10 Names of God – Bible Meaning and Relevance Today:1. Elohim - “God” Elohim means “God” – This name refers to God’s incredible power and might. He is the One and only God. He is Supreme, the true God in a world that promotes many false gods and religions. He is the one...
One of my favorite things to study is the names of God. In the Bible, God reveals His character and who He is through His names. In this post, The Names Of God, part 2 we will learn what God calls Himself and why these names are important to us. In ancient times a person’s N...
either of deity or of power to signify "highly or intensely powerful." The plural form is accommodating of the doctrine of the Trinity. From the Bible's first sentence the superlative nature of God's power is evident as God (Elohim[yihl\a]) speaks a world into existence (Genesis 1:3Ge...
People’s names in the ancient world did more than simply distinguish one person from another. They often conveyed the essential nature and character of a person. This is especially true when it comes to the names of God recorded in the Bible. The book Praying the Names of God: A...
The following names and transcriptions of the names of God are found in rabbinical writings (the names mentioned in the Bible also are not given):For the Name of Yhwh. For Elohim.For Adonai. Cabalistic. By transposition of letters (see Mezuzah): Special Appellations. Bibliography: Maimonides...
Making Sense of the Bible:Ever read the Bible and wondered why God’s called different things? Knowing His names helps kids connect the dots. They start to see how each Bible story fits together and what it tells them about God’s purpose for the world, you, and me. ...
The Holy Spirit—one of the persons of the Trinity, referred to as “God” in Acts 5:3-4—has many other names and titles. Most of them indicate an aspect of His function in, or ministry through, the Christian’s life. The Spirit’s names and titles are
From all 66 books of the Bible (39 from the Old Testament and 27 from the New Testament), we can clearly see what the apostle John recorded in Revelation 4:8: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty which was, and is, and is to come. That's right, Jesus was in the beginning (Joh...
What Iamasking you to do is to suspend your twenty-first century bias concerning the role of father, so that you can understand what "father" means in the Bible. Only when can we do that, can we appreciate and comprehend what it means to call God our Father. As Otfried Hofius puts ...
Many of the Jewish names for God are from Hebrew sources, including the Hebrew Bible. Rabbinic Judaism recognizes seven especially holy names for God: El("God") Eloah("God") Elohim("Gods") Shaddai("Almighty") Ehyeh("I am") Tzevaot("[of] Hosts") ...