All The Names They Used For God

“One of the best collections I’ve ever read. Every single story is a standout.”—Roxane Gay WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Refinery29 • BookRiot “Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series of questions about our current predicaments.”­—Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See A dystopian tale about genetically modified septuplets who are struck by a mysterious illness; a love story about a man bewitched by a mermaid; a stirring imagining of the lives of Nigerian schoolgirls in the aftermath of a Boko Haram kidnapping. The stories in All the Names They Used for God break down genre barriers—from science fiction to American Gothic to magical realism to horror—and are united by each character’s brutal struggle with fate. Like many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime. Along the way, they must navigate the borderland between salvation and destruction. NAMED A MUST-READ BOOK BY Harper’s Bazaar • Entertainment Weekly • AM New York • Reading Women AND A TOP READ BY Elle • Fast Company • The Christian Science Monitor • Bustle • Shondaland • Popsugar • Refinery29 • Bookish • Newsday • The Millions • Asian American Writers’ Workshop • HelloGiggles “Strange and wonderful . . . delightfully unexpected.”—The New York Times Book Review “Completing one [story] is like having lived an entire life, and then being born, breathless, into another.”—Carmen Maria Machado “Captivating.”—NPR “Gripping.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “[A] remarkable debut . . . Sachdeva is seemingly fearless and her talent limitless.”—AM New York “This phenomenal debut short-story collection is filled with stories that bring the otherworldly to life and examine the strangeness of humanity.”—Bustle “So rich they read like dreams . . . They are enormous stories, not in length but in ambition, each an entirely new, unsparing world. Beautiful, draining—and entirely unforgettable.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

What’s in a name? The Names of God: 52 Bible Studies for Individuals and Groups offers a unique approach to Bible study by presenting a 52-week study focusing on the names and titles of God and of Jesus, one designed to help readers experience the Lord in fresh and deeper ways. . By studying such rich and varied names as Adonay, El Shadday, Abba, Yeshua, Lamb of God, and Prince of Peace, readers will encounter a God who is utterly holy, powerful, surprising, merciful, and loving. Each week’s study includes: • Background information to help readers understand the name • A key Scripture passage in which the name was first or most significantly revealed • A series of questions for individual or group study • A list of Bible passages for further reflection Based on Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus but containing additional questions for reflection and study, this unique Bible study is designed to help individuals and groups explore the most important of God’s names and titles as they are revealed in the Bible. Also included is a helpful pronunciation guide to the Names of God in Ancient Hebrew and Koine Greek.

The bestselling Names of God pamphlet is a wonderful tool for understanding God's character and personal attributes. The 21 names of God, found throughout the Old Testament, will build your faith and enrich the time you spend in his presence. This full- color glossy, 12-panel pamphlet offers an easy-to-use chart format for learning God's names and their meaning such as El Shaddai (The All-Sufficient One), Jehovah-Rapha (The Lord Who Heals), and YHWH (I Am). Each name of God holds a special blessing or promise for those who believe in God Size: 8.5x 5.5 unfolds to 33 long. Fits inside most Bible covers. This pamphlet will add dimension to your time spent before God in prayer and in praise and worship. Each of God's names are listed along with their meaning, application, Bible reference, and pronunciation/comments The 21 Names of God are: Adonai Jehovah Jireh El (the Strong One) Jehovah-Mekaddishkem (Jehovah Mekaddishkem) El Elohe Yisrael Jehovah-Nissi (Jehovah Nissi) El Elyon Jehovah-Rapha (Jehovah Rapha) Elohim Jehovah-Rohi (Jehovah Rohi) El Olam Jehovah-Sabaoth (Jehovah Sabaoth) El Roi Jehovah-Shalom (Jehovah Shalom) El Shaddai Jehovah-Shammah (Jehovah-Shammah) Immanuel Jehovah Tsidkenu Jehovah Yah or Jah YHWH In addition to explaining the names of God and their meanings, the pamphlet offers suggestions on using this tool during personal reflection, including: The importance of know about The Lord of Hosts The Names of God in Psalm 23 How to use the pamphlet to worship God, one name at a time. The Names of God pamphlet is an excellent addition to times spent in devotion, prayer, praise and worship. Using New Testament Scripture references, the pamphlet also reveals the namesthat God shares with Jesus, such as: El Olam, The Beginning and the End YHWH-Rohi, The Lord is my Shepherd Immanuel, God With Us, among many others

(Foreword by Charles R. Wood) The various names used in reference to God are examined in relationship to their purpose, virtues, and characteristics.

In his exciting new book, bestselling author Dr. Tony Evans shows that it’s through the names of God that the nature of God is revealed to us. Who is God in His fullness? How has He expressed His riches and righteousness? How can you trust His goodness? As you get to know the names of God and understand their meaning, God’s character will become real to you in life-changing ways. You will explore the depths of God as Elohim: The All-Powerful Creator Jehovah: The Self-Revealing One Adonai: The Owner of All Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Who Provides El Shaddai: The Almighty Sufficient One El Elion: The Most High Ruler Jehovah Nissi: The Lord’s Banner of Victory Jehovah Shalom: The Lord Our Peace Jehovah Mekadesh: The Lord Who Sanctifies Jehovah Rophe: The Lord Who Heals Jehovah Tsikenu: The Lord My Righteousness Jehovah Robi: The Lord My Shepherd Immanuel: God With Us By studying and understanding the characteristics of God as revealed through His names, you will be better equipped to face hardship and victory, loss and provision, and all of the challenges life throws at you.

“What is the God of the philosopher? Can the philosopher, that is to say, can human reason, unenlightened by the revealed word, come to a true and secure understanding of ‘He-Who-Is’? Is it possible for mere man, without the impact of a personal experience, intimate and intuitive, to arrive by means of an objective demonstration at an absolute affirmation that the Being we call God exists, or that He is Pure Act, Existence Itself, because without him the world of our experience is unintelligible, a complete contradiction? “And even if we admit, as all Christian philosophers must, that unaided reason is able by its own power to reach an objectively true and secure assent that God exists, is there any evidence, in the recorded history of our world, that man, without the directive knowledge of revelation, ever did secure by a metaphysical effort this absolute truth that the Ipsum Esse exists? Whatever be the answer to this difficult problem—and we do not pretend to know it—it is obvious that Father Holloway, in composing his philosophical approach to God, allowed himself to be guided by the knowledge of faith. Indeed, he must have prayed often for the enlightenment which the supernatural motion of divine grace brings even to the limited and imperfect intellect of a philosopher.” —From the Foreword by Henri Renard, S.J.

The Great and Awesome Name of God! Psalm 9:10 - "And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You."All through scripture, in difficult circumstances, the King of Glory magnified His Great and Awesome Name for those who knew His Name, adored His Name and called out to Him. He IS the Attribute and Characteristic of All His Great Names.He is our Shield; He is our Deliverer; He is our Refuge; He is our Strength; He is our Provider; He is our Healer; He is the Fortress around us; He is the Defense of our life. It is His outstretched arm and mighty hand that saves and delivers us. There is none other Who is All Powerful, All Present, All Knowing, and Immutable. He is The Sovereign Eternal Most High God Who created all things.In the last days, scripture tells us that lawlessness will abound, will increase and the hearts of many will grow cold. This describes those who gaze at the lawlessness, the natural circumstances, and the bitterness spewing from the spirit of the world causing the heart to callous and grow cold. For those who do not know the glory of Him Who sits on the Most High Throne, this will be devastating. Those who know the Most High and the glory of His Great Name are those who will do mighty exploits during times of lawlessness. They will have rivers of living waters flowing from them and will burn with passion for His glory, even unto death. I am convinced your heart will be radiant, vibrant, alive and full of light as you grow to understand this incredible God we serve and the Glory of His Name. Your heart will not grow cold if you seek to know Him, His ways and the glory of His Names.This study guide, if used daily, will help you grow in understanding this incredible God we serve and the glory of His Great and Awesome Name.

What is your name? It is the first question one person asks another upon first meeting. Once names are revealed, the two parties are well on the way to the formation of some form of social relationship. Unlike our modern world, a name in Bible times was not a mere label, but a profile of character. This is especially the case in terms of God's self-disclosure in the unfolding pages of the Old Testament. The progressive revelation of God's name to the Hebrew people is a veritable theology, or study of the attributes of God. In this book, Michael Gowens examines the meaning and significance of the primary names of God - Elohim, Jehovah, & Adonai - together with several of the more salient compound names of each: El-Shaddai, El-Roi, El-Elyon, Jehovah-Jireh, Jehovah-Rophe, and more. Study along with him and experience how the revelation of God's name in the Bible is a firm foundation on which to cultivate a closer fellowship with him.

“Who do you say I am?” Matthew 16:15 In his insightful follow-up to the bestselling book, The Power of God’s Names, Dr. Tony Evans introduces you to Jesus in ways you may have never seen Him before. Jesus is anticipated from the very beginning of the Bible and is mentioned many times up until He finally arrives on the scene in Bethlehem—yet never in the Old Testament is He called Jesus. Rather, He has many names that reflect all the different aspects of His character. And there are even more names in the New Testament to explore as well! Both in-depth Scripture research and Dr. Evans’ signature storytelling style make The Power of Jesus’ Names a fascinating journey—you will get to know Him as Immanuel King Lamb of God Great High Priest Son of God and more. As you study the life and character of Jesus, you will enter into a deeper understanding of who He is and what He came to do for—and in—your life today.

The purpose of this book is to examine and develop the ancient meaning of Hebrew words and Names of God using the Ancient Paleo-Hebraic alphabet. Over the years of time, the meaning of words and names have changed. The study is an effort to return to the original meaning of a word to aid in the understanding of meaning in the Bible. To accomplish this study, the meanings of early Hebrew (Semitic) alphabet letters were researched and used. These letters were written as pictures which are called pictographs. The pictographs in ancient languages often represented a meaning. The combination of these letters formed words. This combination of letters brought the meanings of those pictures together and developed a word that represented a meaning that one wanted to convey. It has taken 7 years+ of very detailed research, both from what others have learned, and including research from archeologists, to develop a dictionary of each letters showing their meaning or possible meanings. It should be noted that this study is not a study about how Ancient letters of alphabets developed. It is a study of the meanings of the letters found early the Hebrew/Semitic alphabet. Great effort was taken to also examine the context of the Bible where the word or name was used, when examining the possible to help confirm that meaning. Many words in our dictionary today have varying meanings depending on usage. This study has utilized the latest archeological and language research available, which has helped in understanding the meanings of the ancient pictographic letters. The conclusion of the research developing this study found through the study of the letter meanings of Hebrew used in the spelling of words and names of God, that the names of God reflect the character of God, and give a reason for us to give God much Praise. It was also found that the names of God focus on the Act of Redemption, provided when Jesus died on the Cross of Calvary, and rose again to life. This study was designed using only 31 Names of God, which is also the number of days in a month, so it could also be used for a devotional in addition to a study for a month. It also provides the information that makes it possible to allow a person to conduct a study for themselves about the meaning of Hebrew words or the names of God. It should be noted that 2 Peter 1:20 (KJV) says: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." There may be other interpretations, but what is presented should help a person learn to appreciate who God is, what He has done for us, and His desire for us to be a part of His Family. It helps a person learn that there is much meaning to names of God which share about who He is.