“What’s In a Name?”
A Study of the O.T. Names of God
July 5, 2009
Introduction: The purpose and selection of names
In the O.T. a name was often associated with a person’s character or personal quality.
The most common names for the one, true Deity were:
Elohim = God
Jehovah = LORD
Adonai = Lord
Information: JEHOVAH – SHALOM
Used over ______________ times in the O.T.

• Root meaning of the word:

“____________________, _____________________, ____________________, _____________________ ”
In modern Israel “shalom” is a common term for _____________ or __________________. It expresses the ________ that the person might be __________________ in every sense of the word.
Thus His NAME means,
The “I AM” is __________________________.

Revelation: Judges 6: 22-24
CYCLE of JUDGES _____________ _____________
________________ ____________________
____________________ ________________

CALL of Gideon
• The location: Gideon was ____________ wheat in a ______________________!

• The _________________________

• The _________________________

• The _________________________

NEXT STEPS:
• The genuine peace we _______ for is not dependent on ______ or ___________.
• The genuine peace we ________ for is only found in _________ with Jehovah-shalom.
• The peace of God is not ____________, but is acquired through _________ ________ of God.
As you worship and call upon the NAME of the LORD. . .
What will you ______________ _______________? and, What are you ______________?