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BSN: OT Names of God

  • The most-commonly used names of God in the Old Testament:
    • ELOHIM – usually translated “God.” – 2,250x
      • THE FAITHFUL GOD – Deut 7:9 e
      • GOD ALMIGHTY – Gen 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; Ex 6:3; 10:5 e – see also “THE ALMIGHTY” below.
      • A GOD OF GODS – Dan 2:47
      • THE GOD OF GODS – Deut 10:17; Ps 136:2; Dan 11:36
      • GOD OF ISRAEL – Num 16:9 – 201x total (OT 199x; NT 2x)
      • GOD OF THE HEBREWS – Ex 3:18; 5:3; 7:16; 9:1, 13; 10:3 e
      • GOD OF RECOMPENSE – Jer 51:56 e
      • GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH – Num 16:22; 27:16 e
      • GOD OF…FATHERS
        • GOD OF MY FATHER (1st person singular) – 4x (OT 4x; NT 0x)
        • GOD OF OUR FATHERS (1st person plural) – 8x (OT 4x; NT 4x)
        • GOD OF YOUR FATHERS (2nd person) – 16x (OT 15x; NT 1x)
        • GOD OF THEIR FATHERS – (3rd person) – 20x (OT 20x; NT 0x)
      • A GREAT AND AWESOME GOD – Deut 7:21 e
      • THE GREAT, THE MIGHTY, AND THE AWESOME GOD – Deut 10:17; Neh 9:32
      • A LIVING GOD – Acts 14:15 e
      • THE LIVING GOD – Josh 3:10 27x (OT 15x; NT 1x)
    • ADONAI – usually translated “Lord.” – 444x
      • THE LORD OF ALL THE EARTH – Josh 3:11, 13; Mic 4:13; Zech 6:5 e
      • LORD OF LORDS – Deut 10:17; Ps 136:3 e
      • THE LORD OF LORDS – 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16 e
    • YHWH – usually translated in the NASB as “the LORD” (that is, “Lord” in all caps) – 5,789x – See I AM – YAHWEH – JEHOVAH – (Lord) –
      • The “LORD my God” –
        The “LORD our God” –
        The “LORD your God” –
        The “LORD their God” –
      • Gen 22:14 – “The LORD Will Provide” – “Heb YHWH-jireh” (“Jehovah Jireh”) – 1x
      • Ex 15:26 – “I, the LORD, am your healer” (“Jehovah Rapha”) – 1x
      • Ex 17:15 – “The LORD is My Banner” – (“Jehovah Nissi”) – 1x
      • Judg 6:24 – “The LORD is Peace” – “Heb Yahweh-shalom” (“Jehovah-Shalom”) – 1x
      • 1 Sam 1:3 – “LORD of hosts” – 229x (OT 229x; 0 NT) – Note that the NT does have “Lord of sabaoth” Rom 9:29; Jas 5:4 e
        • 2 Sam 5:10 – “LORD God of hosts” – 15x
        • Ps 69:6 – “Lord GOD of hosts” – 18x (plus one extra occurrence in Jer 46:10)
      • Ps 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd” (“Jehovah Raah”) – 1x
      • Jer 23:6; 33:16 – “The LORD our righteousness” – (“Jehovah Tsidkenu”) – 2x
      • Ezek 48:35 – “The LORD is there” (aka “The Lord is present”) – “Heb YHWH-shammah” (“Jehovah Shammah”) – 1x
  • Other Names of God
    • THE ALMIGHTY – 50x (OT 41x; NT 9x) including Num 24:4, 16; Job 37:23; Ps 91:1 – See also “GOD ALMIGHTY” above.
    • ANCIENT OF DAYS – Dan 7:9, 13, 22 e
    • THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL – 31x (one of these occurrences has “O” instead of “THE”)
    • THE HOLY ONE OF JACOB – Is 29:23 e
    • JEALOUS – Ex 34:14 – related: “a jealous god” Ex 20:5; 34:14; Deut 4:24; 5:9; 6:15; Josh 24:19 e
    • THE MAKER OF ALL – Is 44:24; Jer 10:16; 51:19 e – Isaiah says “THE MAKE OF ALL THINGS” while Jeremiah simply says “THE MAKER OF ALL.”
    • MOST HIGH – Num 24:16; Ps 91:1 – 50x (OT 41x; NT 9x) including Num 24:16; Ps 91:1 (40x of the 50x are “THE MOST HIGH,” the rest are variations.)
    • WATCHER OF MEN – Job 7:20 appears to be the only direct reference to deity in this term; Daniel makes reference to “angelic watchers.”