Learning The Names Of God, Part III

Learning the Name Of God will help you to know God's character better, call on Him in a more intimate way and see Him as He portrays Himself. Knowing God's name is a faith builder.
Learning The Name Of God

One of my favorite things to study about God is His names. God, in the Bible, reveals His character and who He is through His names. His names are very important. In ancient times a person’s NAME was associated with their character. And learning the names of God will help you in many aspects of your life.

Even today our names carry with them mental images of who we are and what we do. So, when God reveals Himself through a specific name we get to know something very special about Him. NAMES OF GOD is a three-part series to learn all of God’s revealed names in the Old Testament. Today we will look at the last four names of God…

It might be a good idea to go back to THE NAMES OF GOD, PART I, and

THE NAMES OF GOD, PART2, to review the names JEHOVAH and LORD. It will help you understand today’s Sunday Scriptures much better.

Here are the last four names of God in the Old Testament…

JEHOVAH SABAOTH (yeh-ho-vah sa’ ot)  THE LORD OF HOSTS

Jehovah Sabaoth is used 285 times in the Old Testament.

Jehovah Sabaoth means God Of The Hosts.

When you think of the word “hosts” you should think of the word armies. Both heavenly and earthly. God who is the sovereign and only king of heaven and earth shows His complete control as LORD OF HOSTS.

The armies of angels Jehovah Saboath order are not cherub baby angels, but fierce and strong warriors.

When you have no fight left in you and need help call on Jehovah Saboath!

JEHOVAH RAAH (yeh-ho-vah’ raw’ ah) THE LORD MY SHEPHERD

THE LORD MY SHEPHERD

We find God as Jehovah Raah in Psalm 23. 

The word raah is derived from the word ro eh meaning “shepherd” in Hebrew.

Translated it carries the idea of a shepherd’s tender and life-giving care for his flock.  The condition of sheep is in direct correlation to the care of the shepherd. The very life of the sheep depends on the shepherd because sheep are animals that do not do well if left on their own.

Here we see God as our life-giver, our caregiver. Jehovah Raah is also the idea of an intimate companion or friend.

Psalm 23 begins…

“The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want.” And the rest of the psalm tells us why. We are the sheep and the LORD is our shepherd. And our benefits are many if we know and follow our Great Shepherd.

JEHOVAH TSIDKENU (yeh-ho-vah’ tsid-kay’-noo) THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Jehovah Tsidkenu appears twice in the Old Testament.

Tsidkenu is the Hebrew word to be “stiff” or to be “straight”. Because the Hebrews used concrete imagery to describe things, the word righteousness is portrayed as being “straight”. 

Being straight or righteous has to do with standing up before God and literally being in right standing with Him! It’s the idea that there is peace (shalom) between God and us.

We cannot be righteous on our own for the bible tells us… 

“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our sins sweep us away.” Isaiah 64:6

On our own, we can not be in right standing with God so we need God in the person of Jesus Christ to exchange our filthy rags of self-righteousness for his gleaming robes of righteousness.

And this is only done when we bow our knee in belief and submission to Jesus as our LORD and Savior. When Jesus becomes our Adoni.

JEHOVAH SHAMMAH (yeh-ho-vah’ shawm’-maw) THE LORD IS THERE

Jehovah Shammah only appears once in the Old Testament in Ezekiel 48:35. Shammah is derived from the word “sham” to be there. It is a name of great hope. 

Jehovah Shammah is the name given to the new Jerusalem, brilliant and glorified and restored.

It’s when God will return to His temple to dwell among all His people forevermore. It’s a name that brings the hope of being with the LORD in all eternity because God is there.

Just as we cry Maranatha, come quickly LORD Jesus, we also look for Jehovah Shammah!

We have learned a lot of names over the last three weeks! Studying these words and committing them to memory would

Here is the list of God’s names that you will find in the NAMES OF GOD series. I hope you will use them as a reference, learn them, and cry out to the Lord using these meaningful names.

Click on the numeral to find the NAMES OF GOD posts, parts I, II, and III

ELOHIM- GOD, CREATOR, JUDGE

EL ELYON- THE MOST HIGH GOD

EL ROI- THE OMNIPRESENT GOD

EL SHADDAI- THE ALMIGHTY GOD, THE SELF-SUFFICIENT ONE

ADONAI- LORD

YAHWEH- LORD- JEHOVAH, THE SELF-EXISTENT ONE, GOD’S MEMORIAL NAME TO ISRAEL

JEHOVAH RAPHA- THE LORD WHO HEALS

JEHOVAH NISSI- GOD IS MY BANNER

JEHOVAH MEKODDISHKEM- THE LORD WHO SANCTIFIES,  THE LORD WHO MAKES HOLY

JEHOVAH SHALOM- THE LORD IS PEACE

JEHOVAH SABAOTH- THE LORD OF HOSTS

JEHOVAH RAAH- THE LORD MY SHEPHERD

JEHOVAH TSIDKENU- THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

JEHOVAH SHAMMAH- THE LORD IS HERE

You can see part I of the NAMES OF GOD HERE, and Part II HERE

Learning The Name Of God

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46 Comments

  1. Thank you immensely Yvonne, for this wonderful study of the Names of God! I know you have put a lot of work into this and am grateful for your time. We are beginning a new quarter in our ladies group and I am looking forward to sharing some of these with my sisters in Christ. Wishing you a fabulous week❤️

  2. Thank you for this series on the names of a God. We are small group leaders, and will be using this material.

  3. Thank you so much Yvonne. I have enjoyed this study so much. God bless.

  4. Carol Elkins says:

    Thank you for sharing this series on the names of God. It has been really interesting and informative and easy to understand.

  5. Thank you for sharing. I have learn many things from you. Have a blessed Sunday.

  6. Our family is dealing with a difficult circumstance with our elderly father. I keep repeating to myself “BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD” as I seek and wait for God’s plans and will in this matter to take place.

  7. Thank you for this series. The names of God are very powerful when repeated. Know that your work is appreciated!

  8. Thank you for sharing.Have a blessed Sunday.

    1. Thanks for teaching on the Names of God I’ve learned a lot and will study it more. Blessing and Much Love!!!

  9. Teresa Alexander says:

    Thank you for reminding me of the immeasurable, infinite, holy God! His Names are such wonderful truth of who He really is to us! Thank you for taking the time to point me to Him!

  10. Few Christians seem to know that Jehovah is God’s name. My mom said women in her bible study group actually made fun of the name Jehovah! I have an American Standard Bible from around the early 1900’s and the men who were translating it put the name Jehovah back every where it originally was. The thing amazing about this is that they stated that they knew this would offend some people! Why?????

    1. Judith Marsch says:

      Hello Carol, I’m from Germany and my English is not so well. But I try to explain why this name of God is not used so often in new translations.
      I use a “Elberfelder” translation. And they explain why they translate JEHOVA with LORD .
      Because no one of the old people in Israel used this name. The name of God: JAHWE was so holy to them that they wanted to be shure, not to speak out . So they mixed the names JAHWEH JHWH) with ADONAJ to remind the readers to say Adonaj instead of Jahwe. People who didn’t know this rule,had to read Jehovah. So, in the “Elberfelder” they changed Jehovah into LORD.
      I hope, you can understand….

  11. Wonderful three part lesson! Thank you so much for the time spent to publish this.
    God Bless…..

  12. Robin Talley says:

    This was very interesting, I did not know some of them! Thank you so much Yvonne. God bless you and yours always.

    1. So blessed n thank you for your love n time sharing the the precious names of our most high God. All praise n glory Alleluia Amen ♥️✨?

  13. Thank you for sharing this series. It is an inspiration to us all.

  14. Pamela R LePage says:

    Loved the series…. Thank you!!

  15. This has been a good lesson for me. I’ve never done a study on this before. I would like you to repeat this study–refresher courses–every year or so!! It is a great three part lesson. Blessings. Your teaching is awesome help.

  16. God bless you for sharing this wonderful knowledge about our loving God!

  17. What a blessing this is! Thank you so much!

  18. Vicki N. Martin says:

    I enjoyed reading this Yvonne. Thank you

  19. I’ve really enjoyed studying the names of God.

  20. Thank you so much. These names of God are so meaningful. I’ve always loved Psalm 23 picturing Jesus as my shepherd and walking with me and protecting me throughout my life on eart.

  21. Janice Propst says:

    Thank you for sharing Gods many names in the Bible. I enjoy your faith, your talents and your blog. Happy Easter to you and your family.

  22. This posting is interesting reading as well as
    thought provoking.

  23. I have been studying with a Jehovah Witness in effort to better understand their belief system vs. mine.
    She recently discussed how their bible put Jehovah as God’s name back into the bible as it was in its original language. Found that of interest.

  24. mattsgramma says:

    I will be sharing all the different names for God with my 19 year old granddaughter, so she can learn them too. Bless you for providing this three part lesson.

  25. Thank you for being such an inspiration and witness to your Christian faith! I appreciate the knowledge, especially as we approach Easter! Thank you and many blessings!

  26. Roxie Hardin says:

    I s it possible to set to print with out all the comments> thanks Roxie Hardin

  27. I’m not sure if I told you but I’ve saved these three lessons and that way I can reread them. I’d been sleepy when I read part three so I reread it again just now. I too appreciate your many lessons you teach. Thank you. God is blessing me. By your teaching.

  28. Great study. Thank you for explaining these so well.

    Enjoying the podcasts, too!

  29. Kimberly Tracy says:

    Thank you for these wonderful lessons/devotionals.

  30. Glenda Shine says:

    Our God is going to reward you at the Great White Throne! What a witness you are, using this platform to share your love for Him and His love for us.

  31. Hi Yvonne! Thank you for sharing this! I’m printing it out so my daughter and I can study it! I’ve heard and read some of these names, but there are some in here I’ve never heard of and I graduated from a christian college! Love your witness!

  32. You are a wonderful witness! Always look forward to learning something new in your Sunday post! God bless you!

  33. What a blessing this series has been! Thank you!

  34. Thank you for faithfully teaching me about the Names of God. God bless you richly as you share His Word each week.

  35. Asha Biswas says:

    Absolutely fabulous pages of information

  36. Jo Ann Bohannon says:

    Perhaps I missed it but are you going back to the original text of the Bible to find these names?
    Love these posts.

    1. Yes, the original Hebrew and Greek give us a much more detailed look at exactly what the Bible says. My favorite online study tool is biblehub.com. Hope this helps.

  37. MARY-ANN (FROM CANADA!) says:

    Thank you, once again, Yvonne for this wonderful post. You are such a fabulous teacher and these past three lessons on the names of God have been full of such great information. You have put a lot of work into these devotionals and I thank you. May God continue to bless you, Yvonne, as you reach out and share what God has placed on your heart. I appreciate you so much and thank God for YOU!

    1. Praise God! I am so grateful that He shows us His character through His names! God bless you!