. In the Bible, the meaning of names tell something about the person like their personality or even their purpose and destiny. Angels and cities in the Bible also have names and they can refer to some type of description that connects with their name.
And so it is when we meet God. He has different nicknames to describe certain parts of Who He is. Here is a small list of His wonderful Names. I love to honor Him by declaring Who He is! Knowing His names is like cherishing a loved one!
God has many more names! No matter what you need, God is always there with you. If you call upon His name, He will help you! God is on your side!
ELOHIM = Supreme & Mighty God
Gen 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. JEHOVAH YAHWEH = Eternal, self-existent Lord.
Gen 2:4-5 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Gen 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
Gen 16:13-14 Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?”
EL SHADDAI = The God Almighty
Gen 17:1-2 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him,” I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
JEHOVAH JIREH = The Lord Who Provides
Gen 22:14 NKJV And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”
Ex 15:26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” JEHOVAH NISSI = The Lord Who is our Banner
Ex 17:15-16 And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner; 16 for he said, “Because the LORD has sworn: the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
JEHOVAH KADASH = The Lord Who Sanctifies
Ex 31:14 “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.
ETERNAL GOD = The Eternal God
Deut 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’ JEHOVAH ROHI = The Lord is My Shepherd
Ps 23:1 NKJV The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Jer 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Ezek 48:35 All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” |
