Names, Titles, and Metaphors of the Lord Jesus Christ

Title

Names, Titles, and Metaphors of the Lord Jesus Christ

Book Title

The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament: Making Sense of a Monumental Book

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Year of Publication

2022

Authors

Parry, Donald W. (Primary)

Pagination

39-43

Publisher

Book of Mormon Central

City

Springville, UT

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This chart lists more than one hundred names, titles, and metaphors of the Lord, together with references from the Old Testament. And remember that the Lord is none other than the premortal Jesus Christ. Each name or title serves to describe God’s perfections, attributes, divine qualities, sacred character, or His mission to humankind. For example, “Beloved, Glorious Lord,” “Righteousness,” and “Wonderful” describe divine qualities. “Fountain,” “Stone,” “Star,” and “Water” are metaphors that describe one or more aspects of His nature or character. “Advocate,” “Judge,” “King,” and “Lawgiver” set forth four of His roles in the plan of salvation. “God of Heaven,” “Highest,” and “King over all the earth” portray His exalted position, majesty, and omnipotence. “Redeemer” and “Savior” describe aspects of the atoning sacrifice.

A number of these names and titles appear only once in the Old Testament, but others are attested multiple times. The names Holy One of Israel, God, Lord, Lord God, Lord of hosts, and Redeemer, for instance, each appear a dozen or more times in the book of Isaiah. No doubt there are other names and titles that can be added to the list.

Title	Scripture References
Advocate	1 John 1:2; cf. Isaiah 3:13
Almighty	Isaiah 13:6
Angel	Genesis 48:15–16
Angel of His Presence	Isaiah 63:9
Anointed	Psalm 2:2
Baali	Hosea 2:16
Beloved	Isaiah 5:1
Branch	Zechariah 3:8
Bridegroom	Isaiah 62:5
Child	Isaiah 9:6
Corner	Psalm 118:22
Counselor	Isaiah 9:6
Covert	Isaiah 32:2
Creator	Isaiah 43:15
Creator of Israel	Isaiah 43:15
Crown	Isaiah 62:3
David	Jeremiah 30:9
Desire of all Nations	Haggai 2:7
Dew	Hosea 14:5
Eagle	Deuteronomy 32:11
Elect	Isaiah 42:1
Everlasting Father	Isaiah 9:6
Everlasting God	Isaiah 40:28
Everlasting Light	Isaiah 60:19
First and Last	Isaiah 48:12
Fountain	Zechariah 13:1
Glorious Lord	Isaiah 33:21
Holy One	Isaiah 12:6
Holy One of Israel	Isaiah 43:14
Holy One of Jacob	Isaiah 29:23
Hope of Israel	Jeremiah 17:13
Horn of David	Psalm 132:17
Husband	Isaiah 54:5
I Am	Exodus 3:14
Immanuel	Isaiah 7:14
Inheritance	Ezekiel 44:28
Ishi	Hosea 2:16
Jah	Psalm 68:4
Jehovah	Isaiah 26:4
Judge	Isaiah 33:22
Judge of Israel	Micah 5:1
King	Isaiah 6:5
King of glory	Psalm 24:7
King of Israel	Isaiah 44:6
King of Jacob	Isaiah 41:21
King over all the Earth	Zechariah 14:9
Lamb	Isaiah 53:7
Lawgiver	Isaiah 33:22
Leader	Isaiah 55:4
Light	Isaiah 42:6
Light of Israel	Isaiah 10:17
Light to the Gentiles	Isaiah 49:6
Lord	Isaiah 66:9
Lord God	Isaiah 30:15
Lord God of Hosts	Isaiah 22:5
Lord God of Israel	Isaiah 37:21
Lord God of the Hebrews	Exodus 3:18
Lord Jehovah	Isaiah 12:2
Lord of Hosts	Isaiah 54:5
Lord our Righteousness	Jeremiah 23:6
Lord the Creator	Isaiah 40:28
Lord the God of David	Isaiah 38:5
Maker	Isaiah 54:5
Man of Sorrows	Isaiah 53:3
Messenger of the covenant	Malachi 3:1
Messiah the Prince	Daniel 9:25
Mighty God	Isaiah 9:6
Mighty One of Israel	Isaiah 1:24
Mighty One of Jacob	Isaiah 49:26
Most High	Isaiah 14:14
Plant of renown	Ezekiel 34:29
Polished shaft	Isaiah 49:2
Prince of Peace	Isaiah 9:6
Prophet	Deuteronomy 18:15, 18
Prophet of Shiloh	Genesis 49:10
Purifier	Malachi 3:3
Redeemer	Job 19:25
Redeemer of Israel	Isaiah 49:7
Refiner	Malachi 3:3
Reverend	Psalm 111:9
Righteous Servant	Isaiah 53:11
Righteousness	Jeremiah 23:6
Rock	Deuteronomy 32:15
Rock of Israel	2 Samuel 23:3
Rock of thy strength	Isaiah 17:10
Rod	Isaiah 11:1
Root out of dry ground	Isaiah 53:2
Ruler	Micah 5:2
Salvation	Isaiah 12:2
Sanctuary	Isaiah 8:14
Savior	Isaiah 43:3
Sceptre	Numbers 24:17
Servant	Isaiah 42:1
Shepherd	Zechariah 11:16
Star	Numbers 24:17
Stem of Jesse	Isaiah 11:1
Stone	Isaiah 28:16
Strength	Isaiah 12:2
Stone of Israel	Genesis 49:24
Strong Lord	Psalm 89:8
Sun of Righteousness	Malachi 4:2
Sure foundation	Isaiah 28:16
Teacher	Isaiah 48:17
Tender plant	Isaiah 53:2
Wall of fire	Zechariah 2:5
Water	Isaiah 44:3
Witness	Isaiah 55:4
Wonderful	Isaiah 9:6

Table of Contents

Book

The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament: Making Sense of a Monumental Book

Parry, Donald W.

56 Chapters

Introduction

Parry, Donald W. | pp. i-viii

Prophecies of Jesus Christ’s Mortal Ministry and Atonement

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 1-5

Symbols That Testify of Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 6-9

The Lord Jesus Christ: Conquering Hero

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 10-12

Jesus Christ Is the Lord of History: Nine Major Historical Eras

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 13-16

The Lord Jesus Christ: Potter, Captain, Shepherd, and More

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 17-21

The Lord Jesus Christ Controls the Nations: Book of Judges Case Study

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 22-23

Old Testament Passages Cited by Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 24-28

Messianic Prophecies in the Psalms

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 29-31

Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 32-33

Isaiah's Prophecies of the Mortal Messiah

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 34–36

The Messiah in Isaiah 53: Four Recurring Themes

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 37-38

Names, Titles, and Metaphors of the Lord Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 39-43

Lord (Jehovah): The Most Frequently Used [Content] Word in the Hebrew Bible

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 44-47

Equivalent Designations of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Old and New Testaments

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 48-50

God: Compound Names

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 51-53

Lord: Compound Names

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 54-56

The Lord Is Our Savior

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 57-59

The Lord (Jehovah) Is Our Redeemer

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 60-61

The Lord Is Our Atoner

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 62-63

Jesus Christ Is the Messiah

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 64

Jesus Christ Is the Lord

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 65-66

One, Three, and Seven: Sacred and Symbolic Numbers

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 67-69

Seven and Sacred Time

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 70-71

Eve: Life and Help: A Type of Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 78-79

Adam: "The Figure of Him that Was to Come"

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 80-81

Prophets and Prophetesses: The Lord's Messengers

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 72-77

Melchizedek: Type of Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 82-83

Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 84-85

Joseph of Egypt: Foreshadow of Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 86-87

Moses: Type and Shadow of Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 88-89

Elijah: Symbol of Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 90-91

Job: Suffering Servant, A Type of Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 92-93

Hosea’s Family: Symbols of the Lord for Ancient Israel

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 94-95

The Sign of Jonah: Pointing to Christ’s Death

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 96-97

Priests and High Priests: Foreshadowing Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 98-99

The Lord Reveals Cycles of Sacred Time

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 100-101

Striking Blood on the Doorposts: The Passover Anticipates Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 1102-103

The Day of Atonement: Messianic Foreshadowing

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 104-105

"A Feast to the Lord": Sacred and Secular Meals

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 106-107

Parallelisms: Teaching About the Lord Jesus Christ Through Poetry

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 108-110

Chiasmus: Unique Presentations of the Lord’s Word

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 111-113

The Psalms: Praises to the Lord Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 114-115

Lord: Focused Prophetic Speech Forms

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 116-117

Prayers: Mortals Seeking the Lord's Divine Favor

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 118-119

Worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ through Music and Song

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 121-123

Law of Moses: Anticipated Jesus Christ and His Atonement

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 124-125

Manna: Symbol of Jesus Christ

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 126-127

Symbols of Christ in the Tabernacle of Moses

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 128-129

Sacrifices Under the Law of Moses: Six Acts

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 130-131

Sacrifices: Symbols of Jesus's Atoning Sacrifice

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 132-133

Diet Code: Unclean and Clean Animals

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 134-135

God Is a Holy Temple: Temples and Sacred Space

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 136-137

The Atonement-Focused Earthly and Heavenly Temples

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 138-140

Jesus's Royal Ancestry: Rulers of the Kingdom of Judah

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 141-142

Bibliography

Parry, Donald W. | pp. 144-145

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