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Theology Proper
Theology Proper · Foundational

The Names of God

God has told us His name. Elohim, Jehovah, Adonai, and the other names of Scripture reveal who He is, and the New Testament shows Jesus bearing the Name that is above every name.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Explain why the King James Bible prints LORD and GOD in capitals, and where it prints JEHOVAH.

2

Describe what Elohim, Jehovah, Adonai, El Shaddai, El Elyon, El Olam, and El Roi teach us about God.

3

Tell which famous Jehovah compounds are names of places or altars, and what Scripture actually says.

4

Answer the Jehovah's Witness argument about the Name fairly, and show Jesus bearing it from John 8:58 and Philippians 2:9-11.

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