El Simchah Giyli- God My Exceeding Joy. “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy” (Psalm 43:4). Both simchah and giyl are word for gladness, mirth, pleasure, and great joy! This name is like…
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El Rachum – Compassionate (merciful) God: Deuteronomy 4:31 “For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.” This name expresses…
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EL QANNA : “Jealous God Our God is a jealous God”, desiring our praise to be for Him alone. El Qanna is about the marriage relationship between Yahweh and us. His jealousy is not out of selfishness, but a passionate love…
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YAHWEH-TSEHVAOT: “The Lord of Hosts” Appearing over 250 times in the Old Testament, this name can also be translated as “The Lord of Armies”. It captivates His sovereignty over all spiritual and physical armies. His is the Lord of Hosts…
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EL-OLAM: “Everlasting God” This name teaches us that God created time, yet exists outside of and beyond it. Before the creation of the universe there was God with no beginning and no end. All things we know of change through…
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EL GIBHOR: “Mighty/ Warrior God” Jeremiah 32:17-18 “Nothing is too difficult for You, who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God [El Gibbor].” El…
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EL CHAIYAI means: God of my life. Psalms 42:8 says, “The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; and His song will be with me in the night, a prayer to the God of my life.” When we remember…
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El Emet means The God of Truth. Psalm 31:3 & 5 uses strong imagery to convey just how dependable our Lord is: “For You are my rock and my fortress…Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me,…
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EL ELYON: The Most High God. This name emphasizes God’s strength, sovereignty, and supremacy. In Genesis 14:20, Melchizedek said to Abram, “blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” He understood that the Lord is…
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Go’el is a redeemer, or kinsman redeemer. This was a man who would cover the debts and restore the losses of a close relative. He would also free a kinsman who was sold into slavery because of their poverty. In…
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Abba has come to be a term of endearment of the word Father such as Daddy, Papa, or Dear Father. It is a more intimate expression of the word! “We have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,…
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Elohim means God the Creator. In the beginning [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). This name comes from being in awe of His power displayed throughout nature. He is a Sovereign God, and God of Eternity. In…
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Yahweh Tsuri (Zsu-REE) means: The Lord is My Rock. God is described as our Rock throughout the books of the prophets and Psalms. Beloved, our God is immovable, unbreakable, a safe place for retreat, and a fortress in battle! He…
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El Roi means: “God who sees me.” Hagar, Sarai’s maidservant, fled her jealous master who treated her harshly after she bore Abram’s child. Wandering in the wilderness, desperate and alone, an angel of the Lord appears before Hagar to bring…
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El Shaddai means the all sufficient God. It’s a word reflecting on His strength, majesty, and power. When translated into English, it is usually rendered as: God Almighty. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide…
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