35 Names for God

I developed this short list of biblical names for God for our youth ministry at church. The idea was to first lead our Sunday school students through God’s identity and then eventually lead them into God’s identity for them.

Of course, there are two potential sources for our gleaning our identity in this life. We can believe what the world says about us, or we can believe what God says about us; these are two wildly different things.

Since we were made in His image, there is great merit in growing in understanding our Holy Father.

I hope you can use this free PDF handout for your church’s next Sunday school!

Names for God

1. Spirit
2. Jehovah Bashayim, God in Heaven (Deuteronomy 4:39)
3. YHWH
4. Yahweh Shalom, The Lord Our Peace (Judges 6:23,24)
5. Fortress
6. Immanuel, God with Us (Isaiah 7:14)
7. Alpha & Omega
8. El-Shaddai, Our All-Sufficient/Almighty God (Genesis 17:1)
9. Jehovah El-Kanna
10. Exodus 34:14 (The Jealous God)
11. El-Olam, The Everlasting God (Genesis 23:33)
12. Jehovah El-Emunah, The Faithful God (Deuteronomy 7:9)
13. Adonai, Our Sovereign Lord (Isaiah 6:1)
14. Elohim Yisraeli, The God of Israel (Leviticus 18:2)
15. Sabaoth, The Lord of Hosts (1 Samuel 1:3)
16. Abba, Father (Matthew 6:9)
17. Jehovah Rohi, The Lord Our Shepherd (Psalm 23:1)
18. Jehovah Shaphat, The Lord Is Our Judge (Isaiah 33:22)
19. Jehovah Elohim, The Lord God (Genesis 2:4)
20. Jehovah Yeshu’athai, God of Salvation (Psalm 18:2)
21. Love
22. Jehovah Roi, The God Who Sees (Genesis 16:13)
23. Jehovah Elohim, The Lord God (Genesis 2:4)
24. Creator
25. Jehovah Ma’ozi, The Lord Our Strength (Exodus 15:2)
26. Elohim, The Eternal God (Genesis 1:1)
27. Present
28. Majesty
29. Jehovah El-Chai, The Living God (Psalm 42:2)
30. Holy
31. Yahweh Rapha, The Lord Our Healer (Exodus 15:26)
32. Jehovah El-Rachum, The Merciful God (Deuteronomy 4:31)
33. Jehovah El-Hanun, The Gracious God (Exodus 34:6)
34. Jehovah Selai, The Lord My Rock (2 Samuel 22:2)
35. Redeemer

Download this free “Names of God” PDF for your next Sunday school