I pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal all that we are going to do in this studies.

1 Cor 2: 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

If you want to know God to His full extent then I am inviting you to do this studies with me. Today we start with a new series about the Names of God whereby He reveals to us who He is through His names in the bible. This is a series of studies not to be missed!

NAMES OF GOD

The names or titles given to God in scripture reveal much about His characteristics - who He is, what He is like and what He does. When the Bible uses the phrase the "name of God" or "in the name of the Lord" it refers to His total person - All that He is. And God's name is excellent and majestic.

Psalm 8:1 O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

THE 3 PRIMARY NAMES OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

• ELOHIM (God) = means "mighty or strong one"; it denotes the power and pre-eminence of God and is expecially used in relationship to creation and strength.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Psalm 68:1 Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

• ADONAI (Lord) means "master, sovereign ruler or Lord" and generally denotes the authority and position of God.

Psalm 68:32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah

Isaiah 6:8-11
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 “Make the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?”
And He answered:
“Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant,
The houses are without a man,
The land is utterly desolate,

Adonai is also more like a title than a name. It is rendered in the NIV as "Lord" When used of Jesus it not only denotes His position as Lord/Master but identifies Him with Yahweh/Adonai of the Old Testament.

• YAHWEH or JEHOVAH (LORD) means most likely the self-existent one (I am who I am or I am the One) and denotes God's personal name and His eternality. It is often used in relationship to God as redeemer and covenant keeper. Yahweh is the most common name for God in the Old Testament. God's personal name was so sacred to most Jews that they feared to write or say it lest they misused it and usually substituted Adonai for Yahweh. Jehovah is an English word created from the other two to stand for God's personal name. The NIV renders Yahweh or Jehovah as LORD and when Adonai and Yahweh appear together it is rendered as "Sovereign Lord"

Genesis 2:4 This is the history[a] of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

Exodus 3:14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Extol Him who rides on the clouds,[a]
By His name YAH,
And rejoice before Him.

Jesus also used this name of Himself in Joh 8:58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

Elohim is like a generic title for God while Adonai denotes His deity and position as sovereign Lord. Yahweh is God's personal, covenant name.

ASSIGNMENT
Put in the comments if you learned anything new today?

Previous post: participants who answer the question was @mistakili, @emekaorjianai, @nathansackey, @elplaga, @poimenpost, @addempsea and @warudo. Special thank you to @praise-eu for the encouragement!

I decided on @elplaga answers as the best answer.

How I will relate with God if he is a force or principle. Personally since force is something you can not resist, I will loss myself to his instructions (force) to the direction he wishes. Likewise his principles. But God is not an impersonal force as we have learnt, as he has presented us life and death and also urges us to choose life. How sweet he is.

I will be sending 0.200 SBD to @elplaga and a tip to all other participants.

I did this Bible School course more than 20 years ago over a period of 2 years, and it is now my privilege to share it with you.

Dr Dennis J. Mock: Bible training for church leadership, Bible Doctrine Survey, course no. 4
Scripture: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage - New King James Version

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