P. S. Wilmot
A Walking New Man
Artist and writer
The Names of God
Hebrew Name
English meaning
Scripture reference
El-Elyon
El-Kanna
El-Olam
El-Shaddai
Jehovah (YHWH)
Jehovah-Adon Kal Ha'arets
Jehovah-Bara
Jehovah-Chereb
Jehovah-Eli
Jehovah-Elohenu
Jehovah-Gibbor Milchamah
Jehovah-Go'el
Jehovah-Hamelech
Jehovah-Hashopet
Jehovah-Hoshe'ah
Jehovah-'lzuz 'Gibbor
Jehovah-Jireh
Jehovah-Kabodhi
Jehovah-Keren-Yish'i
Jehovah-Machsi
Jehovah-Magen
Jehovah-Makeh
Jehovah-Ma'ozi
Jehovah-Mekoddishkem
Jehovah-Melech 'Olam
Jehovah-Mephalti
Jehovah-Moshi'ech
Jehovah-Nissi
Jehovah-'Ori
Jehovah-Rohi
Jehovah-Rophe
Jehovah-Sabaoth
Jehovah-Sel'i
Jehovah-Tsidkenu
Jehovah-Uzi
God Most High
Jealous
Eternal God
God Almighty
The LORD
Lord of All the Earth
Creator
Glorious Sword
My God
our God
Mighty in Battle
Redeemer
The King
The Judge
The LORD Who Saves
Strong and Mighty
The LORD Will Provide
My Glory
Horn of My Salvation
My Refuge
The Shield
The LORD Who Strikes You
My Fortress
The LORD Who Makes You Holy
King Forever
My Deliverer
Your Savior
My Banner
MY Light
My Shepherd
The LORD Who Heals You
The LORD of Hosts
MY ROCK
Our Righteousness
My Strength
Genesis 14:18,22
Exodus 34:14
Genesis 21:33
Genesis 17:1
Exodus 6:2-3
Joshua 3:13
Isaiah 40:28
Deuteronomy 33:29
Psalms 18:2
Exodus 8:10
Psalms 24:8
Isaiah 49:26; 60:16
Psalms 98:6
Judges 11:27
Psalms 20:9
Psalms 24:8
Genesis 22:14
Psalms 3:3
Psalms 18:2
Psalms 91:9
Deuteronomy 33:29
Ezekiel 7:9
Jeremiah 6:27
Exod 31:13
Psalms I0: 16
Psalms 18:2
Isaiah 49:26; 60:16
Exodus 17:15
Psalms 27:1
Psalms 23:1
Exodus. 15:26
1 Samuel 1:3
Psalms 18:2
Jeremiah 33:16
Psalms 28:7
Abraham
Jonah
Esther
Sampson
Herod
Esau
Joseph
Ruth
Rehab
God Most High
Jealous
Eternal God
God Almighty
The LORD
Lord of All the Earth
Creator
Glorious Sword
My God
our God
Mighty in Battle
Redeemer
The King
The Judge
The LORD Who Saves
Strong and Mighty
The LORD Will Provide
My Glory
Horn of My Salvation
My Refuge
The Shield
The LORD Who Strikes You
My Fortress
The LORD Who Makes You Holy
King Forever
My Deliverer
Your Savior
My Banner
MY Light
My Shepherd
The LORD Who Heals You
The LORD of Hosts
MY ROCK
Our Righteousness
My Strength
The many names and titles given to God in the Bible, hold a revelation of who He is; His person and character. Through this we become aware of His purposes toward us. The names and titles serve as a discernment for communication to a better fellowship with Him. For instance, the name Jehovah-Jireh serves more than a label. In this name God reveals Himself to us as our provider.
During Biblical times in most cases, the names given indicated faith and hope or the expectation of the individual that is named. So then, with God, we know He is Almighty, which is translated in the Hebrew Language as El-Shaddai. In times of infirmities, we know He is Jehovah-Rophe, our healer. During the time of perplexity in an uncertain world, the believer shall say the Lord is my Shepherd - Jehovah-Rohi. In darkness, He is my light, Jehovah-'Ori. Even in our idiosyncrasy, we know God is El-Kanna, which is translated in the English as Jealous. However, the jealousy spoken of here is not the same as envy or the strong desire of things that belong to others. Rather the jealousy here, when apply to God, it has the sense of intense love and commitment toward us. For we know He is Jehovah-Go'el, our Redeemer.
For more, explore The Genealogy of Christ: The Lesson Therein. The names we often skip, the kings, the wanderers, the faithful, and the fallen. These names offer far more insight than we are led to believe. Each one carries a lesson, a warning, or a mercy that threads into the redemptive tapestry culminating in Christ. This book unveils those hidden stories, showing how God preserved His promise through human failure, exile, restoration, and grace.
The section you have read, the Names and Titles of God becomes the natural continuation. The genealogy shows how God works through generations. His names show why He works the way He does. The lineage reveals the fragile vessels. The titles reveal the eternal character. Together they form a single testimony.
The genealogy teaches us that God stayed faithful when kings fell, when nations fractured, when hearts wandered. The names of God show us the nature behind that faithfulness.
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El Shaddai speaks of the God who sustained Abraham when the promise seemed impossible.
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Jehovah Jireh speaks of the God who provided the ram that kept the covenant alive.
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Jehovah Rapha speaks of the God who healed the nation after exile.
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Emmanuel speaks of the God who stepped into the lineage Himself to redeem it.
The book reveals the story. The names reveal the Author.
The genealogy pages tells us how God guarded the line of Christ through centuries of human weakness.
The Names and Titles of God tells us that He did so because His nature is steadfast, holy, merciful, and near.
When a reader moves from one page to the other, they are not shifting topics. They are moving deeper into the same truth. The God who calls Himself by these names is the God who wrote history through these people.
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