All through the Bible there are many names for our great Lord. Here are just a few as you find Him revealed through each book of the Bible…go seek Him for yourself!
In… | He is… | Revealed as… |
Genesis | The Seed of Woman | The One who would be born of the seed of a woman – Gen 3:15 |
Exodus | The Passover Lamb | The deliverer as in the life of Moses – Exodus 12 |
Our manna from Heaven – Exodus 16 | ||
Leviticus | The High Priest | The scapegoat in the sacrifices and offerings – Lev 1-7; 16, 23 |
Numbers | The Cloud and The Fire | Our Messiah who would be a King – Num 24:17 |
The Water from the Rock – Num 20 | ||
Deuteronomy | The Prophet Like Moses | Our Messiah who would be a prophet – Deut 18:15-19 |
Joshua | The Captain of Our Salvation | A leader like Joshua (who lead into the promised land) Jos 5:13-15 |
Judges | The Judge And Lawgiver | The true judge of the living and the dead |
Ruth | The Kinsman Redeemer | A descendant of Boaz and Ruth; able to redeem us – Ruth 4:12-17 |
1 & 2 Samuel | The Prophet of The Lord | The Rock, faithful friend, exalted by God with power -1 Sam 2:10; 2 Sam 23:2-3, 1 Sam 18 |
1 & 2 Kings | The Reigning King | The reigning wise King like Solomon (the Millennial Reign) |
1 & 2 Chronicles | The Wise One | Our Messiah would be from the tribe of Judah – 1 Chron 5:2, 2 Chron 9:22 |
Ezra | The Faithful Scribe | One in the person of Zerubbabel, the rebuilder of the temple -Ezra 4 |
Nehemiah | The Rebuilder of the Walls | One in the person of Nehemiah, the rebuilder of the walls of salvation |
Esther | Mordecai | One in the person of Mordecai |
Job | The Dayspring From on High | One in the sufferings of Job and the blessings that would follow |
Psalms | The Lord Who Is Our Shepherd | The Lord and Son of God – Psalm 2:7, 12 |
The stone the builders rejected – Psalm 118:22 | ||
Proverbs & Ecclesiastes | The Wisdom of God | Our Messiah would be from Everlasting – Prov 8:22-23 |
Song of Solomon | The Lover & Bridegroom | The Bridegroom’s love for, and marriage to, the bride (church) |
Isaiah | The Suffering Servant | Virgin born – Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel “God With Us” |
Jeremiah & Lamentations | The Weeping Prophet | Our Messiah would be God, righteous – Jer 23:6 |
Ezekiel | The Son of Man | A descendant of David – Ez 34:23-24 |
Daniel | The Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven | A son of man’ given an everlasting kingdom – Dan 7:13-14 |
The fourth man in the fiery furnance – Dan 3:25 | ||
Hosea | The Bridegroom | Through the faithfulness of Hosea to his adulterous wife – Hos 3 |
Joel | The Baptizer With The Holy Spirit | The one to offer salvation to all mankind – Joel 2:32 |
Amos | The Burden Bearer | The one God would darken the day at noon during His death – Amos 8:9 |
Obadiah | The Mighty Savior | |
Jonah | The Forgiving God | As in Jonah being 3 days & 3 nights in the belly of a fish -Jon 1:17 |
Micah | The Messenger With Beautiful Feet | The one who would be born in Bethlehem – Mic 5:2 |
Nahum | The Avenger of God’s Elect | |
Habakkuk | The Great Evangelist, Crying For Revival | The One who would come from Teman at His return, full of glory – Hab 3:3 |
An intercessor of prayer for His people like Habakkuk | ||
Zephaniah | The Restorer of the Remnant | |
Haggai | The Cleansing Fountain | Our Messiah would visit the 2nd temple – Hag 2:6-9 |
Zechariah | The Pierced Son | Messiah would be Priest and King, pierced -Zech 6:12-13, 12:10 |
Malachi | The Son of Righteousness | The One who would appear at the temple- Mal 3:1 |
Matthew | The Messiah | The Son of David, King of the Jews – Matt 1:1, 2:2 |
Mark | The Miracle Worker | The Holy One of God, Servant, King of Israel – Mark 1:24, 10:45, 15:32 |
Luke | The Son of Man | The Horn of Salvation – Luke 1:69 |
John | The Son of God | The Only Begotten Son – John 1:14,18 |
The Lamb of God – John 1:29,36 | ||
The Bread of life – John 6:35 | ||
The Light of the World – John 8:1 | ||
The I AM! – John 8:58 | ||
The Door of the Sheep – John 10:7,9 | ||
The Good Shepherd (John 10:11) | ||
The Resurrection and life – John 11:25 | ||
The Way, the Truth, the Life – John 14:6 | ||
The True Vine – John 15:1 | ||
Acts | The Ascended Lord | The Prince of Life – Acts 3:15 |
Romans | The Justifier | The Rock of Offense, Judge of living & dead -Rom 9:33; 14:9 |
1 & 2 Corinthians | The Last Adam | The First-fruits and the Last Adam – 1 Cor 15:23; 15:45 |
Galatians | The One Who Sets Us Free | The Lord Jesus Christ – Gal 1:3 |
Ephesians | The Christ of Riches | The Head over All Things, the Cornerstone – Ephesians 1:22; 2:20 |
Philippians | The God Who Meets Our Every Need | The Name above all names – Philippians 2:9 |
Colossians | The Fullness of The Godhead | The Image of the Invisible God – Colossians 1:15; 18, 27 |
1 & 2 Thessalonians | The Soon Coming King | The Lord of Peace – 2 Thessalonians 3:16 |
1 & 2 Timothy | The Mediator Between God And Man | The King of Ages, the Mediator – 1 Timothy 1:17, 2:5 |
Titus | The Blessed Hope | The Blessed Hope – Titus 2:13 |
Philemon | The Friend, Closer Than a Brother | The Lord Jesus Christ (Philemon 3) |
Hebrews | The Blood That Washes Away My Sins | The Heir of All Things – Hebrews 1:2, 2:17, 12:2 |
James | The Great Physician | The Lord of Glory – James 2:1, 5:9 |
1 & 2 Peter | The Chief Shepherd | The Living Stone -1 Peter 2:4, 5:4 |
1 & 2 & 3 John | Everlasting Love | The Eternal Life – 1 John 1:2, 2:1 |
Jude | The God our Saviour | The Only Wise God our Saviour – Jude 25 |
Revelation | The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! | The Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last – Revelation 1:17, 22:13 |
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah – Rev 5:5 | ||
The Word of God – Rev 19:13 | ||
The King of kings and Lord of lords – Rev 19:16 | ||
The Bright Morning Star – Rev 22:16 |