God’s Names and Self-Disclosure | 05.11.22

Wilkesboro Baptist Church Podcasts · May 16, 2022 · 45m

God’s Names and Self-Disclosure

Chris Hefner

A proper perspective on God is the only way we can accurately view ourselves and our world.

Names of God

Elohim: general title for God, plural, Gen. 1:1

El: general title for God, singular, often used with a verb

El Shaddai: “God Almighty” Genesis 17:1

El Roi: “God who sees” Genesis 16:13

Adonai: Lord God, means “Lord;” substituted for the Name; Psalm 2:4

Yahweh: “I AM That I Am” Personal name for God, Exodus 3; God can be known in history

Theos: General Greek title for God, John 1:1

Kurios: General Greek title for Lord

Takeaways:

The LORD, as he…