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H2a1 Names of God – Elohim, God The Creator

1. Elohim – God, The Mighty Creator,

📖 READ: Genesis 1

Elohim appears 32 times in the first chapter of Genesis, 300 times in Genesis, 369 times in Psalms, and almost 2,600 times throughout the whole Hebrew Bible. 

Elohim was the name for the gods among the ancient Middle Eastern cultures from where Abraham was called out and recognized as being the “Creator and Possessor of Heaven and Earth.” Singular is ‘El,’ and it is often used in combination with other qualities of God to make different names describing Him.

🤔 REFLECT:

God the “Mighty Creator” created it all—
《》 separating light from the darkness;
《》 separating land from water; and
《》 separating day from night.
He created all there is ‘ex nihilo,’ out of nothing–
¤ by His own will,
¤ by His own design and
¤ by His own power.
The Creator God–
-> transcends His creation,
-> transcends any created power or authority, and
-> transcends our thoughts and imagination.
(Limited created beings that we are.)
The Mighty Creator God displays–
• His supreme power,
• His sovereignty, and
• His faithfulness…

…in His covenant relationships–
1. First with Abraham, who He called to leave his home and family.
2. Then with the nation of Israel, who He called out of slavery in Egypt with awesome demonstrations of power.

3. And then with His Only Begotten Son, the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ, who He sent from heaven-‘His ‘home’–a place beyond His creation.

And now we who have believed in Him through His Son are invited to ask of Him:

🙏 REPEAT back to God in prayer:

The Name Elohim, in English, “the Mighty Creator God,” embodies His creative power. Use this name when you are calling upon God to create something new, something that you can’t see or imagine happening, something seemingly from nothing. Here are some verses with the pronouns changed as examples of how to pray God’s attributes back to Him in preparation to presenting your requests.

New Testament:  Jesus as the Creator:

Now, with God the Mighty Creator in mind, present your needs and requests to Him.

Amen!

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Bill Crews

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