Ruth: Overturned expectations

  I'm doing some studies in the books of Judges and Ruth, and I am currently reading a commentary written by a Jewish scholar on Ruth, Yehoshua Bachrach; it's called Mother of Royalty. It's got a variety of helpful insights, but two that I found particularly interesting come from Ruth chapter 2.

  This chapter starts out by introducing Boaz, the wealthy, "mighty man of valor" and relative of Naomi's dead husband, whom one might naturally expect to take up the slack and fill the needs of Naomi and Ruth which were known to the town and which Boaz can intuit from what he has been 'fully told' (2:21). Yet, he does nothing apparently. Then 'by chance', Ruth ends up gleaning in his field, and when he speaks to her, he allows her to continue as one of the poor who glean in the corners of the field and offers her water. Her response to him contains a rebuke: "I am a foreigner. Why do you even care about me?" (2:10) He should have already cared and shown it:

Ruth’s remarks contained an unintentional reproach – a rebuke to the kinsman, the redeemer, who had ignored his own relatives and had allowed Naomi to sit at home, alone and hungry. Here was Naomi’s daughter-in-law. She had come to gather food for her aged mother-in-law. […] Was she not instead crying out in protest at all the humiliation inflicted on the entire house of Elimelech, so cruelly treated in Beth-lehem? (pg 85, emphasis mine)

  Whether or not the reproach is intentional, Ruth is suddenly rebuking the 'mighty man of valor' who has not taken responsibility for his aged relative's poverty and has instead allowed a foreigner to do so! Indeed, Ruth's being a Moabite almost certainly told against her being socially accepted in Bethlehem according to the understanding of the Mosaic Law, but did it require others' inaction to care for her poor mother-in-law? Here was a 'foreign woman' who had acted upon YHWH's Law better than YHWH's people.

 A bit later (2:19-20), we find another reversal of our expectations regarding this 'man of valor'. Instead of the wealthy man blessing the two widows, it is the two widows who have here blessed him, and one of them is a Moabite! Citing Yalkut Shim’oni, Ruth Rabba 5.9, Bachrach quotes:

More than the householder does for the poor man, the poor man does for the householder, for so Ruth said to Naomi: “The man’s name for whom I wrought.” She did not say “who wrought for me” but “for whom I wrought.” I wrought him many benefits in return for the one morsel of food which he gave me. (94, emphasis mine)

 Even if Ruth is not quite as bold as the above comment suggests, this is still a remarkable set of verses as the order of blessing is unexpectedly overturned. Over and over in the LORD's system, we see that the weak, the poor, the unworthy, or the unknown are only so labeled in the eyes of those who don't see clearly. May we grow in seeing and being properly, as the One does!

2022 Reading

2022 included three features that guided much of my reading. First were the two excellent classes on Christianity and Islam which I took from ISRME, as well as the resulting book club. These launched me into readings on religion and religious thought as well as by a couple of authors from the Middle East. The second feature was packing up for a year in the States, and the third was the excellent inter-library loan system in Denver.

The goal of sorting through various books I'd been given or bought very cheap means that I flipped through, skimmed, or got gradually drawn into various books too, such as LaHaye's How to Win over Depression or Watson's The Godly Man's Picture. Although LaHaye's book has a few insights of value, mostly it just seemed very dated and insensitive in many comments. Watson's book had various thought-provoking aspects. Reading older (17th century) writers has that beauty of showing both how things (including language) change and how things (especially human beings) remain the same.

For ISRME, our first classes' reading involved complementary selections from Religious Affections (Edwards) and The Faith and Practice of al-Ghazali and James' Varieties of Religious Experiences. These authors formed a surprisingly cohesive dialogue in spite of the fact that they wrote centuries apart and in vastly different cultures. (previous post, another one)

City of Wrong by Kamel Hussein (on Archive) - A fictionalized meditation on the crucifixion and its surrounding events by a Muslim author. The version with the introduction by the translator Kenneth Cragg is particularly helpful as Cragg, a Christian friend of the author and respected scholar of Islam, offers a Christian perspective on the book which reflects their apparent friendship and dialogue and brings up the key issues in sympathetic discussion. Highly recommended for those interested in this area! (previous post)

Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz - This book by an Egyptian author is an allegorical consideration of the Prophets, prophethood, and societies responses to them. It is an insightful fictional consideration from the Muslim perspective. Fascinatingly, there is also a 'prophet of modernity' as such. (previous post)

Prophetic Precursors by Wilson - a useful comparative study of the different histories and interpretations of the prophets in Christianity and Islam

T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets - With the encouragement of two dear friends, this poem has become an increasingly dear friend itself. This year I finally got a hard copy and read it through. Much marking up of it occurred.

Epidemics and Society (Snowden) - I'm only part way through this 2019 book on epidemics, but it's proven fascinating, particularly so given that Snowden wrote it pre-COVID. The section on the non-medical issues which epidemics create in societies was particularly interesting.

Whispering the Word: Hearing Women's Stories in the Old Testament - Jacqueline E. Lapsley - I've done a lot of reading in stories centered on the end of Judges and the book of Ruth this year. Lapsley's book was one of the most beautiful to read. It was scholarly, empathetic, and devotional all in one. Critically it engaged with the real critiques of feminists (Christian and otherwise) regarding these stories in substantive ways, which I found helpful in both their honesty and their faith-perspective. It's worth getting and reading.

The Sultan of Byzantium by Selçuk Altun - This was a 2021 Christmas gift after I'd come across it in a bookstore, and it has easily become my favorite novel by a Turkish author. It's themed a bit like a Byzantine version of Da Vinci Code, although it includes the episodic nature of other Turkish novels that I don't really love. It often lacks linkage between the various scenes. Anyways, it was quite enjoyable, and I'd recommend it for those looking for a new author: even my Turkish friends hadn't heard of this author. 

Iron Dragon series (all 5 volumes) - I read the entire series for the first time this year: eighth century Viking, sci-fi, space saga involving futuristic and past time travel. Very fun!

The Lonely Sea by Alistair MacLean - short stories by a favorite fiction writer!

The Mysterious Mr. Quin (Harley Quin Mysteries) by Agatha Christie - I'd never heard of these, but really enjoyed the spiritual-mystery writings by this beloved author. Excellent short stories!

The Gift of the Stranger by David Smith and Barbara Cavill - a book that considers language education from a Christian perspective; I have really enjoyed reading the thoughts of others thinking about what I spend my job hours doing.

Albert Luthuli: Bound by Faith by Scott Couper -  I already posted about this informative biography and what I learned here.

Audiobooks: During our various travels in the last months, we have enjoyed various audiobooks. The key to a great audiobook is great content tied to a great reader  Here’s the ones we’ve most enjoyed as a family, enjoyable for all!

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (series) - written by Maryrose Wood, brilliantly read by Katherine Kellgren - accessible, humorous, mysterious, and educational as the author regularly uses and defines high-level vocabulary cleverly

The Tale of Despereaux - written by Kate Dicamillo, read by Graeme Malcolm - an exciting tale of a mouse, a serving girl, and a princess

Reread: The Simarillion (Tolkien) & The Eleventh Commandment (Archer)

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

God as the narrator in Judges?

"Above all, it is time to recognize that the narrator [of Judges] is aligned to such an extent with YHWH that we are drawn to the inevitable conclusion that they are one and the same." (pg 188) 

 How does the above quote strike you? It seems to resonate with the biblically conservative belief that Judges is the actual words of the God of Israel. And yet, it is in the final paragraph of an article in The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative which draws on a variety of not-conservative theories or sources, (which is certainly not inherently negative). Along with various feminist sources, the author Deryn Guest writes an analysis 'where narrative criticism is also informed by queer theory, psychology, and the study of masculinities.' (186) The above quote is followed by these two sentences which end the article:

"YHWH's agenda is the narrator's agenda. The narrator/YHWH can evade scholarly critics no longer."

 Thus, as I understand it, Guest is not so much suggesting that God condescended to communicate with humans, but rather that humans have identified themselves with God or a god of their own imaginings in Judges. So, while the first quotation caught my attention for the way in which it was expressed, actually the author is suggesting that YHWH may (must?!?) actually be subjected to scrutiny; God may not remain 'inscrutable' in Guest's words. In fact, this perspective was made explicit in the title of the article, "Judging YHWH in the Book of Judges."

  But, what to do with this? Of course, believers in the Bible as God's Word must consider the actions and expressed words of God deeply. Yet, if the Maker of the Universe is actually as the Bible reveals him*, then our capacity for understanding must necessarily be limited. Those who cannot fully understand/grasp even those things of the creation that we know exist (e.g. the extent of the universe, quantum physics, or whatever the future frontiers of knowledge are) may certainly ask questions of the Creator, but can hardly stand as his judges. But, this isn't a new problem, is it? Isaiah talked of how the clay cannot back talk to the potter simply because it doesn't like things as they are. The biblical authors also wrestle frequently with the problems of pain, grief, and (delayed) divine judgment. Such questions seem to be okay, but in the biblical text, a line seems to be crossed if we move towards 'judging' God, when our 'why' turns to a 'how dare you!' 

 Interestingly in comments made about 'commentaries written with a believing audience in mind', the author seems to acknowledge that really the article was not meant to be beneficial for those who believe in the Bible as God's revelation (184). This dovetails with my own thoughts that the primary, though not only, benefit of the article is in a better understanding of those who do not see the Bible as divine revelation.

*If you are bothered by my use of 'his' when referring to the One who made all things, the Bible is quite clear that God does not have gender while also using masculine pronouns to refer to that One. This may seem like a linguistic tic since some languages don't distinguish gender in their pronouns, but in English, the choices are limited as they were in the languages the Bible was written in. This in many ways is a microcosm of the larger issue: we are talking about the infinite and divine in words that are finite and human; there is some necessary ambiguity which is caused by the limits of our knowledge, languages, abilities, and perspectives. So, we are left with what we were given and the call of faith is to be satisfied with it, at least for this life.

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.

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.