Opening prayer
Father God we ask your blessing on this study tonight. Let no word be spoken here that is not in accordance with your will. Guide our thoughts and words, that we may learn those things that you would have us learn from this study. We pray that your peace and comfort be with those of us who are sick or disabled and cannot be here tonight. We ask that you share our blessing with them. Lead us now and give us understanding as we study the teachings of Jesus, The word of God..
In Jesus Name we pray Amen
A study of the Lords Prayer Pg.1
Mat 6:5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Q.1 Who are the hypocrites of whom Jesus is speaking?
Q.2 Why is Jesus referring to the hypocrites? Q.3 What is the reward they have of which Jesus speaks?
Mat 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Q.1 Why does Jesus tell us to do our praying in private?
Q.2 What is the effect of private prayer on our prayer life?
Q.3 What is the meaning of Jesus comment The Father will reward you?
Mat 6:7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Mat 6:8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Q.1 What reference is Jesus using to describe a pagans prayer?
Q.2 What are your feelings about this topic “Babbling Prayers”?
Q.3 Why not just pray for our needs to be met, if God already knows our prayer needs?
Mat 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
In our first petition we simply address God by the identity that he has conveyed to us, much the same as we might address our own father, God has many names that have been ascribed to him over the years and by many religions.
The name of God, as revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures, is YHWH. The vast majority of Hebrew and Christian scholars believe the name to be Yahweh, pronounced yä-wā, with Yehowah, pronounced yi-hō-va, or Jehovah, being the second most popular possibility.
Many Bible scholars understand YHWH to be more of a description of who God is. “I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). Just as His ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:8–9), and just as no one can know His mind (Romans 11:33 & 34), perhaps the same is true of His Name. Jesus as he died on the cross called out to God "Eloi, Eloi,, Mar 15:34
and The Prayer Given to us by Jesus addresses God as our Father. And indeed God does care for and about each of us. (Isaiah49:16)
Then we acknowledge God as we greatly revere his omnipotent Holiness with the word Hallowed. God’s name and nature are inseparable. His name is revered in heaven and on earth.
Q.1 How is it that the reverence conveyed to us by Jesus to call God our Father has more than just a personal concept ?
Pg.2
“Abba” implies intimacy, a relationship of love and trust, as a father for his children. There is no parallel in Jewish literature for addressing God in this way. “Our Father”
Q.2 How may I live so that my belonging to “Our Father” will inspire others to do the same?
“In Heaven” As Christians we are united with Christ. Our lives even now are “in Christ,” and as such we already belong to heaven. …..Someone please read (Eph. 2: 4-8).
Q.3 Where is Heaven?, What does it look like? Someone please read the references
(I Cor. 2:9).? How does (Revelation 21:17-23) describe it?
“Hallowed be thy name” Set apart, honored, revered and respected as holy – when we begin to praise God for his grace, power and love as Father, then the name of the Father is being hallowed by being made first and central by me and by others. Christian maturity consists, in large measure, of overcoming the temptation to put ourselves at the center of our lives and our prayers.
Q.4 What must first apply to a Christian before calling on the hallowed Name of Our God”?
Our second petition is a request from us asking God to bring his earth into a kingdom reality not as a detached “other place where God sits in Judgment and from which he rules” But as a
Sanctified place of abode, such as a child might view their home, a fortress a safe place one where there is no evil intent, where in the bosom of God all are rested in peace and purity and where the love of God abounds. Where his will is taken as the pattern of life forever after.
Q.5 How does this description fit with your idea of what Heaven might be like?
Mat 6:10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
To pray “Thy kingdom come” is to acknowledge that God has charged us to make his kingdom known in word and deed. It is the vocation of every Christian to show the world by how we live what the kingdom of God will be like when it comes in all its fullness.
Q.6 How do we as Christian disciples of Jesus show God’s Kingdom to the world?
“Thy will be done on earth” As intended by Jesus,” expresses neither resentment nor resignation, but confidence and trust in God’s will for all the circumstances of our lives, Reaching such a state will require nothing less on our part than obeying Paul’s command, (Rom. 12:2).
Q.7 What are the difficulties with “not conforming to the patterns of this world”?
Q.8 What are some of the things of this world that bring those patterns to our doorstep?
“As it is in heaven” Here Jesus teaches us that God’s purposes are more important than our own. That we are to seek his will before we seek to have our own desires. Praying as Jesus taught his disciples will order our own lives around the presence, power and provision of God rather than those things that the world offers and expects us to worship.
Q.9 What are some of “those things” that the world offers and expects us to seek after?
Q.10 How can we reflect God’s kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven?
Meditation Pg.3
Your Kingdom come”
We should have this burning desire within us for the coming of God’s kingdom; that the name of God may be glorified and magnified over all. When Christ is recognized and obeyed in our lives there are many blessings of the kingdom which are ours. So there is an extensive and intensive dimension to this prayer. Regarding the extensive dimension we should want to see the kingdom become more widespread. Regarding the intensive dimension we should work toward a more mature faith so that we might increasingly acknowledge God as sovereign ruler in our lives. It is only when the heavenly Father, on the basis of the Son’s atonement, and through the operation of the Holy Spirit, rules in people’s hearts that the kingdom has truly come. So this aspect of the Lord’s Prayer reflects an earnest desire for the coming of the reign of God in human hearts. Because it is only partly fulfilled this prayer is still relevant today and will continue to be relevant until the Lord returns. Although the kingdom is already here in one sense it nevertheless is still absent in many hearts today. The real prayer of many hearts today is my kingdom come! This is the ardent yearning of people that aspire to self-gratification. Many people are too busy building their own personal, commercial empires and are not bothered with the kingdom of God. It takes the transforming grace and power of God to enable people to say, ‘Your kingdom come’. It is only then that God’s desires, priorities and values become ours. The Christian church must uphold the principles of the kingdom of God by being a people of benevolence and blessing.
“...your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…”
The appropriate attitude of prayer is one which accepts the will of God. Our attitude should be that his will is preferable to ours. This implies an acknowledgement that our wishes and desires are imperfect. This is a prayer that his will would be unhindered. In heaven the will of God is always being performed perfectly. In heaven the will of God is gladly and unconditionally accepted by all. In heaven the will of God is continuously obeyed by all. In heaven the will of God is spontaneously obeyed by all. In heaven the will of God is joyfully obeyed by all. It should be our ardent desire that the Lord’s will be done as heartily and as immediately as it is in heaven. In this part of the Lord’s Prayer we are seeking to bring our minds and hearts and wills under the lordship of Christ so that his will is unobstructed and enacted without delay. Certainly there may be times in our lives when we have difficulty discerning the will of the Lord in particular circumstances, perhaps relating to career, marriage partner and a host of other areas. Life is complex. Not everything is black and white and the answers to our dilemmas are not always clear cut. The Bible does not give us unequivocal answers to all of the questions or predicaments we face. But it does provide us with sound principles and frequently very specific advice on many issues. We find advice there on our roles, responsibilities and relationships. We can find advice about what to do and what not to do. This is the wisest of all prayers in various circumstances and we should be content to accept his perfect will in all situations. Praying like this demands faith and confidence in God.
Bible Verses Pg.4
Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"
Isa 49:16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Mark 15:34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").
Ephesians 2:4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Eph 2:5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
1Corinthians 2:9 However, as it is written: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived"-- the things God has prepared for those who love him—
Revelation 21:18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass. 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Closing Prayer ………and prayer requests
God our Father, We praise you for your Son Jesus who is the redeemer of all who confess, and repent, and take him as their salvation. Help us in the living out of our days that we might be willing and able disciples learning and doing according to your word. Bring us to the realization of those matters that cause sadness and grief, and make us to be a positive influence for truth and peace in our daily walk with thee. Be with those of our group ( speak the names of those needing prayer)_who need your healing touch and bring strength and comfort to them.. Be with us now as we leave this place, continue in fellowship with us and guide and protect us as we go on our way. In Jesus Name we pray Amen
2nd Study
Opening Prayer Pg.1
God of our salvation, as we come into your presence with fear and trembling, we also come in the joy of being in your service, of spending time in Your word, learning in fellowship among like followers of Your Son Jesus. We are thankful for your word in our study of The Sermon On The Mount, as given to us by Jesus. We pray that our fellowship today will bless each one here and give each of us joy and purpose that we may be useful vessels in your service. Be with those of our group who cannot be here today, we pray you will share our blessing with them. Be with those of us who are suffering illness and those who care for them. Restore their health and bring them back into our midst.
In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen
Luk 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
Luk 11:2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Luk 11:3 Give us each day our daily bread.
Luk 11:4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'"
Luk 11:5 Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;
Luk 11:6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.'
Luk 11:7 And suppose the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'
Luk 11:8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
Luk 11:9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Luk 11:10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened
This Prayer, Luke’s version of the teaching given to us by Jesus, is a guide to prayer given to the disciples as the answer to their request that he teach them how to pray. It becomes the Disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. This version is somewhat different from Matthews version of it, yet it covers all of the subject matter. One will notice that the prayer is contained in only three verses in this account by Luke. Three verses, that say everything needed as Jesus taught it. Whereas in Matthew it is given in five verses that say the same things. . The study of the differences in the two versions is another study altogether and we will not do that in this study.
And then Jesus begins to explain by parable how it is that God is not just waiting around for us to make requests of him. It is Gods delight to hear our petitions and it becomes us if we learn to persist in prayer. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Pg.2
Mat 6:11 Give us today our daily bread.
Our third petition is a plea to God for spiritual and earthly nourishment. Just as God did not give us all our days at one time, he does not give all of our spiritual needs at once nor are we given our physical nourishment all at once, it comes to us daily, and even more blessed when we ask God for it day by day This third request is the first of the petitions that we make to God to give to us, to forgive us, to lead us, and to deliver us.
(Exodus 16: 4-12) God does this daily. His plan also includes the condition, that we listen to his instruction (Deuteronomy 8:3) This does not mean that we expect God to literally rain down manna on us but that we understand He is the one who makes our spiritual life and our work fruitful. It is his desire to have fellowship with us day by day.
Give us today; The desire to be Gods child is ever before the Christian. But that too is a gift from God, and must be given by God to us day by day. (Ephesians 2: 8)
Q.1 why can we not be given our daily needs on a yearly basis?
Our Daily Bread; From the beginning of the Bible to the end, God is seen as the giver of life. Jesus does not say that he gives this life-giving gift but that he himself is the true bread from heaven, the food that is essential if God’s people are to have a spiritual life. Thus we have Jesus as our daily sustenance day by day.
Our Deepest Hunger. Only Jesus can satisfy our deepest hunger, which is that which gives life to and sustains the human spirit. The meaning of this scripture is that as the body lives by bread, so the soul lives by the word of God. The doctrines of the gospel are given to us as the word of God. Please read John 1:1 and John 6:35.
Q.1 The Israelites were given manna daily, but what else did they learn?
Q.2 How would one compare this request to that of the Israelites while wandering in the wilderness for forty years having “mana” given to them as “daily bread”?
Q.3 In our world today what would you say is the deepest need for God in our life?
Q.4 What did Jesus mean when he said Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God?
Q.5 What is there about our daily walk with Jesus that sets a Christian apart from what the world feeds to us daily?
Q.6 There are many people who seem to be perfectly at ease and sustaining themselves comfortably without Jesus, or the worship of God. How are Christians concerned with that, and why?
Q.7 There was a condition that God stated for this daily sustenance. What is it.?
Q.8 Do you feel that there is that condition in effect today?
Q.9 Does this prayer and God’s condition apply to our nation today? Read (Isaiah 1:17-20)
Q.10 What do you feel is the life lesson in this discussion of our daily bread?
Pg.3
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Our fourth petition is a request that God forgive our debts (or sins) as we have forgiven others who owe us a debt or who have sinned against us.
There are many interpretations that can carry us off subject with this verse which contains two requests. One of them, a conditional statement. (as we have forgiven others)
Forgiving debt means that the one who owes, does not have to pay, or the one who has been given a release from a burden, will owe no one for it.
God forgives freely, and so must we. “Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Col. 3:13). One way to bring to mind our constant need to conform this part of our lives to God’s will is to pray, “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”- Q.1 “As we forgive our debtors”, what meaning is conveyed with this phrase?
Q.2 In our Lords Prayer that the Pastor has each Sunday, we use the word “sin”, in lieu of the word “debt” is there a difference?
Q.3 Forgiving one who owes us something tangible, (such as money), may be easier than forgiving someone who has wronged us, ( sinned against us), How do you feel about that?
Q.4 Judgment will not be passed against us for our sins, they are forgiven. How is this done? Please explain this to me where I might get a better understanding of it?
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'
In our 5th petition, Satan is called the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:10) because he likes to make us feel as if God has not forgiven us. But guilt is an objective reality, and if we have turned to Jesus, we have been cleansed — objectively, truly, and in reality. If you think the Lord holds your past against you, pray for deliverance from the evil one and know that you are forgiven. Even though the Lord does not allure us with sin, the Bible is clear He allows His people to go through times of testing. For example, Jesus Himself was tested in the wilderness by Satan. (Matt. 4:1–11).
When we ask God to lead us not into temptation, we are imploring Him to guide us away from any temptation so enticing that we cannot resist it, (An offer that we cannot refuse). And yet every step we take is one where temptation lurks. There is no moment of our life that is not a moment of temptation, and at that same time how we respond is a response to God. The Lord’s prayer does not teach us to pray against that kind of sovereign guidance. What it teaches us to pray is that the temptation does not take us in. Don’t allow me to be lead into any temptation that is beyond my capacity to resist. Deliver me from this evil that is set before me.
Q.1 Temptation is an urge to do or say or have something. What else do we know about it?
Q.2 Why would God have allowed Jesus to be tempted?
Q.3 God does not make temptation for us, but it is here for us, so what do we do about it?
Q.4 List some of the temptations that the world has for us, even from birth?
Q.5 How are we to resist the evil that is associated with temptation?
Q.6 What was God’s immediate response to Jesus’ having been tempted?
Pg.4
The "For thine is the Kingdom, Power and Glory forever " is technically termed a doxology. In the Bible, we find the practice of concluding prayers with a short, hymn-like verse which exalts the glory of God. An example similar to the doxology in question is found in David's prayer located in 1 Chronicles 29:11 of the Old Testament. The Jews frequently used these doxologies to conclude prayers at the time of Our Lord.
Q.1 When we refer to God’s Kingdom, can it be described? See Revelation 21:18-23
Q.2 When we refer to God’s Power, can it be described? See Jeremiah 10:12&13
Q.2 When we refer to God’s Glory, can it be described? See Exodus 33:19-23
Meditation
“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
These uplifting and sublime words bring a sense of poetic closure to the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gave this prayer as a model for real prayer. It was different from the prayers of the Pharisees and heathen. It is not to be said hypocritically. It is not to be said mechanically. The problem with the hypocrite is selfishness. Even in his prayers he is obsessed with his own self-image and how he looks in the eyes of the beholder. But in this prayer Christians are preoccupied with God; his name and honor, his kingdom, his power and his glory. Our prayers are to be saturated with a sense of his glory. As such it is the exact opposite of the exhibitionism of the hypocrites. They used prayer as a vehicle for their own glory. The error of the heathen is mindless babbling empty, meaningless words. This prayer is God-centered, not self-centered. This prayer is intelligent, in contrast to the mechanical incantations of the heathen. It is intelligent in the sense that it engages the mind to express a thoughtful dependence on God. Therefore when we come to God in prayer we are to be focused on him not those around us. We are not to be engaged in seeking to please or impress others or try to gain their approval. We are not to indulge in mechanical mindless mutterings. The fundamental difference between right and wrong praying rests in the different images of God which underpin them. The tragic mistake of hypocrites and heathen is to be found in their false image of God. God is our Father in heaven. He loves his children with deep and tender affection. He is approachable and available and loves to listen to his children.
Bible Verses Pg.5
Exodus 6: 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Colossians. 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty
Isaiah 1:17-20 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. 18 "Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; 20 but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
1Ch 29:11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
Revelation 21:18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass. 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Pg.6
Jeremiah 10:12 But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. 13 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Exodus 33:18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." 19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." 21 Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
Closing Prayer ………and prayer requests
God our Father, We praise you for your Son Jesus who is the redeemer of all who confess, and repent, and take him as their salvation. Help us in the living out of our days that we might be willing and able disciples learning and doing according to your word. Bring us to the realization of those matters that cause sadness and grief, and make us to be a positive influence for truth and peace in our daily walk with thee. Be with those of our group
( speak the names of those needing prayer)_who need your healing touch and bring strength and comfort to them.. Be with us now as we leave this place, continue in fellowship with us and guide and protect us as we go on our way.
In Jesus Name we pray Amen
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES FOR GOD
ELOHIM......Genesis 1:1, Psalm 19:1meaning "God", a reference to God's power and might.
ADONAI......Malachi 1:6meaning "Lord", a reference to the Lordship of God.
JEHOVAH--YAHWEH.....Genesis 2:4a reference to God's divine salvation.
JEHOVAH-MACCADDESHEM.......Exodus 31:13meaning "The Lord thy sanctifier"
JEHOVAH-ROHI......Psalm 23:1meaning "The Lord my shepherd"
JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH.......Ezekiel 48:35meaning "The Lord who is present"
JEHOVAH-RAPHA.........Exodus 15:26meaning "The Lord our healer"
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU......Jeremiah 23:6meaning "The Lord our righteousness"
JEHOVAH-JIREH.........Genesis 22:13-14meaning "The Lord will provide"
JEHOVAH-NISSI.........Exodus 17:15meaning "The Lord our banner"
JEHOVAH-SHALOM........Judges 6:24meaning "The Lord is peace"
JEHOVAH-SABBAOTH......Isaiah 6:1-3meaning "The Lord of Hosts"
JEHOVAH-GMOLAH........Jeremiah 51:6meaning "The God of Recompense"
EL-ELYON..............Genesis 14:17-20,Isaiah 14:13-14meaning "The most high God
EL-ROI................Genesis 16:13meaning "The strong one who sees"
EL-SHADDAI............Genesis 17:1,Psalm 91:1meaning "The God of the mountains or God Almighty"
EL-OLAM...............Isaiah 40:28-31meaning "The everlasting God"
YAH........................................Isaiah 12:2(kjv),Psalm 68:4(nkjv)
EL, ELOAH: God "mighty, strong, prominent" (Genesis 7:1; Isaiah 9:6) – etymologically, El appears to mean “power,” as in “I have the power to harm you” (Genesis 31:29). El is associated with other qualities, such as integrity (Numbers 23:19), jealousy (Deuteronomy 5:9), and compassion (Nehemiah 9:31), but the root idea of might remains.
ELOHIM: God “Creator, Mighty and Strong” (Genesis 17:7; Jeremiah 31:33) – the plural form of Eloah, which accommodates the doctrine of the Trinity. From the Bible’s first sentence, the superlative nature of God’s power is evident as God (Elohim) speaks the world into existence (Genesis 1:1).
EL SHADDAI: “God Almighty,” “The Mighty One of Jacob” (Genesis 49:24; Psalm 132:2,5) – speaks to God’s ultimate power over all.
ADONAI: “Lord” (Genesis 15:2; Judges 6:15) – used in place of YHWH, which was thought by the Jews to be too sacred to be uttered by sinful men. In the Old Testament, YHWH is more often used in God’s dealings with His people, while Adonai is used more when He deals with the Gentiles.
YHWH / YAHWEH / JEHOVAH: “LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4; Daniel 9:14) – strictly speaking, the only proper name for God. Translated in English Bibles “LORD” (all capitals) to distinguish it from Adonai, “Lord.” The revelation of the name is first given to Moses “I Am who I Am” (Exodus 3:14). This name specifies an immediacy, a presence. Yahweh is present, accessible, near to those who call on Him for deliverance (Psalm 107:13), forgiveness (Psalm 25:11) and guidance (Psalm 31:3).
YAHWEH-JIREH: "The Lord Will Provide" (Genesis 22:14) – the name memorialized by Abraham when God provided the ram to be sacrificed in place of Isaac.
YAHWEH-RAPHA: "The Lord Who Heals" (Exodus 15:26) – “I am Jehovah who heals you” both in body and soul. In body, by preserving from and curing diseases, and in soul, by pardoning iniquities.
YAHWEH-NISSI: "The Lord Our Banner" (Exodus 17:15), where banner is understood to be a rallying place. This name commemorates the desert victory over the Amalekites in Exodus 17.
YAHWEH-M'KADDESH: "The Lord Who Sanctifies, Makes Holy" (Leviticus 20:8; Ezekiel 37:28) – God makes it clear that He alone, not the law, can cleanse His people and make them holy.
YAHWEH-SHALOM: "The Lord Our Peace" (Judges 6:24) – the name given by Gideon to the altar he built after the Angel of the Lord assured him he would not die as he thought he would after seeing Him.
YAHWEH-ELOHIM: "LORD God" (Genesis 2:4; Psalm 59:5) – a combination of God’s unique name YHWH and the generic “Lord,” signifying that He is the Lord of Lords.
YAHWEH-TSIDKENU: "The Lord Our Righteousness” (Jeremiah 33:16) – As with YHWH-M’Kaddesh, it is God alone who provides righteousness to man, ultimately in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, who became sin for us “that we might become the Righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
YAHWEH-ROHI: "The Lord Our Shepherd" (Psalm 23:1) – After David pondered his relationship as a shepherd to his sheep, he realized that was exactly the relationship God had with him, and so he declares, “Yahweh-Rohi is my Shepherd. I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1).
YAHWEH-SHAMMAH: "The Lord Is There” (Ezekiel 48:35) – the name ascribed to Jerusalem and the Temple there, indicating that the once-departed glory of the Lord (Ezekiel 8—11) had returned (Ezekiel 44:1-4).
YAHWEH-SABAOTH: "The Lord of Hosts" (Isaiah 1:24; Psalm 46:7) – Hosts means “hordes,” both of angels and of men. He is Lord of the host of heaven and of the inhabitants of the earth, of Jews and Gentiles, of rich and poor, master and slave. The name is expressive of the majesty, power, and authority of God and shows that He is able to accomplish what He determines to do.
EL ELYON: “Most High" (Deuteronomy 26:19) – derived from the Hebrew root for “go up” or “ascend,” so the implication is of that which is the very highest. El Elyon denotes exaltation and speaks of absolute right to lordship.
EL ROI: "God of Seeing" (Genesis 16:13) – the name ascribed to God by Hagar, alone and desperate in the wilderness after being driven out by Sarah (Genesis 16:1-14). When Hagar met the Angel of the Lord, she realized she had seen God Himself in a theophany. She also realized that El Roi saw her in her distress and testified that He is a God who lives and sees all.
EL-OLAM: "Everlasting God" (Psalm 90:1-3) – God’s nature is without beginning or end, free from all constraints of time, and He contains within Himself the very cause of time itself. “From everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”
EL-GIBHOR: “Mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6) – the name describing the Messiah, Christ Jesus, in this prophetic portion of Isaiah. As a powerful and mighty warrior, the Messiah, the Mighty God, will accomplish the destruction of God’s enemies and rule with a rod of iron (Revelation 19:15
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