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In Genesis 17:1, the bible refers to God as El Shaddai (the Lord God Almighty)
El is likely related to the word Elohim and is used in conjunction with other descriptive words to specifically reference a particular characteristic of God. Shaddai derives from the word for a woman’s breast (shad) and literally means “many breasted one.” This denotes God as provider, supplying, nourishing, and satisfying his people with their needs as a mother would her child. God our sustainer. Shaddai is also related to the Hebrew word shadad which means to overpower or destroy, referring to God’s absolute power. This describes God as the one who triumphs over every obstacle and all opposition.
In Genesis 22:14, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
Jireh means to see or provide. When Isaac asked Abraham where the lamb was for the sacrifice, Abraham replied that the Lord would provide. After God provided the ram for the sacrifice Abraham named that place on Mount Moriah Jehovah Jireh, meaning The Lord Will Provide.
Fulfilled in Christ:
Philippians 4:19 and Matthew 6:31-33
In Exodus 15:26, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Rapha (The Lord Who Heals You)
Rapha means to heal or make healthful. Together Jehovah Rapha means The Lord Who Heals You. God is the Great Physician who heals his people. This truth in God’s name applies equally to emotional, psychological, and physical healing as well as to nations and individuals alike.
Fulfilled in Christ:
Matthew 8:16-17 (When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”)
In Exodus 17:15, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Nissi (The Lord Is My Banner), and in 1 Samuel 1:3 as Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)
Nissi means flag or banner so together Jehovah Nissi means The Lord Is My Banner. God himself is our banner and victory.
Sabaoth means an army going out to war. Used together Jehovah Sabaoth means The Lord of Armies or The Lord of Hosts. The Lord reigns over a vast well ordered host in the heavenlies.
Fulfilled in Christ:
Colossians 1:13-18 (He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.)
In Judges 6:24, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
Shalom means peace, absence of strife, complete, or sound. Used together Jehovah Shalom means The Lord Is Peace.
Fulfilled in Christ:
John 14:27
In Psalms 23:1, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Raah (The Lord Is My Shepherd)
Raah means to shepherd or feed, to supply with food, and to be a good friend. Jehovah Raah means The Lord Is My Shepherd.
Fulfilled in Christ:
John 10:14-15 (I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.)
In Jeremiah 23:6, the bible refers to God as Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
Tsidkenu means justice, rightness, righteousness, deliverance, victory, and prosperity. Used together Jehovah Tsidkenu means The Lord Who Is Our Righteousness.
Fulfilled in Christ:
2 Corinthians 5:21 and Romans 4:13-25
Each of us individually has the ability to learn more about God and His nature as we walk through life. This is why it is so important to have a personal relationship with God directly. Without that direct personal connection we will learn about God without ever growing to actually know Him.