Lesson 9
Theology
Proper - Who is God?
2. Basic Names
a. God > El la
b. Lord, Adonai, yniid{a'
c. The Exclusive name of
Deity.
LORD > hwhy > YHWH, The self-existent one who reveals Himself.
What's the important point here: This Name is used exclusively of Deity and is w/another.
Something very interesting is that the 7 descriptive titles that are
applied to YHWH, the Name that He says He would never give to another were precisely fulfilled by someone in the
N.T. >> namely .
When
we get to the descriptive names of YHWH, they could be looked at as 7 fill ins.
And
these fill ins will help explain who God is, that is,
in relationship with His people > those that have a standing before Him.
3. Compound Names (combination of one of the
basic names with another word added to it.)
-- 3 Names with YHWH; 3 Names with Elohim.
a. YHWH ELOHIM > LORD God
- This
name takes the Strong One, the Powerful One and associates it with the name. This exclusive God who is strong and powerful.
- seen
in Gen. 2:4f
b. Adonai YHWH
> Lord GOD
The
only exclusive God who is ,
the one in authority Gen. 15:2
c. YHWH Sabaoth - LORD of Hosts; hosts
= armies, warriors
He is
the Lord of armies.
The compounds with Elohim
d. El-Elyon Gen. 14:18 > the
highest, the Most High God
The
ultimate strong one; also Gen. 14:22
Dt 32:8; also Dan 4:1-3; 34-35
e. El-Olam The Everlasting God,
Gen. 21:33
The
eternal Strong One
The
God who never ends - (from eternity to eternity)
f. El-Shaddai God Almighty
2
possible derivations
#1
from shad > breast therefore the Powerful many breasted One I am the
powerful one who provides for his people
#2
from shadad > The
powerful one who imparts strength to His people.
4. The descriptive names of
God
- all are
associated with the name YHWH (I am _________)
#1. YHWH JIREH Gen. 22:14
I am the one who sees/observes, helps
and provides a solution.
#2. YHWH ROPHEKA Ex
#3. YHWH SHALOM -
PEACE Judges
#4. YHWH TSIDKENU -
RIGHTEOUSNESS Jer 23:5-6
#5.
YHWH SHAMMAH
- Ezk 48:35 The Lord is there (Millenial
city)
#6. YHWH ROI - SHEPHERD Ps 23:1
#7. YHWH NISSI -
Ex 17:8-16 I AM YOUR BANNER
Descriptive
Names Related to Jesus Christ
Remember this is the name that is not
shared with another, it is exclusively used of God. Isa 42:8; Ps 83:18
1. Jn 18:5-8 [3x's] "I am" YHWH; also Jn
2. Phil
3. Ropheka >
healer > Mt, Mk, Lk, Jn>
many, many times we see the account of the times that Jesus healed and
therefore presented the credentials of YHWH Ropheka.
4. Eph.
5. 1 Cor
6. Mt 28:20 - YHWH SHAMMAH "I am with you
always"
7. John
8. Rom