Session 1
Elohim
[THE NAMES OF GOD – SESSION 1] July 14, 2013
Schedule:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Date
July 14
July 21
July 28
Aug 4
Aug 11
Aug 18
Aug 25
Name(s)
El and Elohim
El Shaddai, El Elyon, El Olam
Immanuel, Adonai
Jehovah & YWH
Missionary Speaking- All church
Nisi, Jira, Rapha
Saboath, Shalom,
Introduction
“He that dwells in the secret place of __
______ shall abide under the shadow of _________.
I will say of __ ______, He is my refuge and my fortress; ____
____, in him will I trust.”
Psalm (91:1-2)
Names used:
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Bible Translations notes on the names of God:
“The Proper Name of God in the Old Testament: In the Scriptures, the name of God is most significant
and understandably so. It is inconceivable to think of spiritual matters without a proper designation for
the Supreme Deity. Thus the most common name for the Deity is God, a translation of the original
Elohim. One of the titles for God is Lord, a translation of Adonai. There is yet another name which is
particularly assigned to God as His special proper name, that is, the four letters YHWH (Exodus 3:14 and
Isaiah 42:8). This name has not be pronounced by the Jews because of reverence for the great
sacredness of the divine name. Therefore, it has been consistently translated LORD. The only
exception to this translation of YHWH is when it occurs in immediate proximity to the world Lord, that is
Adonai. In that case it is regularly translated GOD in order to avoid confusion. It is known that for many
years YHWH has been transliterated as Yahweh, however no complete certainty attaches to this
pronunciation. “
NASB – Thompson Chain Bible
“In the translation of biblical terms referring to God, the ESV takes great care to convey the specific
nuances of meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek terms. First, concerning terms that refer to God
in the Old Testament: God, the Maker of heaven and earth, introduced himself to the people of Israel
with the special, personal name whose consonants are YHWH (see Exodus 3:14-15). Scholars call this
the “Tetragrammaton”. A Greek term referring to the four Hebrew letters YHWH. The exact
pronunciation of YHWH is uncertain, because the Jewish people considered the personal name of God
to be so holy that it should never be spoken aloud. Instead of reading the word YHWH, they would
normally read the Hebrew word Adonay (“Lord”), and the ancient translations into Greek, Syriac, and
Aramiaic also followed suit. When the vowels of the word Adonay are placed with the consonants of
YHWH, this results in the familiar word Jehovah that was used in some earlier English Bible translatioins.
As in common among English translations today, the ESV usually renders the personal name of God
(YHWH) with the world “LORD” (printed in small capitals). An exception to this is when the Hebrew
word Adonay appears together with YHWH, in which case the two words are rendered together as “the
Lord [in lower-case] GOD [in small capitals].” In contrast to the personal name for God (YHWH), the
more general name for God in the Old Testament Hebrew is Elohim and its related forms of El or Eloah,
all of which are normally translated “God” (in lowercase letters). The use of these different ways to
translate the Hebrew words for God is especially beneficial to the English reader, enabling the reader to
see and understand the different ways that the personal name and the general name for God are both
used to refer to the One True God of the Old Testament. “ ESV Study Bible
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Elohim
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Gen 1:1
Ex 3:18
Dt 1:6
Jos 18:6
1 Sam 7:8
1 King 8:57
2 King 18:22
1 Ch 16:44
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Gen 6:13-18;
Gen 9:12-26
Gen 17:7-9, 19
Gen 28:13
Gen 35:11
Lev 2:13
1 Sam 4:4
1 Kings 3:11
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2 Sam 7:25
1 Ch 13:5
Ps 78:10
Ps 56:1-4
Ps 66:1-20
Dt 9:10
Dt 32:39
Is 45:5,22
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Formal Definitions:
‫ִהֱא‬
‫[ ים ֹל‬See Stg: <H430>]
ʾelōhiym: A masculine plural noun meaning God, gods, judges, angels. Occurring more than 2, 600
times in the Old Testament, this word commonly designates the one true God (Gen. 1:1) and is often
paired with God's unique name yehōwāh <H3068> (Gen. 2:4; Ps. 100:3). When the word is used as
the generic designation of God, it conveys in Scripture that God is the Creator (Gen. 5:1); the King
(Ps. 47:7[8]); the Judge (Ps. 50:6); the Lord (Ps. 86:12); and the Savior (Hos. 13:4). His character is
compassionate (Deut. 4:31); gracious (Ps. 116:5); and faithful to His covenant (Deut. 7:9). In fewer
instances, this word refers to foreign gods, such as Dagon (1 Sam. 5:7) or Baal (1 Ki. 18:24). It also
might refer to judges (Ex. 22:8[7], 9[8]) or angels as gods (Ps. 97:7). Although the form of this word
is plural, it is frequently used as if it were singular—that is, with a singular verb (Gen. 1:1-31; Ex.
2:24). The plural form of this word may be regarded (1) as intensive to indicate God's fullness of
power; (2) as majestic to indicate God's kingly rule; or (3) as an allusion to the Trinity (Gen. 1:26).
The singular form of this word ʾelôah <H433> occurs only in poetry (Ps. 50:22; Isa. 44:8). The
shortened form of the word is ʾēl <H410>.
AMG's Complete Word Study Dictionaries - The Complete Word Study Dictionary – Old
Testament.
Conclusion:
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Bibliography:
Stone, Nathan; Names of God
http://www.friendsofsabbath.org/Further_Research/Godhead/Names_of_God%20%20Nathan%20Stone.pdf
Juke, Andrew The Names of God
http://www.alampthatburns.net/jukes/names/namesofgod.htm
Lockyer, Herbert; All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible Zondervan 1975
Rose Publishing The Names of God:21 names and their meanings
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For Next Week
Review the Verses for El Elyon, El Olam, and El Shaddai
El Elyon:
Genesis 14:18 (KJV)
18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the
most high God.
Genesis 14:19 (KJV)
19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven
and earth:
Genesis 14:20 (KJV)
20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he
gave him tithes of all.
Genesis 14:22 (KJV)
22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high
God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 40:17 (KJV)
17
And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds
did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
Numbers 24:16 (KJV)
16
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High,
which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Deuteronomy 26:19 (KJV)
19
And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in
honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
Deuteronomy 28:1 (KJV)
1
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God,
to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy
God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Deuteronomy 32:8 (KJV)
8
When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of
Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Joshua 16:5 (KJV)
5
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border
of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
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2 Samuel 22:14 (KJV)
14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
1 Kings 9:8 (KJV)
8
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss;
and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
2 Kings 15:35 (KJV)
35
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in
the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 18:17 (KJV)
17
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king
Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And
when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the
highway of the fuller's field.
1 Chronicles 7:24 (KJV)
24
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and
Uzzensherah.)
2 Chronicles 7:21 (KJV)
21
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that
he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
2 Chronicles 8:5 (KJV)
5
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates,
and bars;
2 Chronicles 23:20 (KJV)
20
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all
the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came
through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
2 Chronicles 27:3 (KJV)
3
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
2 Chronicles 32:30 (KJV)
30
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight
down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Nehemiah 3:25 (KJV)
25
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from
the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
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Psalm 7:17 (KJV)
17
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the
LORD most high.
Psalm 9:2 (KJV)
2
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Psalm 18:13 (KJV)
13
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and
coals of fire.
Psalm 21:7 (KJV)
7
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be
moved.
Psalm 46:4 (KJV)
4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the
tabernacles of the most High.
Psalm 47:2 (KJV)
2
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalm 50:14 (KJV)
14
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalm 57:2 (KJV)
2
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
Psalm 73:11 (KJV)
11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Psalm 77:10 (KJV)
10
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most
High.
Psalm 78:17 (KJV)
17
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
Psalm 78:35 (KJV)
35
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
Psalm 78:56 (KJV)
56
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
Psalm 82:6 (KJV)
6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
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Psalm 83:18 (KJV)
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That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the
earth.
Psalm 87:5 (KJV)
5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall
establish her.
Psalm 89:27 (KJV)
27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Psalm 91:1 (KJV)
1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
Psalm 91:9 (KJV)
9
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psalm 92:1 (KJV)
1
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most
High:
Psalm 97:9 (KJV)
9
For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
Psalm 107:11 (KJV)
11
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Isaiah 7:3 (KJV)
3
Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at
the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
Isaiah 14:14 (KJV)
14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 36:2 (KJV)
2
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a
great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
Jeremiah 20:2 (KJV)
2
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate
of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
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Jeremiah 36:10 (KJV)
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Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the
chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new
gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.
Lamentations 3:35 (KJV)
35
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
Lamentations 3:38 (KJV)
38
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Ezekiel 9:2 (KJV)
2
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and
every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen,
with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Ezekiel 41:7 (KJV)
7
And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the
winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the
house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
Ezekiel 42:5 (KJV)
5
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower,
and than the middlemost of the building.
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El Olam:
Genesis 21:33 (KJV)
33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the
everlasting God.
Isaiah 40:28 (KJV)
28
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of
the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Romans 16:26 (KJV)
26
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
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El Shaddai:
Genesis 17:1 (KJV)
1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto
him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 28:3 (KJV)
3
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a
multitude of people;
Genesis 35:11 (KJV)
11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company
of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
Genesis 43:14 (KJV)
14
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother,
and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Genesis 48:3 (KJV)
3
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan,
and blessed me,
Genesis 49:25 (KJV)
25
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee
with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts,
and of the womb:
Exodus 6:3 (KJV)
3
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but
by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Numbers 24:4 (KJV)
4
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into
a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers 24:16 (KJV)
16
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High,
which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Ruth 1:20 (KJV)
20
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very
bitterly with me.
Ruth 1:21 (KJV)
21
I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me
Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
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Job 5:17 (KJV)
17
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of
the Almighty:
Job 6:4 (KJV)
4
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the
terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job 6:14 (KJV)
14
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the
Almighty.
Job 8:3 (KJV)
3
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Job 8:5 (KJV)
5
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Job 11:7 (KJV)
7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Job 13:3 (KJV)
3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job 15:25 (KJV)
25
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Job 21:15 (KJV)
15
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray
unto him?
Job 21:20 (KJV)
20
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Job 22:3 (KJV)
3
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest
thy ways perfect?
Job 22:17 (KJV)
17
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Job 22:23 (KJV)
23
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy
tabernacles.
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Job 22:25 (KJV)
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Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Job 22:26 (KJV)
26
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Job 23:16 (KJV)
16
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Job 24:1 (KJV)
1
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
Job 27:2 (KJV)
2
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Job 27:10 (KJV)
10
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Job 27:11 (KJV)
11
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Job 27:13 (KJV)
13
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall
receive of the Almighty.
Job 29:5 (KJV)
5
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
Job 31:2 (KJV)
2
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on
high?
Job 31:35 (KJV)
35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and
that mine adversary had written a book.
Job 32:8 (KJV)
8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Job 33:4 (KJV)
4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job 34:10 (KJV)
10
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do
wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
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Job 34:12 (KJV)
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Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Job 35:13 (KJV)
13
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Job 37:23 (KJV)
23
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment,
and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
Job 40:2 (KJV)
2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer
it.
Psalm 68:14 (KJV)
14
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
Psalm 91:1 (KJV)
1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
Isaiah 13:6 (KJV)
6
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Ezekiel 1:24 (KJV)
24
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the
voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let
down their wings.
Ezekiel 10:5 (KJV)
5
And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the
Almighty God when he speaketh.
Joel 1:15 (KJV)
15
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty
shall it come.
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