Trabzon, Rize, Batumi (Georgia) - a celebratory trip with friends

  I'm close to turning 40, and since I didn't want a big party, my wife suggested that I take a trip with close friends and celebrate that way. So we did. We visited Trabzon, Rize, and Batumi. Sumela Monastery was definitely a highlight of the trip. Excellent food was also important. Most important was the fellowship of friendship which allowed us to share things temporal and eternal.

SUMELA MONASTERY and its environs

The view from the trail to the monastery

Outside the entry to the monastery

The monastery buildings

View from a distance (by the church)

Melchizedek and Abram fresco

St. George and the Dragon (I think)

The walls were covered with the biblical narrative, starting with the creation at the top. The monastery seems to have functioned as a school of biblical training to some extent. The frescoes do not seem to be standard icons, to my uneducated eye.

More of the biblical narrative in frescoes

The view from the parking lot. Technically you can walk to the monastery from there, but it was apparently 4 kilometers, most of which was at a steep angle. We paid the $1.50 to ride the bus; the driver kept it interesting.

A stream near the parking lot

TRABZON

The view from a beautiful breakfast restaurant

Gravestone headpiece explanations for Ottoman-era tombstones, which often include the headgear of the deceased on top to indicate the deceased social status

The seraphim and the four beasts around the Throne. This is the central ceiling fresco in Trabzon's Hagia Sofia church building, converted to a mosque, converted to a museum, now converted to a mosque again.

Historically the four beasts before the Throne are linked to the four gospel accounts (Matthew with the man, Luke with the bull, John with the eagle, and Mark with the lion.) 

Jesus teaching at the Temple as a youth

exterior of the Hagia Sofia (Trabzon)

column designs still fascinate me 2 decades after World History 101

The Last Supper fresco - the use and non-use of halos was interesting to me.

Christ as Judge (Pantokrator)

Trabzon city walls / fortress

Trabzon city walls / fortress from a distance

RIZE

 

Rize panorama

Rize at night, notice the massive tea cup on the left

BATUMI

 

Georgian side of the border

delicious Georgian food

 Panorama of Batumi

The Grand Gloria Hotel looked very impressive, at least from the outside.

a small, quite new church building by the border

2023 Reading (13th annual edition)

  The year 2023 likely equaled 2022 in being basically unprecedented in my life for breadth and extent of reading. The combination of access to a great library system with fabulous inter-library loan opportunities and taking sabbatical time gave both time and space for constant reading, especially early in the year. I have highlighted a few particular recommendations, but the only ones that I would not suggest have been clearly labeled as such. I've weeded out the ones that I didn't care to bring up.

NON-FICTION

Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle - Recommended to me by Andrew Peterson's Adorning the Dark, this is another beautiful reflection on godly work. Like Peterson's book it masquerades as a book on art and faith. Really all work done well seems to be a combination of 'science' and 'art'; writing, or art, is no exception. L'Engle argues that all good art is good religion, bad art is bad religion. A profound book. 

First I checked it out of the library; but about a chapter in, I bought it so that I could mark it up. I read it in parallel with Wrinkle in Time series, including Many Waters and An Acceptable Time, each of which I enjoyed for the first time.

Manana by Justo Gonzalez - a commentary and critique not only of "Western" (actually, "Northern") theology but also of its culture from through a Hispanic lens. This is an older work now but maybe even more insightful because the issues he mentions have in many cases grown clearer over time. (earlier post on the book)

Return of the Prodigal by Henri Nouwen - It'd be hard to express the impact of this book on me. It was beautifully expressive of the Good News of Jesus; it was deeply thought-provoking. When good friends give you good books as gifts, it's always best to read the... but at the right time. This one had to wait for about 4 years, and then it was the right book this past spring. 

Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne a book I definitely intend to complete someday, but I found out I could loan it from Turkey, so I returned it to finish later. As far as I got was riveting! I also found

Mother of Royalty: An Exposition of the Book of Ruth in the Light of the Sources by Yehoshua Bachrach - a post with my thoughts

A Call to Istanbul by Constance Padwick - This is a lovely biography of a Canadian man born and raised in the Ottoman Empire who later returned and led the work of the Bible Society in Turkey and Lebanon. I'd never heard of him, but he lived and loved many of the same places that I do. His love for all people, but especially those of Turkey, was beautiful to read about.

Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now by Brenda Salter McNeil - I previously posted some excerpts from this, and it was a beautiful read, simple in some ways and rich in others.

The Prophecy of Isaiah by Alec Motyer - This has been a great resource as I studied in Isaiah!

Fly by Wire by William Langewiesche a quite good, but not great, book about 'the Miracle on the Hudson' as well as a consideration of a lot of different aspects of the airline business and lifestyle

A Habitual Sight of Him: The Christ-Centered Piety of Thomas Goodwin (edited by Beeke) - This was a really nice little book that is easy to use as a daily devotional (35 readings).

I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown, Pollution and the Death of Man by Schaeffer (previous post); The Call of the Minaret by Kenneth Cragg (previous post); The Teacher by Augustine (previous post); Birlikte Yaşam / Life Together by Bonhoeffer; 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership; Troubled by Truth by Kenneth Cragg; The Master: A Life of Jesus by John Pollock; Sacred Companions by David Benner; Jesus' Sermon on the Mount by D. A. Carson

FICTION

Shane by Jack Shaeffer - I enjoy Westerns. This one became an instant favorite. It's well-told; it's got a unique perspective. It was both gripping and left an element of mystery. 

Daddy by Loup Durand - oops, lost a library book!

Harry Potter - One of the joys of fathering is sharing the joy of reading and being shared with. My oldest daughter and I are each making our way through Hogwarts for the very first time. We're doing it together.

A Cast of Stones and sequels by Patrick Carr - I enjoyed it and will eventually re-read it. Sadly my least favorite part was probably the last chapter.

Goodbye Mr. Chip by James Hilton - When I went looking for a short novel about teaching for my Reading Skills I class, this is what I came up with. It had some challenges, but overall we enjoyed it.

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

The Golden Rendevous by Alistair MacLean - How was there a book by one of my favorite older authors that I had never read?!?! Anyways, it ws typical MacLean; if you've read enough of his works, there was nothing shocking even if there was a bit of variety.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - I couldn't love it, but it was interesting and well-written. It's just not my preferred genre.

Serpent of Moses by Don Hoese - a sequel to an interesting Christian fiction book I read years ago. Another Indiana Jones-style book...

Recommendations from years past: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

The Drier of Tears

    And [the Lord of hosts] will swallow up on this mountain
        the covering that is cast over all peoples,
        the veil that is spread over all nations.
    He will swallow up death forever;
    and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces,
        and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
        for the LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 25:7–8, ESV)

The exalted title the Sovereign LORD calls attention to the fact that in all the dignity of his divine sovereignty, it is the Lord himself who will attend to our tears, moving from person to person until each eye has been dried. On the disgrace of his people cf. Joshua 5:9 where the rite of circumcision was renewed for the Lord’s people. It symbolized that the days of covenant abeyance were over and that the ‘disgrace of Egypt’ was gone – the disgrace to the Lord’s people of living in slavery, bondage and misery. So also, as long as life in this world endures, there are innumerable ways in which the people of God are under reproach and hindered, by circumstances and sin, from living according to their true dignity. All this will be taken away. The new nature will be given full and glorious expression in an environment where everything conduces to holiness (cf. Phil. 3:20–21). Covenant promise will have become covenant reality.(Motyer, 210, Kindle) 

 ‘The Drier of Tears’, of course, brings the Psalmist’s bottled tears to mind as well as the more well-known reflections of this passage in John’s Revelation. Imagine a loving parent as they comfort a child and wipe away the tears of their hurt child. They do not deny the pain, but they comfort and enter into it. They encourage the child with reasons that things will end okay and that the pain will not conquer. This Sovereign’s attentions are not the ‘be tough’ shushing of an impatient or distant parent to a child genuinely in pain, nor does the Sovereign unnecessarily comfort an emotional or manipulative outburst. 

 Instead the image given here is the Sovereign Lord squatting down before each child taking them in turn and re-opening all those bottled tears which have been stored up, not to re-live the pain but to engage its reality with empathy and bring resolution and full healing. Waiting with each tear till it has been dried, the Sovereign Lord stills and heals the heartbreak of all of His own: each loss, each grief, each pain, each betrayal, every agony of birthing, all the reproach which has been heaped on the child publicly or privately whether by themselves or others, each unfulfilled longing, every scarcely understandable cry of rage, each pang of guilt and insufficiency, every moment of teeth-gritting or of grinning-and-bearing-it, all the despair and disillusionment, in short, all the groaning and mourning and suffering which had been brought on by the curses in this cosmos. All of these heartcries will be engaged, even authenticated, and defanged by the One who values what may have, until that moment, been unseen and unacknowledged by any other in the universe. 

  Within this context, the sorrows of judgment must be mentioned; the tears which were mourned in the Lord’s comprehensive judgment of chapter 24 will also be dried. This One pauses for each tear till the heart that has held it is clear, the eye that it trickled from is dried. At that moment, nothing will be more important than these hurts and this healing. This is a key piece of the great salvation, and it will not be denied! Isaiah insists upon this point (Isa 30:19; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19). May hope in the Drier of Tears, who is also the Remove of Reproach, steady our hearts.

NOTE: There is no destruction of the human emotional capacity here; this is a making well of heartache. In the context (notice Isaiah 26), there is a full range of emotions during and following the ‘healing of sorrows.’ This is about healing and wellness, not simply or superficially about tears; tears are foregrounded as the powerful symbol summarizing the need for comprehensive healing. So, it is about tears; they are vitally important, but they are not ultimate, they will pass at the right time.

Dogs in the Bible

  Yesterday evening in our small group Bible study, a couple of us were interested in this reference: "But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel." It's in the context of the angel of death who is going to execute the firstborn sons throughout Egypt, and it is of rather minor theological significance. However, in a culture which loves puppies, it is interesting: this appears to be the first reference to dogs in Scripture.

 So, how are canines mentioned in the Bible? Well, honestly, the references to dogs don't seem particularly different from today.

"Pets" (domesticated or household dogs)

- Exodus 22:31; Matthew 15:26-27 & Mark 7:27-28 (food thrown to dogs)

- Job 30:1 (sheep dogs)

- Psalm 68:23 - 'the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe' - sounds like guard dogs

- Isaiah 56:10-11 - watchdogs

Name-calling or Self-deprecating humility

 - 1 Samuel 17:43; 24:14; 2 Samuel 9:8; 16:9; 2 Kings 8:13; Psalm 22:20; Philippians 3:2; Revelation 22:15

Packs of Dogs

- The above Exodus 11:7 reference seems to be concerned with possible violence from a dog. It could be a watchdog, but it seems more likely to refer to packs of dogs in light of some of the later references. Other references in this category would include 1 Kings 14:11; 16:4; 21:19, 23-24; 22:38; 2 Kings 9:10, 36; Psalms 22:16; 59:6, 14; Jeremiah 15:3

As dirty animals or animals with dirty or inappropriate-for-a-human habits

- Judges 7:5 - "a dog laps"

- Proverbs 26:11; 2 Peter 2:22 - "A dog returns to its vomit"

- Matthew 7:6 - "do not give dogs what is holy"

Unclear or Random 

- Deuteronomy 23:18 - "wages of a dog" - maybe a dog loaned out for hunting purposes???

- Proverbs 26:17 - "a passing dog"

- Ecclesiastes 9:4 - "a living dog is better than a dead lion" - maybe for guarding???

- Luke 16:21 - dogs licking sores - this could be seen as sympathetic and healing, or a sign of misery; the dogs could be from the household or a pack potentially ???

 

**Prov 30:31 mentions an animal which is unclear for translation ("girt of loins"), possibly a greyhound or a strutting rooster.

Wasteful Wardens of the Planet

  This is a hard topic to write about. It's easier to express the ideas in speech, but then the details don't usually all get explored before the conversation wonders. So, in keeping with one of the purposes of this blog, I am going to try again to express the question of "Humans as Wasteful Wardens." I deleted my first attempt a couple years ago, but the idea keeps coming up. So, let me try to outline its key pieces.

1. I believe that humans were designed to be gardeners, stewards of the earth - or, maybe even of the galaxy! There is a care and compassion inherent to gardening that is so natural that it may not get much thought. Gardeners seek fruit or flowers, which requires healthy plants, which require healthy soil, which requires investment of time and work and attention and study. Shouldn't that be us all around the world - each in our own plot of land, seeking healthy provision and beauty and flourishing?
2. I believe that our Maker also designed us to multiply humans who would reflect the Maker's own image partially through elaborating on the designs built into the world. In other words, the world had been designed flawless but still had space for improvement, even in Eden! Shouldn't we be pursuing the development of what was given, whether physical or mental or spiritual or social?
3. I believe in entropy: the world is falling into disorder, and inevitably we are increasing that disorder. Since its goodness was shattered, this universe has been gradually deteriorating. Theologically, we might speak of 'sin'; scientifically, we might speak of 'the second law of thermodynamics'. Both concepts tell us that this world is not what it once was and is headed for destruction. What's worse is that we are involved, as a cause. Shouldn't we be fighting against the destruction?

  To summarize, while the world was designed to be good for humanity, humanity was also designed to be good for the world. However, our daily existence shows us that often the world is not good for us, and we are often not good for it. This should naturally lead to a bad end. Is there another way? 

Turkish kebab

 On the one hand, I'd really like to be 'green,' but I can't commit to greenness as an ideology. I can't get past its meaningless, vicious cycle. Which one? Well, imagine that I ate some kebab... at some point, I would need to wash the plate. Now, I could save it with lots of other dirty dishes and run it through the dishwasher, or I could just wash it by hand. They both consume resources though different amounts of different resources with different fall-out for the health of the earth, its systems, and my co-inhabitants. I also have the option of NOT washing the plate - so as to save water and to prevent chemical pollution. However, that may end up with me in the hospital consuming vastly more resources than I otherwise would have. In fact, no option removes me as a consumer and polluter. (Oh, and we didn't touch on the topic of the good kebab that God provided; that would be another place to consider how we are 'gardening our world'.) In every case, it feels like I am wasting or destroying part of the exact thing that I was to be enhancing, the world that I was made a steward of! I am not suggesting here that this is my only effect on the earth; I am simply suggesting that it seems inevitable that I will have some negative impact. 

 Here's a fascinating case study: This BBC article on deep sea mining shows plainly how we humans struggle to balance exploring, appreciating, and using the resources that we find. So, I am left to wonder: Can we garden without greed? Can we explore without exploitation? Can we contribute while we consume? Can we enhance while we expand? Those who love the God revealed in the Bible should be at the forefront of seeking ways to do this; that was the original design! Of course, we can't "save the planet," but we should certainly care for it as well as we can. As in so many other areas, we must value what we have been given without worshipping it. At the same time, we must engage in brokenness without trying to become the Savior.  

  Graciously, there is a solution from outside the system. If the Designer of the world were to engage the world in healing by sending help from outside the system, healing would become possible at more than a temporary or partial level. The Bible's claim is that such help has and will come. So, while recognizing the temporal hopelessness of saving the environment, it is possible for a person to garden in the world as best as they know how and also to look for a Healer who will bring in the opposite of entropy! Isaiah describes The One who will bring an increase of peace without end (9:7). How will goodness increase forever? I don't know, but I am eager to be shown.

  For thought or comment: 

• How can we apply ourselves (individually or communally) to gardening whatever space we have?
• Where can we create beauty around us?
• What do I see that needs restoring near me?
• What would I do differently if I saw myself as steward of the earth and took responsibility for such a stewardship of land and co-inhabitants?

Imagining the Creation before the World's Creation - The Silmarillion, Chapter 1

   If you've read my blog or we've talked much, you may recall some of my theological speculations (sample 1, sample 2, sample 3). There's lots of areas for wondering in Scripture, many things that are hinted at, but not detailed. It is along these lines that J. R. R. Tolkien's first chapter in The Silmarillion is so gripping. 

 Middle Earth is neither a Christian allegory nor even a theologically correct construct of 'the real world'. There are elements in it that differ from what we might call a 'biblical' worldview; however, it seems to me to be a thoroughly Christian worldview. Middle Earth is a place where the creative mind that has been saturated with the possibilities latent within the world we see and the revelation that has been given to us can run free. 

  Thus it is that in the first lines describing the dawning of the reality in which Middle Earth will later occur, we find Eru, the One. Then, follows a chapter filled with what the imagination can suggest happened before the Beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth. It is a consideration of what might have been when 'the morning stars sang together... for joy' or when a son of Dawn said, "I will make myself like the Most High" (Job 38:7; Isaiah 14:12-14). It is in no way an exposition or interpretation of those passages, simply a fantasy of what might have been before our own dawning. It considers how the One knew that a darker theme would enter the Story  through pride and increase the majesty within the music, never denying the Composer one iota of the glory of His composition. Instead, setting theme against theme, the Subverter would amplify the Creator's own harmonies.

  I'd highly recommend these 10 pages of a novel as a meditation for the Christian mind. Imagination is a gift from the Creator, and Tolkien was a gifted imaginer. 

on Prophets (and Miracle Workers) - with 3 trivia questions

 Three trivia questions: (answers at the bottom of the post)

 a. Who was the first miracle worker mentioned in the Bible?

 b.  Who is the first person who is called a prophet in the Bible?

 c. How many prophets are listed as such before the first prophetess is recorded? 

The Prophet as Intercessor

   Especially in the second instance, I would say that the answer is a person whom we do not often consider to be a prophet. Yet, the Lord calls him one. More interestingly, the logic of being a prophet is given like this, "Make this right, and he is a prophet, so he will pray for your healing." This is an interesting role for the prophet, the Prophet as Intercessor. This is the role that we often ascribe to the priest, and rightly so. However, here it is so, and maybe elsewhere? Incidentally, this prophet had just interceded for God's mercy on pagan cities two chapters before in Genesis 18. But maybe we find here that intercession is also a function of being a prophet. 

The Prophet as the Speaker of God's Word

  Further thoughts, I have been reading through the OT Historical Books, describing the first nation(s) of Israel from the death of Moses through their exile from their Promised Land centuries later. One of the fascinating features of these stories is a stream of references to 'prophets,' plural. Among the people that I have known who take Scripture seriously, I suspect many of us think of prophets as solitary and sporadic icons throughout biblical history; we'd quickly list Moses, Samuel, Nathan, maybe Gad, Elijah, Elisha, and then skip forward probably to the writing prophets like Daniel and Jonah and Isaiah, (probably also forgetting most of the prophetesses whom I wrote about a while back.) But that notion of the 'rare prophet' of Israel doesn't bear up under closer study of Scripture. Prophets were often relatively common, though not always (1 Sam 3:1). 

 The idea that prophets were rare probably reflects the relative space given to describing the activity of individual prophets. However, it does not reflect the actual nature of the prophetic role in Israelite society at that time. Now, springing to mind for some might be 'the sons of the prophets' who make appearances throughout Elijah and Elisha's stories: Obadiah hid 100 prophets in Ahab's time (1 Kings 18), and 2 Kings 2 records 'sons of the prophets' living in Bethel and Jericho, numbering at least 50. And indeed, there seem to have often been many prophets scattered throughout the society. 

- Pre-Samuel prophets/prophetesses: Exodus 7:1; 15:20; Numbers 11:25-29; Judges 4-5; Judges 6:8

- Saul meets a group of prophets after leaving Samuel and joins them in prophesying (1 Samuel 10:5-13)

- Saul and his messengers meet a company of prophets led by Samuel and join them in prophesy (1 Samuel 19:20-24)

- 1 Kings 13 has the odd story of two unnamed prophets who speak the word of the Lord, although one lies about this at one point. The purpose of this story seems to be to show the corruption of even true prophets during this time. But for our study, that is not key for now.

- Then, there are named prophets (and a prophetess) who are mentioned more briefly: many sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who prophesied are mentioned (1 Chr 25:1-5); Asaph the seer (2 Chr 29:30); Shemaiah (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chr. 12) Ahijah the Shilonite (1 Kings 11) and Iddo the seer (2 Chr 9:29), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Azariah, (2 Chr 15:8), Hanani the seer (2 Chr 16:7-10), Jehu, son of Hanani (1 Kings 16:1-7; 2 Chr 19:2), and Micaiah (1 Kings 22). (Organized roughly chronologically)

- 1 Kings 20 has 2 separate stories of unnamed prophets who deliver messages to Ahab, King of Israel.

- The sons of the prophets mentioned right before Elijah was taken up to heaven are mentioned again in 2 Kings 4, 5, 6, and 9.  

- 2 Chronicles 33:18 speaks of multiple seers speaking God's word to Manasseh.

- Many of the Writing Prophets are also mentioned within the Historical Books though their stories are often unrecalled because of the focus on the texts they left. Isaiah (2 Kings 19-20; a major prophet even without the book), Jonah (2 Kings 14:25), Haggai and Zechariah (Ezra 5:1-2; 6:14).

The Prophet as Scribe

 Interestingly, many of the prophets seemed to have a history-writing role, though whether these are the recorded Scriptures that we have is not necessarily as clear. 1 Chronicles 29:29 mentions Samuel, Nathan and Gad in this regard. Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo are listed in 2 Chronicles 9:29; Shemaiah and Iddo are mentioned in 2 Chronicles 12:15; and Iddo is mentioned again in 2 Chronicles 13:22. Also, Isaiah is recorded in this light (2 Chr 26:22; 32:32).

 The history of prophets and prophecy in Scripture is much broader than we often think about, and this is before we even consider the NT implications. Likely there are many more Scriptures that could be added to this discussion, feel free to do so if they will enrich our understanding!

Additional passages: 2 Samuel 15:27 - a high priest called a seer; 2 Chronicles 24:27 - 'many oracles'; 2 Kings 17:13 - warnings to Israel 'by every prophet and every seer' to turn from wickedness; 1 Sam 9:9 - equates seers with prophets; Zechariah the son of Jehoida (2 Chr 24:20); Isaiah 8:3 (unnamed prophetess).

Answers:

a. Moses (Ex 4:1-9 and beyond), as far as I can tell. Can you think of any previous instance where someone performs a miracle? Joseph's dream interpreting may be the closest, but dream interpreting seems like its own separate category. 

b. Abraham (Gen 20:7)

c. Two (Only Abraham and Aaron are named as prophets before Miriam. Deborah follows quickly as well with only Moses [Deut 18:15] and the incident in Numbers 11 intervening)

Related posts: The Odd Notion of 400 Silent Years; How Many Prophetesses are there in Scripture?

How many prophetesses are there in Scripture?

 A while back in my office - it was probably around International Women's Day, the discussion arose about prophetesses and whether the Bible recorded any. The colleague I was talking to is a well-informed Muslim although she's not specifically trained in theology. She didn't remember any being mentioned in the Kuran although she thought it was reasonable to assume that some of the thousands of prophetic messengers that are referenced in the Kuran were women.

  It seems likely to me that if one accepts both the speaking 'messenger' and speaking-writing 'prophet' within Islam as "prophets," it's quite likely that Eve, Mary the mother of Jesus, and other women could be considered prophets according to Islam. However, an internet search quickly shows that this is a disputed opinion, and it is certainly not one that I have the expertise to speak about.

  Anyways, for the student of the Torah, Psalms, Prophetic and Gospel writings, it is certainly clear that there were prophetesses. In fact, they are listed throughout Scripture. So, a pop quiz:

How many prophetesses are named in the Bible? Who are they?

  Who is the one in the Torah? Who are the two in the historical writings? Who is the one in the prophetic writings? Who is the one in the Gospel writings about Jesus? Who are the ones in the earliest church?

  Miriam, the sister of Aaron and Moses - Exodus 15:20 - It is not mentioned whether she married or not in the Scripture themselves. Some tradition suggests she was.
  Deborah - Judges 4-5 - Her husband is mentioned, but children are not.
  Huldah - 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22 - Her husband is mentioned though children are not.
  _?????_, unnamed wife of Isaiah - Isaiah 8:3 - Her husband was also a prophet; she had at least two sons. (Some suggest she may simply be being referred to as "the prophet's wife" in this passage, but many argue against this.)
  Anna - Luke 2:36 - She had been married, but had been widowed for a long time when she sees Jesus and is mentioned as a prophetess. (related post on "The Odd Notion of 400 Silence Years")
  The 4 Daughters of Philip - Acts 21:9 - These daughters are specifically mentioned as being unmarried at the time when they met Paul and Luke.

  Each of these prophetesses, as well as the additional women and passages below, could be considered in a lot more detail in order to develop a thorough understanding of this area. The people and priests and kings of Israel would all come to these prophetesses to consult them about the word of the LORD. Personally, I wanted to have a clear answer to the question, but the answer will always depend on the phrasing of the questions. How many prophetesses of the Lord are NAMED in Scripture? 4 along with others who like many prophets in Israel remained unnamed. How many prophetesses of the Lord are mentioned in Scripture? 8. 

Additional tidbits and relevant Scriptures:
  Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:17-18 [cf 1:15; 2:1-4]; 1 Corinthians 11:5

  Two women are mentioned as false prophetesses as well, Noadiah (Nehemiah 6:14) and Jezebel (Revelation 2:20). In the second case, the name might be figurative.

  The Jewish Talmud (rabbis' discussions of the Scriptures) lists seven Jewish prophetesses: Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Huldah, and Esther. (Megillah 14a) It is also gives the reasons each is considered a prophetess. It is interesting that the Talmud does not include Isaiah's wife.

Advent 2014

 This year as a family we started doing Advent readings on the mornings we ate breakfast together in December. It was a special time of sharing as a family, the girls could understand the short passages with a little explanation. Since it was an experiment, we started in the easiest way I think, we read the major prophecies that we could think of about Christ leading up to His birth. The themes were beautiful, and it seems a good tradition with which to focus on the unique Son.

2014 names of the Promised One

Genesis 3 - the One who will crush the snake's head
Genesis 12 - the Blessing
Numbers 24 - the Bright Morning Star
Deuteronomy 18 - the Prophet who is greater
Psalm 2 - the forever King and God's Son
2 Samuel 7 - God's forever King who builds God's forever house
Psalm 22 - the Sufferer
Psalm 24 - the King of Glory who is strong and mighty in battle
Psalm 110 - the High Priest like Melchizadek
Isaiah 7 - Immanuel
Isaiah 9 - a son, a child, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
Isaiah 53 - the despised, atoning Sufferer, God's servant
Isaiah 61 - the Spirit-anointed Healer, Liberator, and Gladdener
Micah 5 - a long-in-coming Ruler in Israel
Matthew 1 - Jesus

a Biography of God

  It might seem strange, or even presumptuous, to suggest that I have a biography of God, if you have not heard of the idea before.  In my first weeks at Bible college, Dr. O suggested to us that we should each create a biography of God.  I don't remember whether he gave suggestions on format, but the idea was that we compile truths about God from the Scriptures in order to meditate on them and to have them as a foundation and anchor for life. 

 At some point, I began pursuing this idea in a chart form.  To this point, I have found well about 450 names of God as given in the English Scriptures.  I trust the list will be useful to someone else; if you have any additions or corrections I'd love to see them.  (I suspect there are close to 500 names of God in Scripture as I continue to find more fairly regularly.)

 Also, I have included references from every book of the Bible, with the obvious exceptions of the two books which don't refer to God by name (Esther, where God is known through providence; the Song of Songs where He is unreferenced as the great Lover of His own.)

Names of God	References
(the One) who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens	Rev 3:7
a Consuming Fire	Deut 4:24; 9:3; Heb 12:29
a Crown of glory	Isa 28:5
a Diadem of beauty	Isa 28:5
a Faithful Creator	1 Pet 4:19
a Forerunner on our behalf	Heb 6:20
a forgiving God	Ps 99:8
a God of faithfulness (truth)	Deut 32:4
a God of justice	Isa 30:18; Mal 2:17
a God of knowledge	1 Sam 2:3
a God who Hides Himself	Isa 45:15
a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster	Jonah 4:2
a great King above all gods	Ps 95:3
a great Priest over the house of God	Heb 10:21
a High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek	Heb 6:20
a High Priest of the good things that have come	Heb 9:11
a Jealous and Avenging God	Nah 1:2
a Jealous God	Ex 20:5; 34:14; Deut 4:24; 5:9; 6:15; Jos 24:19
a Living Stone	1 Pet 2:4
a man	Acts 17:31
a Man of Sorrows	Isa 53:3
a Man of War	Ex 15:3
a merciful and faithful High Priest	Heb 2:17
a Minister in the holy places	Heb 8:2
a Refuge to His people	Joel 3:16
a Revealer of mysteries	Dan 2:47
a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him	Heb 11:6
a Righteous God	Ps 7:9; Isa 45:21
a Rock of Offense	Isa 8:14; 1 Pet 2:8
a Sanctuary	Isa 8:14
a Servant	Lk 22:27
a Shelter for me	Ps 61:3
a Shield	Ps 84:11
a Shoot from the stump of Jesse	Isa 11:1
a Spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment	Isa 28:6
a spiritual rock	1 Cor 10:4
a Stone of stumbling (offense)	Isa 8:14; 1 Pet 2:8
a Strong Tower against the enemy	Ps 61:3; (Prov 18:10)
a Stronghold for the oppressed	Ps 9:9
a Stronghold in the day of trouble	Ps 9:9; Nah 1:7
a Stronghold to the people of Israel	Joel 3:16
a Sun	Ps 84:11
a Trap and a Snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem	Isa 8:14
Abba	Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6
Abraham's offspring	Gal 3:16
Almighty God (Lord Almighty)	Gen 17:1; Rev 19:15
an Advocate with the Father	1 Jn 2:1
an Avenger (against wrongdoers)	1 Thess 4:6
an Everlasting Rock	Isa 26:4
Apostle of our profession	Heb 3:1
brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon	Mark 6:3
Captain of the Lord's host	Jos 5:14-15
Christ Jesus	2 Cor 4:5; Phil 3:13, 14; Philemon 1, 9, 23
Christ Jesus our Hope	1 Tim 1:1
Christ Jesus our Lord	1 Cor 15:31; Phil 3:8
Christ Jesus our Savior	Tit 1:4
Christ our Passover (Lamb)	1 Cor 5:7
Christ the Lord	Lk 2:11; 1 Pet 3:15
Christ/the Messiah	Mt 16:16, 20; Acts 3:18, 20; 8:5; 9:22; I Pet 4:1; I Jn 5:1
Eternal Life	1 Jn 5:20
Everlasting Father (Father of Eternity)	Isa 9:6
Faithful and True	Rev 19:11
Father of all	Eph 4:6
Father of the Fatherless	Ps 68:5
God	Gen 1:1; Job 12:13; Isa 13:19; 3 Jn 6; Heb 1:8; Rev 1:6; 22:9
God in heaven	2 Chr 20:6
God my King	Ps 74:12
God my Savior	Lk 1:47; Tit 1:3
God of gods	Deut 10:17; Ps 136:2; Dan 2:47; 11:36
God of my praise	Ps 109:1
God on high	Mic 6:6
God our Father	Jn 20:17; 2 Cor 1:2; Phil 1:2
God the Almighty	Rev 16:14; 19:15
God the Father	Phil 2:11; Tit 1:4; James 1:27
God who comforts the downcast	2 Cor 7:6
God who raises the dead	2 Cor 1:9
God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations and repays to their face those who hate him by destroying them	Deut 7:9
God, the God who of him who strives with God - El-Elohe-Israel	Gen 33:20
God, the One of Sinai	Ps 68:8
God, who never lies	Tit 1:2
God, who saves the upright in heart	Ps 7:10
God's Mystery	Col 2:2
He in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me	Ps 144:2
He who alone does great wonders	Ps 136:4
He who blots out our transgressions for His own sake	Isa 43:25
He who by understanding made the heavens	Ps 136:5; (Ps 121:2)
He who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light	1 Pet 2:9; (Gal 5:8)
He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ	1 Jn 5:6
He who disciplines the nations	Ps 94:10
He who formed the eye	Ps 94:9
He who gives food to all flesh	Ps 136:25
He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars	Rev 3:1
He who has the sharp two-edged sword	Rev 2:12
He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands	Rev 2:1
He who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy	Jude 24
He who is and who was and who is to come	Rev 1:4, 8; 4:8
He who is enthroned from of old	Ps 55:19
He who is from the Beginning	1 Jn 2:13, 14
He who is in you	1 Jn 4:4
He who is Mighty	Lk 1:49
He who is true	I Jn 5:20 (2x)
He who judges justly	1 Pet 2:23
He who justifies the ungodly	Rom 4:5
He who keeps Israel (the Keeper of Israel)	Ps 121:4
He who lives forever	Dan 12:7
He who made the great lights	Ps 136:7-9
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name;	Amos 5:8
He who planted the ear	Ps 94:9
He who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens	Ps 68:33
He who rides through the desert	Ps 68:4
He who rules by His might forever	Ps 66:6-7
He who searches hearts	Rom 8:27
He who spread out the earth above the waters	Ps 136:6
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food	2 Cor 9:10
He who teaches man knowledge	Ps 94:10
He whose eyes keep watch on the nations	Ps 66:6-7
Head above all	1 Chr 29:11
High Priest	Heb 8:1; 9:11
His Anointed	Ps 2:2
His only Son	1 Jn 4:9
his Son Jesus Christ	1 Jn 1:4; 3:23; 5:20
Holy	Isa 57:15; Lk 1:49
Holy Father	Jn 17:11
I AM	Ex 3:14; Jn 8:58
Immanuel (God with us)	Isa 7:14; 8:8; Mt 1:23
Israel's Maker	Ps 149:2; Hos 8:14
its (the Church's) Savior	Eph 5:23
Jealous	Ex 34:14
Jesus	Lk 1:31; Acts 9:5; Rev 22:16
Jesus Christ	2 Cor 1:19; 1 Pet 1:2-3, 7; Rev 1:5
Jesus Christ of Nazareth	Acts 4:10
Jesus Christ our Lord	Rom 1:4; 1 Cor 1:8
Jesus Christ the Righteous	1 Jn 2:1
Jesus Christ, the Father's Son	2 Jn 3
Jesus of Nazareth	Mk 10:47; Lk 4:34; 18:37; Acts 10:38; 22:8
Jesus our Lord	Heb 13:20; 2 Pet 1:2
Judge of the living and the dead	Acts 10:42;  I Pet 4:6
King of all the earth	Ps 47:7
King of kings	1 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16
King of the nations	Rev 15:3
Leader (Prince)	Acts 5:31
Levi's inheritance	Deut 10:9
Lord (God) of heaven	Dan 5:23; Neh 1:5
Lord God Almighty	Rev 4:8; 11:17
LORD GOD; Lord GOD	Isa 25:8; 26:4; Obad 1:1
Lord Jesus	Mk 16:19; Lk 24:3; Acts 4:33; 7:59; 8:16; 9:17; 2 Cor 1:14; 2 Thess 1:7-8, 12; Rev 22:20
Lord my God	1 Kings 17:20; Ps 7:1, 3; 30:2, 12; Hab 1:12
Lord of all	Acts 10:36
Lord of heaven and earth	Lk 10:21; Acts 17:24
Lord of kings	Dan 2:47
Lord of lords	Deut 10:17; 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 19:16
Lord, God of our fathers	2 Chr 20:6; 24:24
Master	Lk 17:13; 27:7-10
my (Chosen) Portion (in the land of the living)	Ps (16:5); 73:26; (142:5); Lam 3:24
my (Everlasting) Light	Ps 27:1; (Isa 60:19, 20)
my Banner (Jehovah-Nissi)	Ex 17:15
my Beloved	Matt 12:18; Eph 1:6
my Cup	Ps 16:5
my Deliverer	Ps 18:2; 144:2
my Dwelling Place	Ps 91:9
my Exceeding Joy	Ps 43:4
my Father	Jn 14:2, 7
my Fortress	Ps 18:2; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2
my Glory	Ps 3:3; 62:7; Isa 60:19
my God	Ex 15:2; 2 Chr 18:13; Ps 91:2; Isa  25:1; Dan 9:18
my Help(er)	Ps 27:9; 30:10; 94:17; Heb 13:6
my Hiding Place	Ps 119:114
my Holy One	Hab 1:12
my Hope	Ps 71:5
My Husband	Hos 2:16; Isa 54:5
my King	Ps 5:2; 68:24; 84:3; (2:6)
my Lord	Ps 16:2; 141:8
my Refuge	Ps 73:28; 91:2, 9
my Rock	Ps 18:2, 31; 28:1;71:3; Hab 1:12
my Salvation	Ex 15:2; Ps 27:1; Isa 12:2
my Shield (around me)	Gen 15:1; Ps 3:3; 119:114
my Son	Ps 2:7; Heb 1:5
my Song	Ex 15:2; Ps 118:14; Isa 12:2
My Spirit	Gen 6:3; Joel 2:29; Hag 2:5; Zech 4:6
my Steadfast Love (Goodness)	Ps 144:2
my Strength	Ex 15:2; Ps 18:1; Isa (28:6); 49:5; Hab 3:19
my Stronghold (High Tower)	Ps 18:2; 144:2
my Trust from my youth	Ps 71:5
my/their Shepherd	Gen 48:15; Ps 23:1; 28:9; (Rev 7:17)
our Father	Isa 63:16; 64:8; Jam 3:9
Our Father in heaven	Mt 6:9
our God who sits on the throne	Rev 7:10, (15); (6:16)
our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ	Tit 2:13
our Lawgiver	Isa 33:22; Jam 4:12
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ	2 Pet 1:11
our Lord Christ	Rom 16:18
our Lord Jesus	Heb 13:20
our Maker	Ps 95:6; (Isa 54:5)
our only Master and Lord	Jude 4
our Peace	Eph 2:14
our Potter	Isa 64:8
our Redeemer (my, your)	Ps 19:14; Job 19:25, Isa 47:4
our Redeemer from of old	Isa 63:16
our Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption	1 Cor 1:30; (Lev 21:15, 23)
Our Savior Jesus Christ (our Savior Christ Jesus)	2. Tim 1:10; 2 Pet 1:1
Peace	Judg 6:24
Possessor of Heaven and Earth	Gen 14:19, 22
Prince of Peace	Isa 9:6
Protector of widows	Ps 68:5
Rabbi	Mk 10:51
Ruler	Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6
Sin	2 Cor 5:21
son of Mary	Mark 6:3; (Lk 2:48)
Sovereign Lord	Acts 4:24; Rev 6:10
the (Chief) Cornerstone	Eph 2:20; I Pet 2:6-7
the Almighty	Ruth 1:20; Job 13:3; Ps 91:1; Isa 13:6; Rev 19:6
the Alpha and the Omega	Rev 1:8; 21:6
the Amen	Rev 3:14
the Ancient of Days	Dan 7:9, 13, 22
the Angel of God	Ex 14:19
the Angel of the Lord	Gen 22:11-12; 2 Kin 1:15;  Isa 37:36
the Angel who has redeemed me from all evil	Gen 48:16
the Author (Prince) of Life	Acts 3:15
the Beginning	Col 1:18; Rev 21:6; 22:13
the Beginning of God's creation	Rev 3:14
the Beloved Son	Mt 12:18; Lk 3:22; 2 Pet 1:17
the blessed and only Sovereign	1 Tim 6:15
the boy Jesus	Lk 2:43
the Branch	Zech 3:8; (Isa 11:1)
the Branch of righteousness	Jer 23:5; 33:15
the Bread of God	Jn 6:32
the Bread of Life (that came down from heaven)	Jn 6:35, 48 (41, 50-51, 58)
the Bright Morning Star	Rev 22:16
the Brightness of God's Glory	Heb 1:3
the Builder of all things	Heb 3:4
the Chief Shepherd	1 Pet 5:4
the child Jesus	Lk 2:27
the Christ of God	Lk  9:20
the Confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea	Ps 65:5
the Creator	Rom 1:25; I Pet 4:19
the Creator (of the new self)	Col 3:10
the Creator of Israel	Isa 43:15
the Creator of the ends of the earth	Isa 40:28
the Deliverer	Rom 11:26
the Door	Jn 10:9
the End	Rev 21:6; 22:13
the eternal God	Rom 16:26
the Eternal Spirit	Heb 9:14
the Everlasting God	Isa 40:28
the Exact Imprint of His nature	Heb 1:3
the Faithful (and true) Witness	Rev 1:5; 3:14
the Father	Mal 2:10; I Pet 1:17; Rev 1:6
the Father of glory	Eph 1:17
the Father of lights	Jam 1:17
the Father of mercies	2 Cor 1:3
the Father of Spirits	Heb 12:9
the Fear of Isaac	Gen 31:42, 53
the First and the Last	Isa 44:6; 48:12; Rev 1:17; 2:8; 22:13
the Firstborn (of many brothers)	Heb 1:6; (Rom 8:29)
the Firstborn from the Dead	Col 1:18; Rev 1:5
the Firstborn of all Creation	Col 1:15
the Firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep	1 Cor 15:20
the Founder (Author) and Perfecter (Finisher) of our Faith	Heb 12:2
the Founder (Captain) of their salvation	Heb 2:10
the Fountain of Living Waters	Jer 2:13
the Glory of Israel	1 Sam 15:29
the Glory of their strength (His people's)	Ps 89:17
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ	Rom 15:6; Eph 1:3; 1 Pet 1:3
the God in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways	Dan 5:23
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob	1 Kings 18:36; 2 Chr 30:6;  ; Lk 20:37; Acts 3:13; (Gen 24:27)
the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father	Gen 31:53
the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our affliction	2 Cor 1:3; (compare Rom 15:5 - the God of paracleting)
the God of all flesh	Jer 32:27
the God of all grace	1 Pet 5:10
the God of all the kingdoms of the earth	Isa 37:16; (cf 2 Kin 19:15)
the God of Daniel	Dan 6:26
the God of David (his/your father)	2 Chr 34:3; Isa 38:5
the God of endurance and encouragement (patience and consolation)	Rom 15:5
the God of glory	Ps 29:3; Acts 7:2
the God of heaven	Ezra 5:12; Neh 1:4; Ps 136:26;  Dan 2:44; Rev 16:11
the God of heaven and earth	Ezra 5:11
the God of Hezekiah	2 Chr 32:17
the God of hope	Rom 15:13
the God of Israel (Jacob)	Ezr 1:3; Ps 71:18; Isa 37:16; (2:3); Mt 15:31; Acts 7:46
the God of Jerusalem	2 Chr 32:19
the God of love and peace	2 Cor 13:11
the God of my Mercy	Ps 59:17
the God of my righteousness	Ps 4:1; Jer 33:16
the God of my/his Salvation	Hab 3:18; Ps 24:5; 27:9; (Isa 17:10)
the God of our fathers	1 Chr 12:17; Acts 5:30; 22:14
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ	Eph 1:17
the God of peace	Rom 16:20; Phil 4:9; Heb 13:20
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego	Dan 3:28-29
the God of the armies of Israel - the Lord of Hosts	1 Sam 17:45
the God of the Gentiles	Rom 3:29-30
the God of the House of God - El-Bethel	Gen 35:7
the God of the Jews	Rom 3:29
the God of the living	Lk 20:38
the God of the spirits of all flesh	Num 16:22; 27:16
the God of the spirits of the prophets	Rev 22:6
the God of the whole earth	Isa 54:5
the God of truth	Isa 65:16
the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone	Gen 35:3
the God who made the World	Acts 17:24
the God who works wonders	Ps 77:14
the good Lord	2 Chr 30:18
the Good Shepherd	Jn 10:11
the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments	Dan 9:4; (Neh 1:5)
the great God	Ezra 5:8; Ps 95:3; Dan 2:45; Rev 19:17
the Great Shepherd of the sheep	Heb 13:20
the Great, the Mighty, and the Awesome God	Deut 10:17
the Guarantee of our inheritance	Eph 1:14; 2 Cor 1:22; 5:5
the Guarantor of a better covenant	Heb 7:22
the Head of the body, the Church	Col 1:18; Eph 5:23
the Heir of All Things	Heb 1:2
the Helper (Comforter)	Hos 13:9; Ps 54:4; Jn 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7
the High Priest of our profession	Heb 3:1
the Highest	Ps 18:13
the Holy One	Isa 40:25; Acts 2:27; 3:14; Rev 3:7
the Holy One in your midst	Hos 11:9
the Holy One of God	Lk 4:34; Jn 6:69
the Holy One of Israel / Jacob	2 Kin 19:22; Ps 71:22; 78:41; 89:18; Isa 1:4; 12:6; 45:11; Jer 51:5; (Eze 39:7)
the Holy Spirit	Isa 63:10-11; Rom 15:16; 2 Cor 6:6; 2 Pet 1:21
the Holy Spirit of God	Eph 4:30
the Horn of my Salvation	2 Sam 22:3; Ps 18:2
the Image of (the Invisible) God	2 Cor 4:4; Col 1:15
the immortal God	Rom 1:23
the Judge	Judg 11:27; Ps 50:6; Isa 33:22
the Judge of all the Earth	Gen 18:25; Ps 94:2; Heb 12:23
the Justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus	Rom 3:26
the King	Ps 10:16; 29:10; 98:6; 99:4; Isa 6:5; Jer 48:15
the King of Ages	1 Tim 1:17
the King of Glory	Ps 24:7-10
the King of heaven	Dan 4:37
the King of Israel / Jacob	Zeph 3:15; Isa 41:21; 44:6 (Ps 149:2)
the King of the Jews	Mt 2:2; Jn 18:33, 37, 39
the King, the LORD of hosts	Zech 14:16-17
the Lamb	Rev 5:6, 8, 13; 6:1, 16; 7:10, 15, 17; 17:14; 19:9
the Lamb of God	Jn 1:29, 36
the Lamb who was slain	Rev 5:12; 13:8
the last Adam	1 Cor 15:45
the Life	Jn 11:25; 14:6
the Light of the World	Jn 8:12; 9:5
the Lion of the Tribe of Judah	Rev 5:5
the living Father	Jn 6:57
the Living God	1 Sam 17:36; Isa 37:4, 17; Heb 3:12; 10:31; Rev 1:18
the Lord (of hosts) who sits enthroned above the cherubim	1 Chr 13:6; (1 Sam 4:4)
the LORD (the) God of Israel	1 Kings 17:1, 14; I Chron 16:36; 2 Chr 29:10; 34:26
the Lord Almighty	2 Cor 6:18
the LORD God	1 Chr 17:16; Ps 73:28; Eze 13:8-9; Rev 1:8
the Lord Jesus Christ	Rom 1:7; Gal 6:14; Phil 3:20; 2 Thess 1:1-2; 1 Pet 1:3
the Lord Most High over all the earth	Ps 97:9
the Lord of all the earth	Jos 3:11-13; Ps 97:5;  Mic 4:13; Zech 4:14; (Rev 11:4)
the Lord of Glory	1 Cor 2:8; James 2:1
the Lord of hosts	2 Sam 7:8; Ps 24:10; Isa 1:9; 47:4; Jam 5:4
the Lord of peace	2 Thess 3:16
the Lord of the Sabbath	Mt 12:8
the Lord of the whole earth	Zech 6:5
the LORD on high	Ps 93:4
the Lord our God the Almighty	Rev 19:6; 21:22
the LORD their God	Zeph 2:7; Hag 1:12
the Lord who created the heavens	Isa 45:18
the Lord who makes the storm clouds	Zech 10:1
the Lord who sanctifies	Lev 20:8; 21:8; 22:32; Eze 20:12
the Lord who strikes	Eze 7:9
the Lord your God (our, their, my)	Ex 15:26; Lev 19:2-4; 2 Chr 14:11, 1 Chr 13:2; Dan 9:9-10, 14-15
the Lord your Healer - El Rapha	Ex 15:26
the Lord, God of vengeance	Ps 94:1
the Lord, the God of Elijah	2 Kings 2:14
the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth	Gen 24:3
the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land	Jonah 1:9
the Lord, the God of hosts	2 Sam 5:10; Amos 4:13; Hos 12:5
the Lord, the God of hosts, (the Lord)	Ps 84:8; Isa 10:16, 23-24; Jer 2:19; 50:25; (Amos 5:16)
the Lord, the God of my lord the king	1 Kings 1:36
the LORD, the God of my master Abraham	Gen 24:12, 27, 42, 48
the Lord, the God of Shem	Gen 9:26
the Lord, the God of the Hebrews	Ex 3:18; 7:16
the LORD, the Hope of their fathers	Jer 50:7
the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion	Ps 9:11
the Lord; the LORD	Lev 10:3; Prov 1:7; Lam 1:18; Amos 9:5-6; Hos 12:5; Acts 7:60;  2 Cor 3:16-18 (HS); 4:5 (S); 6:17-18 (F) Phil 2:10-11
the Lord's (my) Chosen (One)	Isa 42:1; Lk 9:35
the Lord's (my) Servant	Isa 42:1; 53:11; Mt 12:18
the Lord's Anointed/Christ	Lk 2:26/Acts 4:26; Rev 11:15
the Majestic One	Isa 10:34
the Majesty on High	Heb 1:3; 8:1
the Maker of man	Isa 17:7
the Maker of the poor and the rich	Pr 14:31; 22:2
the Man of heaven	1 Cor 15:48, 49
the Master who bought them	2 Pet 2:1
the Mediator of the New Covenant	Heb 9:15; 12:24
the Mighty God	Isa 9:6; 10:21
the Mighty One of Israel / Jacob	Gen 49:24; Isa 1:24; 49:26; 60:16
the Mighty One, God the Lord	Jos 22:22
the Most High	Ps 73:11; 91:1, 9; Lam 3:35, 38; Dan 4:2; Lk 1:35; Acts 7:48
the Most High God (God Most High)	Gen 14:18-22; Da 3:26; Ps 78:56
the Nazarene	Mk 14:67
the Offspring (Seed) of David	2 Tim 2:8; (Jn 7:41)
the Offspring (Seed) of the woman	Gen 3:15
the One who gives power and strength to his people	Ps 68:35
the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity	Isa 57:15
the One who lifts up my head	Ps 3:3
the only God	1 Tim 1:17; Jude 25
the only wise God	Rom 16:27
the Overseer of your souls	1 Pet 2:25
the Power of God	1 Cor 1:24
the Prince of princes	Dan 8:25
the promised (Holy) Spirit	Gal 3:14; Eph 1:13
the Prophet	Deut 18:15; Jn 7:40; Acts 13:22
the Propitiation for our sins and the sins of the whole world	1 Jn 2:2; 4:10
the Redeemer of Israel	Isa 49:7; (43:14); 54:8; (Jer 50:34)
the Resurrection	Jn 11:25
the Righteous (Just) One	Isa 24:16; 53:11; Acts 3:14; 7:52; 22:14
the righteous Judge	Ps 7:11; 2 Tim 4:8
the Rock	Deut 32:4, 18, 30-31; I Cor 10:4
the Rock of Israel	Isa 30:29; (44:8)
the Rock of my Strength	Ps 62:7
the Rock of our Salvation	Deut 32:15; 2 Sam 22:47; Ps 62:2; 89:26; 95:1
the Rock of your refuge	Ps (71:3); 94:22; Isa 17:10
the Rock that is Higher than I	Ps 61:2
the Root (and Descendant) of David	Rev 5:5; 22:16
the Root of Jesse	Isa 11:10; Rom 15:12
the Ruler of kings on Earth	Rev 1:5
the Saving Refuge of His anointed	Ps 28:8
the Savior	Isa 45:15, 21; Lk 2:11; Acts 5:31; Phil 3:20
the Savior of all people (especially those who believe)	1 Tim 4:10
the Savior of the body	Eph 5:23
the Savior of the World	Jn 4:47; I Jn 4:14
the second Man	1 Cor 15:47
the Shade on my Right Hand	Ps 121:5
the Shepherd	Gen 49:24
the Shepherd of your souls	1 Pet 2:25
the Shield of your Help	Deut 33:29
the Son	Ps 2:12; 1 Jn 2:22-24
the Son of David	Mt 1:1; 12:23; 15:22; Lk 18:38, 39
the Son of God	Lk 1:35; Jn 9:35; 10:36; Acts 9:20; 2 Cor 1:19; Gal 2:20; Heb 1:2, 5; I Jn 5:12
the Son of Man	Mt 12:8; Mk 14:62; Lk 9:22; Acts 7:56
the Son of the Blessed	Mk 14:61
the Son of the Living God	Mt 16:16
the Son of the Most High (God)	Lk 1:32; (8:28)
the Source of eternal salvation	Heb 5:9
the Spirit	1 Chr 12:18; 1 Tim 4:1; I Pet 1:2; Rev 3:22; 22:17
the Spirit of Adoption	Rom 8:15
the Spirit of Christ	Rom 8:9; 1 Pet 1:11
the Spirit of counsel and might	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of glory	1 Pet 4:14
the Spirit of God	Gen 1:2; Eze 11:24; Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 2:11; Phil 3:3
the Spirit of Grace	Heb 10:29
the Spirit of His Son	Gal 4:6
the Spirit of holiness	Rom 1:4
the Spirit of Jesus Christ	Phil 1:19 (cf Acts 16:7 - Gk)
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of life	Rom 8:2; Rev 11:11 (Jn 6:63)
the Spirit of the Living God	2 Cor 3:3
the Spirit of the Lord	2 Kin 2:16; Isa 11:2; Acts 5:9; 8:39; 2 Cor 3:17
the Spirit of the Lord GOD	Isa 61:1
the Spirit of Truth	Jn 14:17; 15:26; 1 Jn 5:6
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of your Father	Mt 10:20
the Stone of Israel	Gen 49:24
the Strength of His people	Ps 28:8
the Strength of my heart	Ps 73:26
the Strength of my salvation	Ps 140:7
the Stronghold (Strength) of my Life	Ps 27:1
the Sword of your Triumph	Deut 33:29
the Teacher	Mk 10:35; 14:14; Lk 8:49; 9:38; 22:11
the true bread from heaven (which gives life to the world)	Jn 6:32-33
the true God	2 Chr 15:3; 1 Thess 1:9; 1 Jn 5:20
the True Light	Jn 1:9; 1 Jn 2:8
the True One	Rev 3:7
the Truth	Jn 14:6
the Upholder of my Life	Ps 54:4
the Vine/ the True Vine	Jn 15:1, 5
the Vinedresser (Husbandman)	Jn 15:1
the Way	Jn 14:6
the Wisdom of God	1 Cor 1:24, (30)
the Word (of God)	Jn 1:1, 14; Rev 19:13
the Word of Life	1 Jn 1:1
their Habitation of Righteousness (their True Pasture - NET)	Jer 50:7
Witness	1 Thess 2:5, 10
Wonderful Counselor	Isa 9:6
You are a God of seeing (Thou God seest me)	Gen 16:13
You who are enthroned in the heavens	Ps 123:1
You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong	Hab 1:13
You who hear prayer	Ps 65:2
You who lift me up from the gates of death	Ps 9:13
You who test the minds and hearts	Ps 7:9
Your (the Lord's) holy servant Jesus	Acts 4:27, 30
your (the) Heavenly Father	Mt 5:48; 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13; 18:35; Lk 11:13
your Confidence	Pr 3:26
your Creator	Ecc 12:1
your Dread	Isa 8:13
your Fear	Isa 8:13
your Keeper	Ps 121:5
your Life and Length of Days	Deut 30:20
your Praise	Deut 10:21
your Teacher	Isa 30:20

* This list has 492 different names of God on it; occasionally different English translations have been used, but I have tried to prevent that expanding the number of names.

UPDATE: I have been finding and matching the corresponding names in Turkish as language practice.  This has been (and should continue) showing me additional names as well as corrections.  Thus, the list is growing; it also grows slowly from finding new names as I continue reading through the Scriptures.