Jehovah-Elyon is used about forty times in the Old Testament. The word “Elyon” literally means “supreme God” or “most loved God.” This name of God means “The Lord God Most High.” It first appears in Genesis 14, in which the King Melchizedek of Salem praised Abram’s rescue of his nephew Lot. Pagan kings believed their gods helped them in battle. If they were defeated, they believed it was because their enemy’s god was stronger than their own. King Melchizedek realized that Abram faced impossible odds in the battle to rescue his nephew Lot. Abram served “the most high God,” Elyon.

Our God is the owner of the universe. He owns everything. We are stewards of what he has allowed us to possess. We will give more than our tithe to the Lord’s work when we realize he owns it all anyway. He is the “Lord God Most High.” Our God is able to deliver our enemies into our hands. We have nothing to fear when the odds are against us. Our God is greater than anyone or any other power! He is Jehovah-Elyon!