THE SEVEN REDEMPTIVE NAMES OF GOD.

In Exodus 3:13 – 15 Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'The LORD, the God 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 thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”

In Hebrew “I AM THAT I AM” is EHEYEH ASHER EHEYEH” and this speaks of the SELF EXISTANT ONE, the Eternal, the ONE who always has been and always will be, the Ever – Present and Living One. It is equivalent to JEHOVAH THE ETERNAL. God the Creator, Upholder and Moral Governor of the universe is Elohim or in other words GOD. The covenant God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God in whom l say their present strength and their hope for their future existence is EL SHADAI the GOD ALMIGHTY. But the GOD of REVELATION and GRACE, dwelling with His people, guiding them and delivering them, as well as receiving their worship is JEHOVAH.

As far back as Gen 4:26 people began to call on the Name of the Lord.

‘To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD.’ (JEHOVAH)

The name JEHOVAH is spoken strictly in the redemptive term of the Name of God and also as the ONE who reveals Himself and therefore the following seven Names of God point to a continues and increasing self-revelation of who God is.

These seven compound Names of God, reveal God as God Himself meeting every need of man, from the fall of Adam and Eve and Names point toward Calvary. The Focus point of the Names of God is the redemptive plan of God, restoring mankind to his full glory and making mankind into His image and likeness

1. Jehovah-SHAMMAH

“The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD is there." Ezek 48:35

I AM there or I AM present, REVEALS TO US THAT God has a redemptive plan to save us and be with us. In this we can continually enjoy His presence, weather on the highest mountain during the greatest exploits or during the darkest deepest valleys of ones life – you can enjoy the presence of Jehovah-SHAMMAH

2. Jehovah-SHALOM

“Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.” Judges 6:24

Jesus said ‘My peace I give to you, not as the world gives..’ We can experience the PEACE of GOD through the darkest hours of the soul and the amazing highs of life. God said “I AM your peace.” The secret is to get into the presence of God and enjoy the Peace of God. Jehovah-SHAMMAH will never leave or forsake you, but it is easy for us as a people to apply the saying ‘out of sight out of mind’ With this mindset, we can easily loose the security of the PEACE of GOD in our lives. The problem is never that the PEACE of GOD has departed, the problem is, that the people have forsaken the presence of GOD (Jehovah-SHAMMAH) and lost the PEACE of GOD.

3. Jehovah-RA-AH

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. “ Psalm 23:1

John writes that his joy is complete because the WORD of GOD that was from the beginning (1 John 1:1) has appeared to us.

The I AM your SHEPHERD will direct my path and cause my feet to not stumble.

The I AM your SHEPHERD will direct your steps and cause all your plans to prosper.

The I AM your shepherd and will lead you in paths of righteousness and bless the works of your hands.

For this reason we can say with John ‘our joy is complete’

4. Jehovah-JIREH

So Abraham called the name of that place, "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." Gen 22:14

The word of God says that before the foundations of the world he was slain for you and me. Jesus paid the price and we can walk free. Now this statement is often used in the context of salvation, and it is correctly used in that context. But the Name of God, Jehovah-JIREH simply means God will provide, or in another form ‘I AM your provider’

If you have any need, physical, spiritual or in the soul, find out what is the perspective of God on the issue and you will see the Provider Jehovah JIREH meet all your needs according to His riches in Glory.

5. Jehovah- NISSI

Ex. 17: 15 “And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD is my banner,”

The Lord is your banner and The Lord is your Victor and the Lord is your Captain and above all JEHOVAH says I AM. God does not I was or I am going to be. God says “I AM YOUR BANNER” During times of conflict and war. When it seems like the whole camp of the enemy is thrown at you, remember, that when Christ died He triumphed over death and rose from the Grave with the keys of life and death in His hands. Then Christ came and gave to us the Keys of the Kingdom of God and called us over comers. We are the friends of God and Jehovah is our BANNER.

6. Jehovah-TSIDKENU

Jer 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.'

God becomes our righteousness by bearing our sins on the cross; and giving us His righteousness. The meaning of the word righteousness is to have FEAR for GOD. A fear of reverence and worship. God is a Holy God and we can be secure in Him and no danger will come near our dwelling if we walk in the Fear of God. The above scripture says ‘Israel will dwell securely’. This is because the LORD is their RIGHTOUSNESS. The revelation here is to know your God and to have FEAR, REVERANCE and WORSHIP for your GOD. God says, ‘I AM your RIGHTOUSNESS.’

7. Jehovah-RAPHA

Ex 15;26 saying, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer."

Before the foundations of the earth, Christ was slain for you and I, and the reason for this is that man does not have the ability in Himself to save himself from life or death.

Psa 44:2 - 4 you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free; for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!

Jehovah-Rapha delights to heal you in body soul and spirit. Healing is for every aspect of life and the I AM your HEALER will answer you as you call on Him.

It is interesting to see that in Psalm 23 all seven of the redemptive Names of Jehovah are present.

Jehovah-SHAMMAH ‘The Lord ever-present’

Vs; 4 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me

Jehovah-SHALOM ‘The Lord our PEACE’

Vs; 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Jehovah-RA-AH ‘The Lord my SHEPHERD’

Vs;1 The LORD is my shepherd;

Jehovah-JIREH ‘The Lord will PROVIDE’

Vs. 1 I shall not want.

Jehovah- NISSI ‘The Lord our BANNER’

Vs;5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

Jehovah-TSIDKENU ‘The Lord our RIGHTOUSNESS’

Vs;3 He leads me in paths of righteousness.

Jehovah-RAPHA ‘The Lord our HEALER’

Vs;3 He restores my soul

How great is our God and how awesome is He. He holds the oceans in the palm of His Hand and the earth is His foot stool. He knows each star by name, and yet Jehovah of the universe, the God of all created and not created, has chosen to reveal Himself to you and me.

We can only recite what Paul says to Timothy in about AD 64.

1 Timothy 1;17

“NOW UNTO THE KING ETERNAL, IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, THE ONLY WISE GOD, BE HONOUR AND GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER.

AMEN”