The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘God is…' Day 1: Exodus 3:13, 14 - YAHWEH - I am – “But Moses protested, ‘If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,” they will ask me, “What is his name?” Then what should I tell them?’ God replied to Moses, ‘I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.’” Day 2: Exodus 15:26 - RAPHA - Healer – “He said, ‘If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.’” Day 3: Genesis 17:7 - ELOHIM - Creator – “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.” Day 4: Genesis 17:1 - EL SHADDAI - God Almighty – “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am El-Shaddai - God Almighty. Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.’” Day 5: Genesis 22:14 - JIREH - Provider – “Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means ‘the Lord will provide’). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: ‘On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.’" [side note:The term Jehovah-Jireh is more appropriately transliterated Yahweh-Yireh]. Day 6: John 10:11 - JEHOVAH ROHI - Shepherd – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.” Day 7: Judges 6:24 - SHALOM - Our Peace – “And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means ‘the Lord is peace’). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation
