HOW GOD IS ADDRESSED
HOW GOD IS ADDRESSED
To prosper in life, self-identity is key; and to serve God faithfully and diligently, there is need for His children to know Him the more. In this series, let us consider the names of our God. Elohim - Mighty One: Elohim emphasizes God’s transcendence; He is above all others who are called gods. In Genesis 1:1 where this name is first used, Elohim means “The fullness of Deity” or God-very God.” - Genesis 1:1, 26-27; 3:5; 31:13; Deut. 5:9; 6:4; Psalm 5:7; 86:15; 100.3
El Elyon - Most High or the strongest Mighty One. In context this name is used here to express God’s power over the nations. This term for God as used in Genesis 14:18 expresses God’s power over the nations. The language describing Melchizedek (which means “king of righteousness”) by the priest of the “LORD, God Most High” is used in his blessing of Abram with reinforced words (vs. 19: Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; [vs. 20] and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” - Numbers. 24:16; Isa. 14:13-14.
El Roi - The Mighty One who sees. The Hebrew name in Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” Hagar, an Egyptian, who had come to faith in the Lord of Abram and Sarai, gives God a commemorative name, “You are the God Who Sees.” She is greatly moved by God’s intimate knowledge of her situation - Genesis 16:13.
El Shaddai - Almighty God or All-sufficient God. This name emphasizes God’s power. El Shaddai is the sovereign king of the world of grants, blesses, and judges. In the Book of Genesis he blesses the patriarchs with fertility and promises numerous descendants. The patriarchs knew God primarily as El Shaddai Exodus 6:3; Genesis 17:1-20
Jehovah Yireh - “The Lord Sees” or “Yahweh will provide” (Gen. 22:14). This name of God is developed from Abraham’s statement of faith (vs. 8). 1. In Genesis 22:8 the phrase, “God will provide” is not only the certain theme, but also the turning point in this account. The key idea is that God will provide a sacrifice instead of Isaac - Genesis 22:8-14.
Yahweh (Jehovah) - The Self-Existent One. Faithfulness of God: “I am [or will be] who I have been,” or “I will be who I will be.” - Exodus 3:14; Genesis 12:8; 13:4; 26:26; Exodus 6:3; 7; 20:1; 33:19; 34:5-7; Psalm 68:4; 76:1; Jeremiah 31:31-34.
Adonai - Lord, Master. The name of God used for Yahweh when the proper name of God came to be thought of as too sacred to pronounce. Adonia is understood to mean “Lord of all” or “Lord par excellence” (Deuteronomy 10:17; Joshua 3:11). Adonai is also used as a personal address meaning, “my Lord.” Adonai occurs 449 times in Hebrew Bible and 315 times in conjunction with Yahweh. 3. This word is typically translated “Lord” in English Bibles.
Word Affirmation: “The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." – Proverbs 18:10 (Don't just say it, mean it!)
“Men of old by their experiences with God gave Him names, what names are you giving to God today through your tongues and actions."
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