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Understanding God. A Study of The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Who is God ?. The Names of God God as Three Distinct Beings. The Names of God. God is Deity. El ( Elohim) Adonai Jehovah. The Names of God. God as El. El – “ale” strong (mighty) one
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UnderstandingGod A Study of The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Who is God ? The Names of God God as Three Distinct Beings
God is Deity El (Elohim) Adonai Jehovah
The Names of God God as El El – “ale” strong (mighty) one The Formal Title of the One God
The Names of God God as Elohim Elohim – “el-o-heem” (plural of El) – strong ones
The Names of God God as Elohim In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” Genesis 1:26 God = Elohim
God as Elohim The Multiple Being Multiple Personalities? No! Personalities vary, they are human traits Multiple Manifestations? No! God appeared or acted in a great number of ways. These were simply choices God made based on the circumstances, not inherent to His nature. Multiple Beings!
God as El Compounds of El El Shaddai: God Almighty [“el shad-dah’ee”] (Gen. 17:1; 35:11; Ex. 6:31; Ps. 91:1, 2) El Elyon: The Most High God (Gen. 14:19; Ps. 9:2; Dan. 7:18, 22, 25) El Olam: The Everlasting God (Gen. 16:13)
The Names of God God as Lord & Master O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1,9 Lord = Adonai (master)
The Names of God God as Himself Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?“ Exodus 3:13
The Names of God God as Himself And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" Exodus 3:14
The Names of God God as Himself Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORDGod of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.” Exodus 3:15
The Names of God God as Himself And God spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them.” LORD = YHWH Exodus 6:2-3
God as Himself God is YHWH YHWH – Jehovah – “ye-ho-vaw” Often given as “Yah-weh” Written as LORD and GOD in most Bibles “To Exist,” “To Be,” or “I AM” The Name of the One God
Jehovah In Israel – too sacred to be spoken YHWH: never written with vowel points Scholars call it the Tetragrammaton
God as Himself Compounds of Jehovah • Jehovah Ro’i The Lord my Shepherd(Ps. 23:1) • Jehovah Sabbaoth The Lord of Hosts(1 Sam. 1:3) • Jehovah Elohim Israel The Lord, the God of Israel(Jud. 5:3) • Jehovah Jireh The Lord will provide(Gen. 22:14) • Jehovah Nissi The Lord is my Banner(Ex. 17:15) • Jehovah Shalom The Lord is Peace(Jud. 6:24) • Jehovah Tsidkenu The Lord our Righteousness(Jer. 23:6) • Jehovah Shammah The Lord is there(Ezek. 48:35) • Jehovah Rophe The Lord Who Heals(Ex. 15:22-26) • Jehovah M’Kaddesh The Lord your Sanctifier(Ex. 31:13)
Jehovah God YHWH - Elohim – Adonai I AM Strong Masters Ones
YHWH - Adonai - Elohim For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. Psalm 38:15 And now, O LordGOD, You are God, and Your words are true… David (2 Samuel 7:28)
One God 3 Names! YHWH - Elohim - Adonai
Who is God ? The Names of God God as Three Distinct Beings
The Essence of God For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead… Paul (Romans 1:20)
The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim)
The Father is GOD Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) The Son Emmanuel
The Son is GOD In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God …and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1,14
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 IS John 1:1-14 The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) The Son Emmanuel The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is GOD But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." Acts 5:3-4
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 IS IS Acts5:3-4 John 1:1-14 The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) The Son Emmanuel The Holy Spirit
Here Is Where Many Stumble! If the Father is God… and the Son is God… and the Holy Spirit is God… Then the Father, Son & Holy Spirit are simply different views or manifestations of one being - God
Jesus is not the Father: …that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 IS NOT 1 John 1:3 IS IS Acts 5:3-4 John 1:1-14 The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) The Son Emmanuel The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not the Son: And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- `the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you John 14:16-17
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 IS NOT 1 John 1:3 IS IS Acts 5:3-4 John 1:1-14 John 14:16 IS NOT The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) The Son Emmanuel The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not the Father: When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:16-17
IS 1 Cor. 1:3 IS NOT IS NOT 1 John 1:3 Matt 3:16-17 IS IS Acts 5:3-4 John 1:1-14 John 14:16 IS NOT The Godhead The Father (YHWH) GOD (Elohim) GOD The Son Emmanuel The Holy Spirit
ONE GOD! Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! Moses (Deuteronomy 6:4) Jesus (Mark 12:29) O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Hezekiah (2 Kings 19:15)
United in Being & Will I and My Father are One… Jesus (John 10:30) For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Paul (1 Corinthians 2:11)