He is

He is

Fifty names for God, each one anchored in the passage it comes from.

1. Who he is

   Names that say who he is, apart from you.

   1. Alpha and Omega

      He is the Alpha and the Omega.

      1. I am the Alpha and the Omega--the Beginning and End--the First and the Last.

         Revelation 22:13

   2. the Beginning

      He is the Beginning and the End.

      1. and He said to me, `It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

         Revelation 21:6

   3. First and Last

      He is the First and the Last.

      1. Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: `I am the first, and I the last, And besides Me there is no God.

         Isaiah 44:6

   4. Ancient of Days

      He is the Ancient of Days.

      1. `I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow is white, and the hair of his head is as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

         Daniel 7:9

   5. I AM

      He is I AM.

      1. And God saith unto Moses, `I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, `Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

         Exodus 3:14

   6. Yahweh

      He is Yahweh.

      1. and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; as to My name Jehovah, I have not been known to them;

         Exodus 6:3

   7. Adonai

      He is Adonai, the Lord.

      1. To the Overseer, `On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

         Psalm 8:1

   8. Elohim

      He is Elohim, God who creates.

      1. In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

         Genesis 1:1

   9. Father

      He is Father.

      1. thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who art in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.

         Matthew 6:9

   10. King of glory

       He is the King of glory.

       1. Who is this--`the king of glory?' Jehovah--strong and mighty, Jehovah, the mighty in battle.

          Psalm 24:8

   11. King of kings

       He is the King of kings.

       1. and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, `King of kings, and Lord of lords.'

          Revelation 19:16

   12. Lord of lords

       He is the Lord of lords.

       1. which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

          1 Timothy 6:15

   13. sovereign ruler

       He is the sovereign ruler.

       1. Jehovah in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled.

          Psalm 103:19

   14. Holy One

       He is the Holy One.

       1. I am Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'

          Isaiah 43:15

   15. Mighty God

       He is Mighty God.

       1. For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

          Isaiah 9:6

   16. Counselor

       He is Wonderful Counselor.

       1. For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

          Isaiah 9:6

   17. the Sun

       He is the Sun of Righteousness.

       1. And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness--and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.

          Malachi 4:2

   18. my righteousness

       He is our righteousness.

       1. In his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, `Our Righteousness.'

          Jeremiah 23:6

   19. consuming fire

       He is a consuming fire.

       1. for also our God is a consuming fire.

          Hebrews 12:29

   20. Creator

       He is the Creator.

       1. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age--Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding.

          Isaiah 40:28

   21. Potter

       He is the Potter.

       1. And now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father, We are the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand--all of us.

          Isaiah 64:8

   22. Maker

       He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

       1. My help is from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

          Psalm 121:2

   23. Judge

       He is the Judge of all the earth.

       1. Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been--as the righteous so the wicked--far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

          Genesis 18:25

2. What he is to me

   Names that only mean something when you need shelter.

   1. my rock

      He is my rock.

      1. Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

         Psalm 18:2

   2. my fortress

      He is my fortress.

      1. He is saying of Jehovah, `My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

         Psalm 91:2

   3. my refuge

      He is my refuge.

      1. To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God is to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

         Psalm 46:1

   4. hiding place

      He is my hiding place.

      1. Thou art a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, With songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.

         Psalm 32:7

   5. strong tower

      He is my strong tower.

      1. A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

         Proverbs 18:10

   6. shield

      He is a shield and a buckler.

      1. With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler is His truth.

         Psalm 91:4

   7. great Defender

      He is my great Defender.

      1. Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

         Psalm 68:5

   8. cornerstone

      He is my cornerstone.

      1. being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner- stone ,

         Ephesians 2:20

   9. foundation

      He is my foundation.

      1. for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;

         1 Corinthians 3:11

   10. keeper

       He is my keeper.

       1. Jehovah is thy preserver, Jehovah is thy shade on thy right hand,

          Psalm 121:5

3. What he does

   Names that are a verb.

   1. Redeemer

      He is my Redeemer.

      1. That--I have known my Redeemer, The Living and the Last, For the dust he doth rise.

         Job 19:25

   2. Savior

      He is Savior.

      1. because there was born to you to-day a Saviour--who is Christ the Lord--in the city of David,

         Luke 2:11

   3. deliverer

      He is my deliverer.

      1. My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

         Psalm 144:2

   4. waymaker

      He is the waymaker.

      1. Lo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place--floods.

         Isaiah 43:19

   5. miracle worker

      He is the miracle worker.

      1. Thou art the God doing wonders. Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength,

         Psalm 77:14

   6. promise keeper

      He is the promise-keeping God.

      1. there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel--the whole hath come.

         Joshua 21:45

   7. light of the world

      He is the light of the world.

      1. Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

         John 8:12

   8. morning star

      He is the bright and morning star.

      1. `I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

         Revelation 22:16

   9. resurrection

      He is the resurrection and the life.

      1. Jesus said to her, `I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;

         John 11:25

   10. the way

       He is the way, the truth and the life.

       1. Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

          John 14:6

   11. the door

       He is the door, the gate.

       1. I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

          John 10:9

   12. mediator

       He is my mediator.

       1. for one is God, one also is mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

          1 Timothy 2:5

   13. advocate

       He is my advocate.

       1. My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,

          1 John 2:1

   14. intercessor

       He is my intercessor.

       1. who is he that is condemning? Christ is He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God--who also doth intercede for us.

          Romans 8:34

   15. high priest

       He is my high priest.

       1. Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens--Jesus the Son of God--may we hold fast the profession,

          Hebrews 4:14

   16. sustainer

       He is the sustainer.

       1. who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

          Hebrews 1:3

   17. restorer

       He is the restorer.

       1. My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,

          Psalm 23:3