When virgin Mary brought forth a Son, the Holy Spirit instructed Mary to name her Son as Jesus or Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us; for He would save His people from their sins; and His Name is also means Salvation.
Acts 4:12 ~ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Most of all, when Jesus was ministering to His people on this earth, He introduced the name of God as Father. The Name Father carries the meaning of relationship instead of religion as at that time, the Names of God had been painted with religion by the Pharisees and the teacher of Law. After the cross, Christ breathed the Spirit of Sonship into those who believe in Him and we call God as Abba Father!
With the help from the Holy Spirit, the revelation of Jesus’ Finished Work started to reveal the purposes and the power of God’s Names. And the Apostle Paul, the Apostle of Grace, revealed in 1 Corinthians 1:30 that: “ But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption”
The following Names which are found in the Old Testament are pointing to Jesus and His Finished Work at the cross.
1) Yahweh Jireh: The Lord who Provides.
(Genesis 22:14 ~ And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”)
2) Yahweh Rophe: The Lord who Heals.
(Exodus 15:26 ~ and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”)
3) Yahweh Nissi: The Lord our Banner (Standard).
(Exodus 17:15 ~ And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner;)
- Isaiah 59:19 ~ So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.
4) Yahweh Shalom: The Lord our Peace.
(Judge 6:24 ~ So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord- Is -Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.)
5) Yahweh Rohi: The Lord our Shepherd.
(Psalms 23:1 ~ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.)
6) Yahweh Tsidkenu: The Lord our Righteousness.
(Jeremiah 23:6 ~ In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.)
7) Yahweh M'kedesh: The Lord our Holiness.
(Leviticus 20:8 ~ And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.)
8) Yahweh Shanmah: The Lord is Here.
(Ezekiel 48:35 ~ All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE. )
9) Yahweh Elyon: The Lord Most High.
(Psalms 7:17 ~ I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. )
10) Yahweh Saboath: The Lord of Hosts.
(1 Samuel 1:3 ~ This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.)
These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:31) Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, (Philippians 2:9-10). And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. (Acts 2:21). Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. (Psalms 63:4)
