The names of God

Teaching

Jehovah—Most often translated as The LORD

Jehovah is also a Hebrew word for God that can be seen in the Strong’s Concordance as number reference 3068. The first time we see Jehovah (YHVH) is in Genesis 2:4. … When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens… Here He is described as when Jehovah Elohim made the earth… Why does God need two names here?

Rucha—Most often translated as Spirit

Rucha is also a Hebrew word that can be seen in the Strong’s Concordance as reference number 7307. The first time we see Rucha is in Genesis 1:2. … and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

See what you can find out about God from the following scriptures and tick the box where you can honestly say that you have seen God do this in your life. You may choose to come back and look at this again in a year or so to see if you have more to say then.

1 _______________________ ? Genesis 17:1

He is The Almighty God.

2 _______________________ ? Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24

He is a Jealous God.

3 _______________________ ? Deuteronomy 7:9

He is a Faithful God.

4 _______________________ ? Joshua 3:10; Jeremiah 10:10

He is the Living God.

5 _______________________ ? Isaiah 5:16; 1 Samuel 6:20

He is the Holy One.

6 _______________________ ? Isaiah 45:21

He is a Just God and a Saviour.

7 _______________________ ? Genesis 14:18-19

He is the Most High God.

8 _______________________ ? Genesis 16:13

He is a God of Vision (the Amplified Bible puts it as: “A God of seeing.”)

9 _______________________ ? Genesis 21:33; Isaiah 40:28

He is the Everlasting God (in Genesis, the Amplified Bible puts it as: "The Eternal God.")

10 _______________________ ? 1 Samuel 2:3

He is a God of Knowledge.

11 _______________________ ? Psalm 31:5; Isaiah 65:16

He is the God of Truth (In the Psalm, the Amplified Bible puts it as a God of truth and faithfulness and in Isaiah, a God of truth and fidelity.).

12 _______________________ ? Psalm 29:3

He is the God of Glory.

13 _______________________ ? Psalm 77:14

He is the God who does wonders.

14 _______________________ ? Psalm 136:26

He is the God of Heaven.

15 _______________________ ? Daniel 11:36

He is the God of gods.

16 _______________________ ? Deuteronomy 32:18

He is the God who formed you (the Amplified Bible puts it as the God who travailed in your birth).

17 _______________________ ? 2 Samuel 22:2

He is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer.

18 _______________________ ? 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalm 42:9

He is the God who is my Rock, in Him will I trust. He is my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower, and my Refuge, my Saviour.

19 _______________________ ? Psalm 89:26; Isaiah 12:2

He is my Salvation.

20 _______________________ ? Proverbs 30:5

He is my Shield.

21 _______________________ ? Psalm 50:22

He is the God who can tear you to pieces.

22 _______________________ ? Psalm 50:6; Psalm 58:11

God Judge; judging the earth.

23 _______________________ ? Psalm 81:1

He is our Strength.

24 _______________________ ? Isaiah 30:18

He is the God of judgement.

25 _______________________ ? Jeremiah 23:23

He is a God near and not far off.

26 _______________________ ? Deuteronomy 8:5

He is a God who chastens you.

27 _______________________ ? Psalm 116:5

He is Merciful.

28 _______________________ ? Psalm 59:17

He is my strength; my strong tower.

29 _______________________ ? Genesis 22:14

He is the God who sees.  Jehovahjireh is the actual name of God here meaning the Lord my provider.

30 _______________________ ? Exodus 17:15

He is Jehovah my banner (Jehovahnissi).

31 _______________________ ? Judges 6:24

He is Jehovah my peace (Jehovah-shalom).

32 _______________________ ? Exodus 15:26

He is Jehovah who heals you.

As you can probably guess there are more names of God than these, but this is a good start to the study.