The Names & Attributes of God

God reveals himself through his names and attributes — the LORD who provides, the I AM, the Rock, the unchanging One. Each name is a place to stand and a truth to trust. These verses help you know God as he has made himself known.

Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Provides) — Genesis 22:14

Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”

I AM — Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

God Is Love — 1 John 4:8

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

God Is Light — 1 John 1:5

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The Rock — Psalms 18:2

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

The Unchanging God — Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

The Almighty — Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

The Eternal God — Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

The Lord Our Shepherd — Psalms 23:1

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

The Lord Our Peace — Judges 6:24

Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

The Lord Our Healer — Exodus 15:26

and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”

The God Who Sees — Genesis 16:13

She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”

The King Eternal — 1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.