God revealed these names in moments of need. They show His character and direct us to what He has provided through Jesus Christ.
Jehovah-Jireh — “The LORD Will Provide”: Our Provider
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
— Genesis 22:14 BSB
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
— Matthew 6:33 BSB
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 4:19 BSB
Jehovah-Rapha — “The LORD Who Heals”: Our Healer
For I am the LORD who heals you.
— Exodus 15:26 BSB
He Himself took our infirmities and carried our diseases.
— Matthew 8:17 BSB
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
— 1 Peter 2:24 BSB
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who dwells within you.
— Romans 8:11 BSB
Jehovah-Mekaddishkem — “The LORD Who Sanctifies You”: Our Sanctifier
I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
— Exodus 31:13 BSB
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
— 1 Corinthians 6:11 BSB
For by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
— Hebrews 10:14 BSB
Jehovah-Nissi — “The LORD Is My Banner”: Our Victory
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
— Exodus 17:15 BSB
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
— 1 Corinthians 15:57 BSB
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
— 2 Corinthians 2:14 BSB
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
— 1 John 5:4 KJV
Jehovah-Shalom — “The LORD Is Peace”: Our Peace
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace.
— Judges 6:24 BSB
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
— John 14:27 BSB
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
— Romans 5:1 BSB
Jehovah-Rohi — “The LORD Is My Shepherd”: Our Shepherd, Guide, and Protector
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
— Psalm 23:1 BSB
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
— John 10:11 BSB
For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
— 1 Peter 2:25 BSB
But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit), comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].
— John 16:13 AMPC
Jehovah-Tsidkenu — “The LORD Our Righteousness”
This is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
— Jeremiah 23:6 BSB
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
— 1 Corinthians 1:30 BSB
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
— 2 Corinthians 5:21 BSB
Jehovah-Shammah — “The LORD Is There”: Our Ever-Present Companion
And from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.
— Ezekiel 48:35 BSB
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
— Matthew 1:23 BSB
And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
— Matthew 28:20 BSB
“Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
— Hebrews 13:5 BSB