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by The Holy Spirit on January 17th, 2011

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There are different titles of God in the Bible, such as, Lord your God, Lord thy God, Lord, O God, Lord God. Why?

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  • by nick batchelor on January 17th, 2011

    nick batchelor

    God has many titles but has one Name Yahweh/Jehovah. (Psalms 83:18; Zechariah 14:9) Many of those expressions you cited have substituted God's personal Name with a title. For instance, "LORD God," usually was in reality "Jehovah God."

    God’s very name, Jehovah, means “He Causes to Become.” This implies that Jehovah causes himself to become the Fulfiller of all his promises. When Moses asked God his name, Jehovah elaborated on its meaning in this way: “I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be.” (Exodus 3:14) Rotherham’s translation puts it this way: “I Will Become whatsoever I please.”

    So Jehovah chooses to become, or proves to be, whatever is needed to fulfill his righteous purposes and promises. An evidence of this is the fact that he bears a wide array of titles and descriptive terms: Jehovah of armies, Judge, Sovereign, Sovereign Lord, Creator, Father, Grand Instructor, Shepherd, Hearer of prayer, Repurchaser, happy God, and many others. He has chosen to become all of these—and much more—in order to carry out his loving purposes. (Exodus 34:14; Judges 11:27; Psalm 23:1; 65:2; 73:28; 89:26; Isaiah 8:13; 30:20; 40:28; 41:14; 1 Timothy 1:11)

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  • by The Galaxy Hitchhiker on January 27th, 2011

    The Galaxy Hitchhiker

    God is not His name, it is what He is. God has many titles/names that describe His many attributes.

    EL: God ("mighty, strong, prominent") used 250 times in the OT See Gen. 7:1, 28:3, 35:11; Nu. 23:22; Josh. 3:10; 2 Sam. 22:31, 32; Neh. 1:5, 9:32; Isa. 9:6; Ezek. 10:5.

    ELOHIM: God (a plural noun, more than two, used with singular verbs) Elohim occurs 2,570 times in the OT, 32 times in Gen. 1. God as Creator, Preserver, Transcendent, Mighty and Strong. Eccl., Dan. Jonah use Elohim almost exclusively. See Gen. 17:7, 6:18, 9:15, 50:24; I Kings 8:23; Jer. 31:33; Isa. 40:1.

    EL SHADDAI: God Almighty or "God All Sufficient." 48 times in the OT, 31 times in Job. First used in Gen. 17:1, 2. (Gen. 31:29, 49:24, 25; Prov. 3:27; Micah 2:1; Isa. 60:15, 16, 66:10-13; Ruth 1:20, 21) In Rev. 16:7, "Lord God the Almighty." The Septuagint uses Greek "ikanos" meaning "all-sufficient" or "self-sufficient." The idols of the heathen are called "sheddim."

    ADONAI: Lord in our English Bibles (Capital letter 'L ', lower case, 'ord') (Adonai is plural, the sing. is "adon"). "Master'' or "Lord" 300 times in the OT always plural when referring to God, when sing. the reference is to a human lord. Used 215 times to refer to men. First use of Adonai, Gen. 15:2. (Ex. 4:10; Judges 6:15; 2 Sam. 7:18-20; Ps. 8, 114:7, 135:5, 141:8, 109:21-28). Heavy use in Isaiah (Adonai Jehovah). 200 times by Ezekiel. Ten times in Dan. 9.

    JEHOVAH LORD in our English Bibles (all capitals). Yahweh is the covenant name of God. Occurs 6823 times in the OT First use Gen. 2:4 (Jehovah Elohim). From the verb "to be", havah, similar to chavah (to live), "The Self-Existent One," "I AM WHO I AM" or 'I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE" as revealed to Moses at the burning bush, Ex.3.

    EL ELYON: 'Most High" (from "to go up") Deut. 26:19, 32:8; Psa. 18:13; Gen. 14:18; Nu. 24:16; Psa. 78:35, 7:17, 18:13, 97:9, 56:2, 78:56, 18:13; Dan. 7:25, 27; Isa. 14:14.

    ABIR: 'Mighty One', ("to be strong") Gen. 49:24; Deut. 10:17; Psa. 132:2, 5; Isa. 1:24, 49:26, 60:1.

    BRANCH: (tsemach), The Branch: Zech. 3:8, 6:12; Isa. 4:2; Jer. 23:5, 33:15.

    KADOSH: "Holy One" Psa. 71:22; Isa. 40:25, 43:3, 48:17. Isaiah uses the expression "the Holy One of Israel" 29 times.

    There are many more names of Yahweh but as I said above, each name has a specific meaning to it that describe the attributes of of God.

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  • by Rakhitha91 on January 18th, 2011

    Rakhitha91

    God adapts to the situation

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  • by Butterflies61 on January 18th, 2011

    Butterflies61

    GOD is the name commonly given to the ultimate source and power of the universe and the subject of religious devotion. A dictionary defines the term “God” as “the supreme or ultimate reality.”
    As with a human, he can have many titles. For example, Queen Elizabeth of England is known as, Her Majesty; The Queen; HM Queen of England; She is also a mother, wife, grandmother, aunt etc. Defender of the Faith (CofE). These are all titles plus many others she has.
    It is the same with God. He too has many titles, The Creator, Heavenly Father, Almighty God, Lord God, but more important is his name, Jehovah. This identifies him as the Almighty God of the Universe and one to whom all mankind owes existence.
    Many Bible translations today have removed his name and substituted it with LORD, GOD. They say they use capital letters to distinguish it from other gods. But the fact remains, they have removed it and therefore many people do not know his name and what it represents. Also, by doing this they have indicated that he is not important and more emphasis is placed on Jesus Christ, his son.

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