Andy is a good guess but it’s not what the Bible calls God. The Bible has many names for God and they are windows through which His character is seen. The names of God tell us many wonderful things about Him.

Yahweh
This is a personal name and not a noun meaning 'God'. The Hebrew had such a reverence for God that he would never dare say the name of Yahweh. In place of the word Yahweh he would substitute the name of 'Lord'. The Hebrew verb 'to be' is the key to the meaning of Yahweh. But the word means more than just the fact that God exists. It has the idea of God being our Redeemer.

Elohim
This is the most common name for God found more than 2,500 times in the Old Testament. This is a general term for God which conveyed the idea of the power of God. This term speaks of God as the creator of all that is. Genesis 1:1 Elohim created the sun, moon and stars.

El Shaddai
This name for God generally means 'God Almighty'. There could be the element of judgment involved with this name. It conveys the idea of the All Powerful One. Usually the term is used in conjunction with a display of God's power in nature.

El Elyon
This name for God means God the Most High. This name conveys the idea of God's rule and sovereignty.

El Olam
This name has come to mean the unchanging, eternal God. When the name is applied to God it conveys the idea of His unchangableness. El Olam never changes.

Jehovah Jireh
This name means the God who provides or God will see to it. This name points to Christ who is the ultimate Lamb which God provides.

Adonai
This divine name translates as Lord. It means master and reflects the attribute of sovereignty. It means that God is the Lord who rules.

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Hopefully these considerations to some big questions asked by young people are helpful to you. Please note that while I have done my best to be true to what the Bible and the Seventh-day Adventist church teaches, I may not always have got it 100% right. So please don’t just take what I say but keep searching out answers from God for yourself.
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