Names of God, starting in Genesis:

  • Our great God introduces Himself as God, Mighty Creator, Elohim.  Genesis 1:1
  • The next name God gives us is El Roi, the God Who Sees Me.   Genesis 16:13
  • God tells Abram that He is El Shaddai, God Almighty.   Genesis 17:1
  • Abraham called on El Olam, the Everlasting God.   Genesis 21:33
  • God showed Himself as Jehovah Jireh, The Lord will Provide.  Genesis 22:14
  • When Moses turned aside to see the burning bush, God declared Himself as I AM WHO I AM.  Exodus 3:14
  • The LORD is King.  Exodus 15:18
  • God is Jehovah Rapha, The LORD Who Heals.  Exodus 15:26
  • Jehovah Nissi, the LORD My Banner Exodus 17:15
  • He is Yahweh, LORD.  Leviticus 18:1-5 
  • Our God is Esh Oklah, a Consuming Fire and El Kanna, a Jealous God. For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24  “The Lord is a Jealous God who loves us completely and who, therefore, demands our wholehearted response. He is also a Consuming Fire, who will ultimately destroy whatever is opposed to his holiness. If we love him, we can be confident of his mercy, and our own zeal will make us jealous for God’s honor and glory. When you pray these names of God, ask him to give you and the church a deeper understanding of his holiness and a greater desire to honor and exalt his name. In the Hebrew scriptures, God sometimes manifested himself through images of fire—as a blazing torch, in the burning bush, or as a pillar of fire. When Moses met with God on Mount Sinai, the Israelites thought the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. Most often, when Scripture pictures God as a consuming fire [Esh Oklah; AISH o-KLAH], it is in connection with expressions of divine anger against the sins of men and nations. Even so, his jealousy is not the “green-eyed monster” so often associated with human jealousy. Instead, God’s jealousy involves his righteous zeal for his own name or glory.Even so, Scripture compares God’s jealousy to what a husband feels when his wife has been unfaithful. No wonder the first of the Ten Commandments prohibits the worship of other gods. The Lord is our Jealous God [El Kanna; EL kan-NAH], who cannot endure unfaithfulness. Jesus expressed this same kind of exclusiveness when he told his disciples: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him” (John 14:6–7).” Written by Ann Spangler.