Names of God: Elohim

Introduction

Review: YHWH, Jehovah, Adoni

Elohim

Meaning: Creator God, Strength and Power, 2500 times

Genesis 1:1 “1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

im=Plural (Majesty/Trinity)

Descriptions: Ex. El Shaddai = God Almighty, El Roi=the God who sees

Other Elohim

rulers, judges

Exodus 21:6 “6 then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.”

KJV =Judges

Lit. the judges who acted in God’s name

angels

Psalm 8:4–5 “4 What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? 5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!”

Hebrews 2:5–8 “5 For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. 6 But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? 7 “You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over the works of Your hands; 8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.”

KJV=the angels

Or the angels

gods

1 Kings 11:33 “33 because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.”

Elohim vs. YHWH (Jehovah JHVH)

Elohim=God YHWH=His personal name

Genesis 2:4 “4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.”

Gen 3:1-8

Exodus 3:13-15

Conclusion

Matthew 7:15-23

Lord=kyrios

“I never knew you”

Genesis 22:12 “12 He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.””

yada-”to know by experience”

Genesis 4:1 “1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.””

KJV knew