The God Of All Possibilities (Distinct Names Of God)

Names signify identity and often tell a story. In the sacred pages of the Bible, names echo the character and nature of their bearers.

Jehovah God has many beautiful names. Some of these names were revealed in moments of great triumph, while others were given in times of deep sorrow and need. So, let us invite God to reveal Himself as we dig deeper into just 10 of His names.

As the Bible opens its pages in Genesis 1:1, we are greeted with a powerful statement that sets the tone for everything that follows. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” The word used here for God is, Elohim, meaning, God the Creator. Genesis 1:3 says, “And God said, “Let there be light. And there was light.” Elohim is commanding the universe into existence with just words!

Everything Elohim creates is designed to reflect and declare His glory and power. From the smallest insect to the grandest galaxy. The mountains rise like monuments to His strength; the sky is like a display of His divinity. He carves out the valleys and fills the oceans. And the wonder of it all is that He forms life from nothingness.

But Elohim is not just a distant creator. He is deeply involved in His creation. He knows every star by name. He sees every flower that blooms, and He holds every life in His hands. There is nothing too big or too small that escapes His attention. He knows every hair on our heads, He hears every heartbeat and He knows every thought. Every leaf, every snowflake, every sunset, is a masterpiece of His creativity.

So as we think about Elohim, let us remember that He is not a distant, impersonal force. He is a loving creator who knows us, loves us, and has a purpose for us.

There is yet another name that stands high and resounding with authority in Genesis, It is the name El Elyon, God Most High.

This is how the story of El Elyon unfolds: After the tower of Babel, the world slid into idolatry. To renew relationship with man, God chose Abram and commanded him to leave to a land that God would show him. He carries along his nephew Lot, who chooses to settle in Sodom. Unfortunately, Sodom is attacked, and Lot taken captive. Abram goes to war to rescue Lot, and he wins and brings back Lot, and all that had been taken away from Sodom.

On his way back, Abram encounters a mysterious and royal figure named Melchizedek king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. Melchizedek greets him with bread and wine. It is in this moment of blessing that Melchizedek invokes the name of El Elyon. He said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” (Genesis 14:18-20).

This name elevates God above all other gods and powers. It speaks of His supreme authority and sovereignty, asserting that there is none above Him. He holds the highest office, the ultimate authority and His dominion is above all nations, peoples and their earthly gods. He is the one who is above all things, from whom blessings flow.

When Melchizedek blessed Abram and called God El Elyon, he was saying that Abram didn't win by himself. It was God's power that made it happen.

He is Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will provide. Jehovah Jireh reminds us that God sees our needs even before we voice them, and that He is faithful to meet those needs in His perfect timing.

In Genesis 17:5, God changes the name of Abram to Abraham, meaning, the father of many nations. He later gives him the child of promise in the name of Isaac.

But in Genesis 22, in one of the most challenging moments of his life, God asks Abraham to do the unthinkable, to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, whom he had waited for and prayed for over many years. This command must have seemed impossible to obey, yet Abraham responded in faith.

As Abraham and Isaac made their way up Mount Moriah. Isaac notices something missing. He turns to his father and asks, the fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answers: “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering my son.” (Genesis, 22:7-8).

When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood. He then bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar. As Abraham raised his knife to slay his son, an angel of the Lord called out from the heaven, “Abraham! Abraham! Do not lay a hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”