Forming a biblical foundation for life
The following post is the complete study on God's names, which first appeared as individual posts from June 3, 2022-August 5, 2022. You can find links to each original post here. You can also find a PDF version of this study on the Free Resources page. Introduction In American culture, names rarely describe a person’s … Continue reading Seven Names of God
This is the concluding post and link page for the series The Names of God. You can follow the links below to read the full articles for each name. The introduction can be found here. The many names of the one biblical God reveal aspects of His character. Elohim is the sovereign, powerful God. El … Continue reading The Names of God: Conclusion and Review
This is the eighth post in a series on the names of God. This is the third variation of Yahweh that we have meditated on in this series. Yahweh Jireh is the name of a place rather than a name for God. “So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The LORD will provide;” as … Continue reading The Names of God: Yahweh Jireh
This is the seventh post in a series on the names of God. Last week's post was a short study on the name Yahweh. This is God's personal name. It speaks of God's self-existence and independence, but it also speaks to His desire for relationship. The One who needs nothing and is dependent on no … Continue reading The Names of God: Yahweh Tsidkenu
The is the sixth post in a series entitled "The Names of God." In the last post we studied the name El-Shaddai. Believers can find great comfort in our all-powerful God. He has made promises to His people throughout history, and He is powerful enough to keep all those promises. God can keep every promise … Continue reading The Names of God: Yahweh, Jehovah, the LORD
This is the fifth post in the series on the names of God. In the last post we studied the name El-Roi. Believers serve El-Roi, the God who sees. He is not a distant God, who does not care about the needs of His people. He sees each need, every good work, all distress, and each … Continue reading The Names of God – El Shaddai
This is the fourth post in our series on the names of God. God has revealed His names and titles which describe His character perfectly. God always acts in accordance with His description of Himself. Studying the names of God is helping us form right convictions about who God is, since they are God’s revelation … Continue reading The Names of God – El-Roi
El-Olam is a compound word from Elohim. “This name means, ‘the Everlasting God,’ from an original form meaning, ‘the God of eternity.’”[1] The word olam designates continuance and perpetual existence.[2] While the name is not found in Psalm 90:2, the truth found in the name El Olam is there: “Before the mountains were brought forth, … Continue reading The Names of God – El-Olam
The first time God’s name is found in the Bible is in Genesis chapter one verse one. “The Hebrew for this very first name is Elohim, and it fittingly describes God in the unity of His divine personality and power.”[1] It is used 2,310 times to refer to the God of the Bible.[2] Elohim is … Continue reading The Names of God – Elohim
In American culture, names rarely describe a person’s character. “In the Bible a person’s name is a description of his or her character.” [1] This is clearly seen in Genesis 25:19-28, where Esau and Jacob are born and named. Esau means “rough,”[2] and he was red and hairy. Jacob means, “heel-catcher”[3], and Jacob was born holding … Continue reading The Names of God – Introduction
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