1. EL ELYON: MOST HIGH OR MOST HIGH GOD
   Note the play on worlds, “El-El which means God of Gods” When Nebuchadnezzar lifted his heart in pride by claiming that he had built Babylon as the Chief Nation, God struck him with insanity, so that he wandered with the cattle in the fields eating grass and sleeping in the fields. “And at the end of the time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High (El Elyon) and praised and honored them who live forever…” (Dan 4:34)

2. EL SHADDAI: THE GOD OF THE COVENANT
   When Abram was 99 years old, God gave him a covenant and changed his name to Abraham. This is the beginning of the “Israelites”: God’s covenant people. “When Abraham was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to Abraham and said to him, ‘I am the Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you. And I will multiply you exceedingly.’” (Gen 17:1-3)

3. EL OLAM: THE EVERLASTING GOD
   This name shows that God has no limit in time or space. He existed before any creation, when nothing existed except the Godhead. David praised him: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.” (Ps 45:46)

4. EL GIBBOR: THE MIGHTY GOD
   The name declares His power and a name for Jesus in prophecy. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given…and His name shall be called…Mighty God…” (Is 9:6)

5. EL ROI: THE GOD WHO SEES
   When Hagar, Abraham’s slave, saw that she was with child by Abraham, she despised Sarah and disobeyed her. When Sarah punished Hagar, she fled. Soon she became exhausted from the trip and the desert heat, she was desperate. At that time an Angel of the LORD appeared to her to encourage her and bless her expected child. The Angel, also, showed her a spring of water. She drank and was refreshed. “Then she (Hagar) called the name of the LORD who spoke to her. ‘You are the God who sees…’” (Gen 16:13)

1. YHWH RAPHE: I AM WHO HEALS
   When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt the people were thirsty. They found a spring in the desert but the water was bitter. The people turned their anger against Moses. Then Moses went to God in prayer. God answered him by telling him to cut down a tree, and throw it into the water. When Moses cast the tree into the water, the water became sweet: the (I AM) healed the water. “…For I am the LORD who heals you.” (Ex 15:26)

2. YHWH RAAH: I AM IS MY SHEPHERD
   When David was a lad he watched over his father’s sheep. In later years, he thought of God as his shepherd. He wrote: “The LORD is my shepherd…” (Ps 23:1)

3. YHWH TSIDKENU: I AM OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
   All Old Testament worship was based upon a sacrifice. All worship in this age and in ages to come is based upon Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary. “‘Behold the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will raise to David a Branch of Righteousness.’ A king shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and all Israel will dwell safely, now this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.” (Jer. 23:5-6)

4. YHWH NAKETH: I AM WHO STRIKES
   This title of God refers to His chastening Israel for their disobedience. “O Lord…You have stricken them, but they have not grieved. You have consumed them but they have refused correction. They have made their faces harder than rock. They have refused to return.” (Jer 5:3)Today, God chastens Believers. “For whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.” (Heb 12:6)

5. YHWH M’’QUADDASH: I AM WHO SANCTIFIES “…that you may know that I AM the LORD who sanctifies you.” (Ex 31:13)
   

6. YHWH SABIOTH: I AM OF HOSTS
   Yearly Elkanah took his family to the Tabernacle to worship. One of his wives, Hannah was heavily burdened because she has no children. She prayed desperately for a child. Eli the priest saw Hannah and thought she was drunk so he rebuked her. She prayed… “…O LORD of Hosts…” (I Sam 1:11)

7. YHWH GOMOLAH: I AM THE GOD OF RECOMPENSE
   The word “recompense” means repay or judge. Babylon was a wicked world power. God promised that He would punish her because of her sins. “This is the time of the Lord’s vengeance. He shall recompense her.” (Jer 51:6) This last and final word from Jeremiah’s prophesy declares that in God’s final judgments He rewards good and evil. God will reward the wicked by eternal banishment from His presence. He will receive believers into His eternal presence forever.

1. BETHEL: THE HOUSE OF GODJacob fled from Esau, who threatened, because Jacob had lied to His father and stolen Esau’s blessing. On the trip he slept in the desert that night. During the night he dreamed; a ladder reached from heaven to earth and angels were ascending and descending it. The LORD stood above the ladder and spoke to Jacob. In the vision the LORD (I AM) renewed the covenant He had made with Abraham and promised the land to Jacob’s descendents who would become a nation. Jacob said: “…This is none other than the house of God…” (Gen 28:17) “And he called the name of that place Bethel…” (Gen 28:19)
   

2. YWHW SHAMMAH: I AM IS THERE (PRESENT)Probably Ezekiel referred to the eternal city in heaven, the New Jerusalem, when Jesus Christ reigns forever: “…the name of the city from that day shall be: ‘The LORD (I AM) is There (present)” (Ezek 48:35)
   

3. YHWH SHALOM: I AM OUR PEACE When God visited Gideon as he tended his sheep, He called Gideon to gather an army of Israelites to lead them into battle against the Philistines. Gideon was afraid, but God promised him, and the Israelites victory. The battle was won. “So Gideon built an alter to the LORD (I AM) and called it, “The LORD is Peace.” (Judges 6:24)
   

4. YHWH NISSI: I AM MY BANNNER When Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he sent Joshua to fight the enemy. God had told Moses that he was to keep his arms raised for the Israelites to win. (A symbol of prayer) So long as Moses kept his arms raised, the Israelites were victorious. When he dropped his arms because of weariness, he sat on a stone: Aaron and Hur stood on each side of Moses and held his arms up until Joshua had won the battle. “And Moses built an alter and called its name, ‘The-LORD-My-Banner” (Ex 17:15)
   

5. YHWH JIRAH: I AM WILL PROVIDE
   God had instructed Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. He bound Isaac and laid him upon the alter. With knife in hand, Abraham raised his arm to slay Isaac. At that point God intervened and told Abraham to look around. Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked and there behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by the horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son and Abraham called the name of the place: The LORD (YHWH) Will Provide. (Gen 22:13-14)

Every name that God uses for Himself enlarges our comprehension of His existence or being; His works among believers, all Mankind, and in the total universe in the past, today, and throughout all eternity to come. God revealed Himself in the Old Testament by His personal name – “I AM”, and in the New Testament Jesus used the word “I AM” to declare that he was God. At His betrayal, Jesus asked, “Whom are you seeking?” They replied “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said “I AM.” Now when he said I AM, they drew back and fell to the ground.” (Jn.18:4-6)Thus Jesus proved one more time that He is God. Jesus also said “I and my Father are one.” (Jn. 10:30) To us in another way, Jesus proved He is God.