Names of God

In Steve’s class on the names of God, Steve points out that God gives Himself over 80 different names in the Bible. Yet, here in America we generally only use three: God, Lord, and Father. By studying the various names He uses, we are able to gain a better understanding of the differing aspects of God.

This week we studied Elohim. ELOHIM: God (a plural noun, more than two, used with singular verbs); 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.  All in all, Elohim occurs 2,570 times in the OT, 32 times in Gen. 1 alone.

This week when you pray think about Elohim and all that He has created.  Give thanks to the Creator for we are His creations.

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