All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible

by Herbert Lockyer

Discover How God’s Names Show You His CharacterIn this exhaustive study--a unique classification of all the Scripture designations of the three persons of the Trinity--you’ll become acutely aware that the riches of God’s self-revelation are inexhaustible. Each name reveals some new facet of the infinite being of God and demonstrates the progressive manner in which he reveals himself.As you gain a better appreciation of God’s character and works through Herbert Lockyer’s discussions of the different names of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you’ll find your soul responding to the truths they reveal. You’ll be inspired to greater praise and trust, you’ll obtain comfort and courage, and you’ll find a new desire and boldness to witness to the good news of salvation through Christ.Herbert W. Lockyer’s "All" books give you life-enriching insights into the Bible. From characters you can learn from, to teachings you can apply, to promises you can stand on and prophecies you can count on, Lockyer’s time-honored works help you wrap your mind around the Bible and get it into your heart. Lockyer’s books include All the Apostles of the Bible, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, All the Doctrines of the Bible, All the Men of the Bible, All the Women of the Bible, All the Messianic Prophecies of the Bible, All the Miracles of the Bible, All the Parables of the Bible, All the Prayers of the Bible, and All the Promises of the Bible.

Genres: Reference, Christian, Theology, Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Dr. Herbert Lockyer was born in London in 1886, and held pastorates in Scotland and England for 25 years before coming to the United States in 1935. In 1937 he received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Evangelical Seminary. In 1955 he returned to England where he lived for many years. He then returned to the United States where he continued to devote time to the writing ministry until his death in November of 1984.

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't finish this one - yet. There is a lot of extraneous information with each name, things I already knew or wasn't really interested in as I was studying the names of God. It's a wonderful book full of really good information, but I had to skip often to the next name and then use other resources to accomplish what I was wanting to learn.

[Rebecca]

Making a study of this for James Method Chapter Reviews where it asks us what did we learn about God.

[Orville Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is part of a reprinted series from an older era. Though it seems the author meant this to be a thematic Bible study, it is written is an older poetic, highly stylized devotional style. Following the styles of the late 19th century and early 20th century, it seemed flighty at points.

It is rather oriented to theological concepts and personal devotion, rather than any real look at the Bible passages in their own context. Most verses, phrases or passages he cites are points of departure for the author's theological or devotional soliloquies. The depth and thought was uneven across sections. I found it frustrating at points, boring in places, and yet periodically some real meaningful insights came out.

The stylized approach leads to a streamlined, simplified and abstract picture of the themes and content of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. Lockyer flattens out distinctions between the old Hebrew scriptures and the Christian scriptures, the New Testament. He just appropriates passages from anywhere and everywhere to collapse them into his theological schema. Unsophisticated readers may be unaware of some of the coopting going on here.

The author did have some good comments on word usages that went beyond the traditional circular translation approach so common in western word studies.

[Kristen Stieffel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent resource for Bible study, especially for teachers. I docked a star because Lockyer often omits footnotes on some quotations, especially poems and
lyrics. I can't tell which are which -- maybe they are all hyms -- because of course I can't look them up because he left out the citation.

In chapter two, he gives a comprehensive table of scripture references fornames of the Son, but by his own admission it is taken from a clipping, but he "cannot remember where it was clipped from, many, many years ago." A rather large slip for an otherwise thouough scholar.

Despite these slips in scholarly niceties, the book is a great reference work, and even reads like a devotional in many places. It is both informative and inspiring.

[John Avery · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lockyer wrote this as part of his series ("All the . . . in the Bible"). It amounts to an encyclopedia of the names of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Unfortunately, Lockyer had the unfortunate knack of writing in a 19th century style. He is longwinded, writes in a rather flowery prose, and includes his own laborious poetry. For me, using the KJV did not help because that translation suggests a few names for God that are not supported by scholarship and do not appear in more modern versions.
On the positive side, Lockyer is Scriptural and does all He can to honor God and to build faith.
If you need a good book on the names of God in the Bible I would look elsewhere (see my other reviews).

[Synthia Green]

Herbert Lockyer's book, All the Divine Names and Titles, lists 364 names and titles for Jesus Christ alone. Through His names and titles, God has chosen to reveal a great deal about His attributes, offices, authority, prerogatives, and will. Each name designates some distinct virtue or characteristic of God's nature. Thus, God has made known the glory of His nature through His names. They are not to be abused.