Humanity Has Always Struggled With Seeing God For Who He Really Is

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10

What Is A Name?
Old Testament Means:
Individual Mark

New Testament Means:
To Know

What Is God’s Name?

Is There One Name That Could Sum Up Everything God Is?

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
Philippians 2:10

There Is Not One Name That Can Sum Up Everything That God Is

The Names Of God
Reveal Who He Really Is:

His Character, Nature,
Actions, And Attributes

Four Facts About The Names Of God

The Names Of God Are
Given By God, Not People

Each Name Reveals
His Qualities Or Characteristics

Each Name Was Given
To Meet A Need (1 Exception)

Each Name Was To Be
Claimed For The Believer

Hebrew Name “Elohim”
Elohim Is First In Order Of Use
It Occurs About
2,550 Times In The Old Testament

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God…” (Elohim)

Genesis 1:26 “And God (Elohim) said, Let Us make man in Our image,…”

The “Us” And “Our”
Confirm The Idea Of Plurality

Elohim (El-lo-heem’) – Plural
(More Than 2 In Hebrew)

Root Meaning =
For God To Swear By
Himself To Perform

Elohim Implies:
God In Covenant With Himself, Full Of Might And Power

When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Hebrews 6:13-15

Biblically: To Know God’s
Name Is To Know Who
He Is And What He Does

God The Creator (Elohim)
God The Lord (Adonai)
God Our Peace (Jehovah Shalom)
God Our Provider (Jehovah Jireh)
God The Covenant Keeper (Yahweh)
God The Almighty (El Shaddai)
The God Who Is There (Jehovah Shammah)
God The Healer (Jehovah Rapha)
God Of Power (Jehovah Sabaoth)
God Is My Banner (Jehovah Nissi)

Hope And Good Things Come Alive, When We Know His Name

I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
Psalm 52:9

Joy Increases,
When We Know His Name

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.
Psalm 5:11

We Can Experience Power,
When We Know His Name

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
1 Samuel 17:45

Help Comes From His Name

Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8

Protection Comes From His Name

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.  He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
Psalm 91:14-15

Our Prayer And Worship Deepens
When We Know His Name

O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
Nehemiah 1:11

Salvation Comes From
The Name Of The Lord

Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
Psalm 116:4

And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’
Acts 2:21

For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13