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Lesson 04 – The Names and Titles of Jesus

Lesson 04 – The Names and Titles of Jesus

Lesson for January 28, 2026

The Names and Titles of Jesus

Lesson 4

Jehovah

Jehovah was the Jewish tetragrammaton, “YHWH,” meaning having four letters. This was the sacred name of God that the Jews would not pronounce. The custom of not pronouncing “YHWH” was based upon an erroneous understanding of Leviticus 24:16, “Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him. The stranger as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.” According to Jewish tradition, “YHWH” was pronounced once a year by the high priest on the Day of Atonement, when he entered the Holy of Holies, by adding vowels from other names of God.

When referring to God, the Jews substituted other of words like Adonai, meaning Lord or Master for “YHWH.” Sometimes the Hebrew word Elohim (a plural name for God), referring to two or three members of the Trinity, was substituted to avoid saying Adonai twice (like Lord God). They continued to write “YHWH” but read Adonai or Elohim when “YHWH” appeared in the text.

The name “Jehovah” was first used in an English translation of the Bible by William Tyndale and later used in the King James Version of the Bible. Jehovah is therefore a transliterated word for the name of God. It is written in English Bibles as “LORD GOD.” In the Old Testament, Jehovah is used for all three members of the Godhead, but ninety percent of the time it is used for Jesus Christ because He is the only revealed member of the Godhead. The tetragrammaton is assigned to Jesus Christ enough in prophetic passages to confirm His deity, as a member of the Godhead. (Isaiah 9:6-7; 40:3; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Zechariah 12)

Jehovah is related to the Hebrew root word “hayah,” meaning “to be” or “to exist. God is the only self-existent One. Since all the members of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, all members are called by the name Jehovah. The Father is called Jehovah in Isaiah 40:3. The Son is called Jehovah in Psalm 102:25-27; Isaiah 44:6, 24, 45:18-21, 64:8; Jeremiah 23:6. The Holy Spirit is called Jehovah in Isaiah 11:2.

The Compound Names of Jehovah

  1. Jehovah-Jireh means the Lord our provider. God provides for believers, logistical grace. Logistical grace is defined as the divine planning, divine support, divine provision, and divine blessing for the execution of the Protocol Plan of God by the Royal Family of God. (Genesis 22:1-14; 23:13-14)
  2. Jehovah-Nissi means the Lord our banner. This means that Jesus Christ went before us as a prototype for us to follow. Jesus Christ is the unique Person of the universe. He is the only Person in history to be both fully God and fully man. The term for this unique union is derived from the Greek word hupostatis meaning essence. In the case of Christ, it is both divine and human essence in one Person forever. (Exodus 17:8-16; Hebrews 1:3)
  3. Jehovah-Qadash means the Lord Who sanctifies. Sanctification is the Greek word “hagiasmos,” meaning separation unto God or to be set apart to God. It is the same word used for saint and holy. Therefore, all believers are saints and all believers are holy. However, sanctification is in three stages, and these stages must always be distinguished in order to accurately interpret the Word of God. The first stage is positional, the second stage is experiential, and the third stage is ultimate. Each is a separate and a distinct stage in the life of believers. (Leviticus 20:1-8,26; Hebrews 10:10)
  4. Jehovah-Raah means the Lord is Our Shepherd. Jesus Christ is our Shepherd and gave His life for “the sheep” (Positional Sanctification). (John 10:9-11) Jesus Christ is called the Great Shepherd, the Good Shepherd, and the Chief Shepherd. (Hebrews 13:20-21; I Peter 5:4) Christ is our Shepherd and we are His sheep. As sheep we have certain needs that must be provided for us by the Shepherd. For example, sheep cannot guide themselves (John. 16:13), sheep cannot clean themselves (I John. 1:9), sheep are helpless when injured (Psalms 9:9; 46:1), sheep are defenseless (John. 14:27), sheep cannot find food or water (John 14:26), sheep are easily frightened (John 14:16), and sheep produce wool that belongs to the shepherd. (John 15:4-5) Our Shepherd provides guidance, cleansing, help, protection, spiritual food and drink, freedom from fear, and all that we have belongs to Him. (Psalm 2:1-4)
  5. Jehovah-Rapha means the Lord is Our Healer. There is no physical healing in the atonement of Christ, only spiritual healing. (Isaiah 53:6) During the Church Age prior to the completion of the Canon of Scriptures, God the Holy Spirit sovereignly gave the temporary gift of healing to certain men such as the apostles, to establish their credentials as communicators of God’s Word. (Exodus 15:1-26; I Corinthians 12:11)
  6. Jehovah-Shalom means the Lord our Peace. Peace means spiritual prosperity, which is the provision from God for all believers who faithfully execute the Protocol Plan of God. All believers have peace (reconciliation) with God as a result of their faith in Jesus Christ at salvation. But not all believers experience the peace of God in their daily lives which is accomplished by learning, believing, and applying the Word of God. (Judges 6:22-24; Philippians 4:7)
  7. Jehovah-Sabaoth means the Lord of Hosts. The Lord of Hosts is the same as the Lord of the Armies, which means God fights our battles, when we allow Him to do so. He did it for Israel in the Old Testament and He will do it for us as well. Believers in the Church Age are in a spiritual battle with Satan, his world system, and his demon army. (Joshua 5 :14-15 ; 6 :1-20)
  8. Jehovah-Shammah means the Lord is Present. God is omnipresent, meaning He is present everywhere. This is not pantheism, since pantheism denies the Person of God, saying that God is in the rocks, the grass, etc. God’s essence fills the universe. (Psalm 139:7-8; Jeremiah 23:23-24; Acts 17:27) God is also free to be in one place at one time, as in the mountain with Moses, or in the Holy of Holies above the Mercy Seat. He was also able to become flesh and dwell among us as Christ did. (John 1:14)
  9. Jehovah-Tsidkenu means the Lord Our Righteousness. God’s righteousness is perfect. Therefore, God demands perfect righteousness for entering Heaven. When a person believes that Christ died on the Cross as the payment for their sin, God gives that person His very own righteousness. (II Corinthians 5:21)

Words for God in the Bible

El, Elohim

  1. Translated “God”
  2. Elohim is found more than 2300 times in Scripture
  3. God’s official title
  4. Means “the strong One Who binds with an oath”
  5. El, the singular form is found 250 times in Scripture
  6. Elohim refers to all three persons of the Godhead

Jehovah

  1. Translated “LORD, GOD” (Genesis 2:4)
  2. Personal name for God
  3. Means “Self-existent One”
  4. Most often refers to the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ

Adonai

  1. Translated “Lord” (Genesis 15:2)
  2. Means “Master”
  3. Refers to someone in authority