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
- As we face spiritual battles on earth, we can hold fast to the knowledge that Jehovah Nissi, the LORD My Banner, as already overcome the world. The context is found in Exodus 17:The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.”
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven.”
15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner.