In the Hebrew language in which the Old Testament was written, the word "Yahweh" means
God. This word is combined with other words to reveal more about the character of God. God
is called:
- Yahweh Jireh: "The Lord provides": Genesis 22:
- Yahweh Nissi: "The Lord is my banner": Exodus 17:
- Yahweh Shalom: "The Lord is peace": Judges 6:
- Yahweh Sabbaoth: "The Lord of Hosts": I Samuel 1:
- Yahweh Maccaddeshcem: "The Lord thy Sanctifier": Exodus 31:
- Yahweh Roi: "The Lord...my shepherd": Psalms 23:
- Yahweh Tsidkenu: "The Lord our righteousness": Jeremiah 23:
- Yahweh Shammah: "The Lord is there": Ezekiel 48:
- Yahweh Elohim Israel: "The Lord God of Israel": Judges 5:
- Quadosh Israel: "The Holy One of Israel": Isaiah 1:
WHERE IS GOD?
God's throne is in a place called Heaven, but He inhabits the whole universe also. God is
everywhere: II Chronicles 16:9; Isaiah 66:1; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 139:7- 8
HOW BIG IS GOD?
God is bigger than the universe. There are no instruments of man that will measure Him: Isaiah
40:12,15,
ATTRIBUTES OF GOD:
Attributes means characteristics. The attributes of God are listed below. God is:
A spirit: John 4:
Infinite: [Not subject to human limitations]: I Kings 8:27; Exodus 15:18; Deuteronomy
33:27; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalms 90:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Revelation 4:8- 10
One: This means He is a unity of the three persons in one: Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 4:35,39;
6:4; I Samuel 2:2; II Samuel 7:22; I Kings 8:60; II Kings 19:15; Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 44:6-8; I
Timothy 1:
Omnipotent: Genesis 1:1; 17:1; 18:14; Exodus 15:7; Deuteronomy 3:24; 32:39; I Chronicles
16:25; Job 40:2; Isaiah 40:12-15; Jeremiah 32:17; Ezekiel 10:5; Daniel 3:17; 4:35; Amos 4:13;
5:8; Zechariah 12:1; Matthew 19:26; Revelation 15:3; 19: