god’s powerful names

 
 
 
 

Adonai

Meaning: “Lord God”, “Master”

“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.”

Exodus 34:23


 
 

Elohim

Meaning: “Father God / God the Creator”

“In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,”

Genesis 1:1


 
 

abba

Meaning: “Father”

“He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.”’

Mark 14:36


 
 

Jehovah Jireh

Meaning: “The Lord will provide”

‘“So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”’

Genesis 22:14


 
 

Jehovah Rapha

Meaning: “The God who heals”

“He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.”

Psalm 147:3


 
 

Jehovah Nissi

Meaning: “The Lord is my banner”

“And Moses built an altar and called it, The Lord is my banner.”

Exodus 17:15


 
 

Jehovah Shalom

Meaning: “The Lord is peace”

“Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it, The Lord is peace. ”

Judges 6:24


 
 

Yahweh

Meaning: “The Lord”, “God”

“These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.”

Genesis 2:4