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My Father’s Names
Elmer Towns
 
 
CONTENTSIntroduction 9
1. Hallowed Be Thy Names
 
 Just as we know more about a man when we hear him called “husband” or “father,” sowe can come to know God better by learning the significance o f His various namesrevealed in Scripture.
2. The Lord Is My Shepherd:
 Jehovah Roi
, the Caring Name of God
 
 Eight titles or descriptive phrases for God in Psalm 23 show Him to be the Shepherd God who cares for all the needs o f His sheep.
3. Almighty God:
 El Shaddai
, the God Who Supplies My Needs
God is both the strong One who is able to deliver, and the tender One who nourishes usas a mother nurtures a child at her breast.
4. Most High God:
 El Elyon
, Possessor of Heaven and Earth
 
 As “God Most High,” the biblical God is great to the superlative degree. No wonder Satan wants to usurp the power and authority o f this highest o f beings.
5. The Everlasting God:
 El Olam
and the Secret Name of God
 
 As Olam, God is the Everlasting One, available to His people throughout the ages. As Alam, He remains a mystery and a secret to mere human minds.
6. Mighty God:
 El Gibbor
and the Strong Names of God
 
 In battle a divine Warrior, in uncertainty a divine Rock. God will support us with Hisstrength, unless we insist on trusting in our own.
7. King:
 Jehovah Melek
, the Throne Name of God
 As a benevolent King, God establishes laws for the good o f His subjects. Although wehave an intimate relationship with Him as Father, as King He deserves our totalobedience.
8. The LORD of Hosts:
 Jehovah Sabaoth
, the Militant Name of God
 
God is Commander o f the angels, the hosts o f heaven. We need not fear, since He sendsguardian angels to protect us from harm. And we can follow Him into battle knowing that victory is assured.
 
 
9. The Lord/Master:
 Adonai
, the Headship Name of God
We not only serve God as a slave serves his master; we can also expect the divine Master to provide us with the resources and sustenance we need to carry out His will.
10. God:
 Elohim
, the Strong Creator
 As Elohim, God is the one source of all there is. He is life, person, spirit, self-existent,One, unchangeable and unlimited. And as the plural Elohim implies, God is three-in-one,the Trinity.
11. Lord:
 Jehovah
, the Self-existent God
 Jehovah, or Jahweh, the personal name of God, points to His being the eternal source of life He who will be who He will be, whose existence depends on no other.
12. The Father:
 Pater
, the Intimate Name for God
The all-powerful God of the Old Testament is the same God revealed by Jesus to be aloving Father. Through Christ we are invited not to cower before God in fear but to enter into an intimate family relationship with Him.
Appendix A
—A Comprehensive List of the Names of God in the Old Testament
Appendix B
—The Capitalization of the Names of God in the King James Version
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