Category Archives: Names of God

El Gibbor – Mighty God, Powerful Champion

El Gibbor – Mighty God, Powerful Champion
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given;and the government shall be upon His shoulder,    and His name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Gibbor, or Gibhor, is translated here as mighty and denotes power and strength. It is associated with the language of war and a more literal translation has been…
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Spirit of Wisdom

Spirit of Wisdom
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2 With technology at our fingertips, knowledge abounds. But wisdom seems less prevalent. Wisdom is loosely defined as the application of knowledge into real life…
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Jehovah Mekoddishkem – The Lord Who Sanctifies You

Jehovah Mekoddishkem – The Lord Who Sanctifies You
To be sanctified is to be made holy or set apart for God’s purposes and glory. The name Jehovah Mekoddishkem is a name that God declares of Himself, making clear that it is His work to sanctify. You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, “Above all you shall keep My Sabbaths,…
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God, My Sustainer

God, My Sustainer
Even to your old age and gray hairs    I am He, I am He who will sustain you.I have made you and I will carry you;    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.  Isaiah 46:4 God promises to be our sustainer – sead in Hebrew, meaning to support or sustain. To sustain is to protect and strengthen.…
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