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LORD

(See GOD, names of)

The name LORD (Heb. Yahweh) means that God is the "self-existent One" (Exodus 3:14; 6:3; see also I AM) and is written with all capitals in the NASB. Although properly a title, it is used as God's personal name (cf. Psalms 144:15; Isaiah 37:20) and emphasizes His faithful presence and redemptive, covenant relationship with His people (Exodus 3:12-15; cf. 6:2-8; Deuteronomy 7:9; Ezekiel 37:26-28; 48:35). The full redemptive knowledge of the name LORD was not made known until Israel's experience under Moses (Exodus 6:3). It is called "this honored and awesome name" (Deuteronomy 28:58) or simply "the Name" (Leviticus 24:11). The form "Lord" (Heb. Adonay or Adon) means that God is "Lord" or "Master" in relation to His people as His servants and in the NASB is translated with only an initial capital when used of deity. This name is less intimate than the foregoing name LORD and is used of both deity and humanity (e.g., Genesis 18:12; Psalms 110:1). It is sometimes substituted for God's personal name (Yahweh, LORD) as a precaution against taking the latter name in vain (cf. Exodus 20:7). The primary word for Lord in the NT (Gr. kurios) is used to translate either Yahweh (Matthew 22:44; cf. Psalms 110:1, LORD) or Adonay (Matthew 22:44; cf. Psalms 110:1, Lord). Another word translated "Lord" or "Master" (Gr. despotes) occurs several times in the NT and indicates either deity (Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24; 2 Timothy 2:21; 2 Peter 2:1; Jude 4; Revelation 6:10) or a human "lord" or "master" (1 Timothy 6:1-2; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18).

compound forms of:

♦ the LORD God (Yahweh Elohim):

• Genesis 2:7; 3:1, 22; Exodus 9:30; Leviticus 4:22; Joshua 4:14; 2 Samuel 7:25; 1 Chronicles 17:16, 17; Ezra 8:28; Nehemiah 9:7; Psalms 68:18; 84:11; Jonah 4:6 (cf. Joshua 7:13)

♦ LORD God of Israel:

• 1 Samuel 2:30; 25:32, 34; 2 Samuel 12:7; 2 Kings 22:18; Ezra 4:1, 3; Isaiah 21:17; Jeremiah 21:4 (cf. Judges 5:3; 1 Samuel 20:12; 1 Kings 1:30; Psalms 41:13; Isaiah 17:6)

♦ LORD God of hosts:

• 2 Samuel 5:10; Psalms 59:5; 69:6; Amos 5:14-16 (cf. Hosea 12:5)

♦ LORD GOD (Yah Yahweh):

• Isaiah 12:2

♦ LORD of hosts:

♦ the Lord GOD (Adonay Yahweh):

• Genesis 15:8; Exodus 34:23; 2 Samuel 7:19-20; 1 Kings 2:26; Psalms 71:16; Isaiah 7:7; 48:16; Jeremiah 32:25; Ezekiel 2:4; Amos 7:1; Micah 1:2; Habakkuk 3:19; Zechariah 9:14

♦ Lord GOD of hosts:

• Isaiah 10:23-24; 22:15; Jeremiah 2:19; 46:10; Amos 9:5

♦ Lord of lords:

• Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalms 136:3

♦ the LORD Will Provide:

• Genesis 22:14 (cf. v. 8)

♦ the LORD is My Banner:

• Exodus 17:15

♦ the LORD is Peace:

• Judges 6:24

♦ the LORD our righteousness:

• Jeremiah 23:6 (cf. 33:16)

♦ the LORD is there:

• Ezekiel 48:35

of deity:

♦ the sacred personal names of God: the tetragrammaton:

♦ Adonai:

• Genesis 18:27; Nehemiah 1:11; Isaiah 3:18; Hosea 12:14; Zechariah 4:14

♦ Kurios:

• Matthew 1:22; Mark 13:20; Luke 1:6; 2:9, 22; John 5:14; Acts 7:49; 8:24; 17:24; 2 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Timothy 1:18; Hebrews 8:2; James 1:7; 2 Peter 2:9; 3:8; Jude 5

♦ OT quotes:

• Luke 4:18; John 12:13; Acts 2:25; 1 Corinthians 1:31; Hebrews 1:10; 7:21; 12:6; 1 Peter 1:25

♦ the Father:

• Psalms 110:1; Matthew 11:25; James 3:9 (cf. Luke 2:26; Acts 4:26); Revelation 11:15

♦ the Son:

• Psalms 110:1; Isaiah 6:1-10 (cf. John 12:37-41); Matthew 7:21; 8:2; 9:28; 14:28; 15:22; 16:22; 21:3; Mark 1:3; 2:28; Luke 2:11; 5:8; 6:46; 7:13; 10:1; 17:5; John 4:1; 6:23; 13:13; 20:2, 28; 21:7, 12; Acts 2:36; 5:14; 11:23-24; Romans 6:23; 10:9, 12, 13; 13:14; 14:8; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 4:17; 6:13-14; 7:10, 39; 11:23; 12:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5; 5:8; Galatians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 2:11; Colossians 2:6; 3:24; I Thessalonians 1:1; 4:15, 16; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Timothy 6:15; Hebrews 2:3; James 2:1; 5:7; 1 Peter 2:3; 3:15; 2 Peter 3:2; Jude 4, 25; Revelation 14:13; 19:16; 22:20

♦ the Spirit:

• 2 Corinthians 3:17

of certain humans:

♦ "lord(s)":

• Genesis 18:12; 19:2; 40:1; 42:10; Ruth 2:13; 1 Samuel 1:15; 16:16; 2 Samuel 11:9; Matthew 18:25, 27, 31, 32, 34; 25:11; Mark 6:21; Acts 25:26; 1 Timothy 6:15; 1 Peter 3:6; Revelation 7:14; 17:14

♦ "master(s)":

• Genesis 24:9-10; 1 Kings 18:7; Matthew 6:24; 10:24; 24:48; Mark 13:35; Luke 12:36-37, 42-43, 45-47; 14:21-23; John 13:16; 15:15; Acts 16:16, 19; Romans 14:4; Ephesians 6:5, 9; Colossians 3:22; 4:1

♦ "owner(s)":

• 1 Kings 16:24; Matthew 20:8; 21:40; Mark 12:9; Luke 19:33; 20:13, 15; Galatians 4:1

♦ "sir(s)":

• Matthew 13:27; 21:29; 27:63; Luke 13:8; John 12:21; 20:15; Acts 16:30

name of:

(See NAME)

♦ of so-called lords

• 1 Corinthians 8:5

♦ of an angel

• Acts 10:4

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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