Where can you find the verse in the Bible that says God knows my name?

Answer 1

Answer # 1

The exact words "God knows my name" are not in the King James version.

Nor are the words "knows my name" or "knows your name".

Answer # 2

The following verse often speaks to readers in a very intimate and personal way:

But now thus sayeth the Lord that created thee, O Iacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel; feare not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. (Isaiah 43:1, 1611 KJV)

The motif of God knowing us each by name is also echoed by Jesus when he uses 'gate' and 'good shepherd' as figures of speech referring to himself:

whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep...the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out...he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice... I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me... (John 10 NAB)

The passage from Isaiah, I have called you by your name, you are mine, is also well-known in contemporary Catholic liturgies through the song You Are Mine, written by the songwriter David Haas who is prominent among Catholic musicians.

REFERENCES

The Bible Museum. The Bible: 1611 King James Version: 1st Edition, 1st Printing, (Goodyear, AZ: The Bible Museum, 2006).

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls: IA, World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991).

Answer 2

Isaiah 43:1-2 "But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. " Isaiah 43:7 "Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him." Psalm 147:4 "He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

Answer 3

Great question!

There are several places where Sacred Scripture reveals God's omniscience. A few prominent examples are listed below:

O God, my God, hear me also, a widow. It is you who were the author of those events and of what preceded and followed them. The present, also, and the future you have planned. Whatever you devise comes into being; the things you decide on come forward and say, 'Here we are!' All your ways are in readiness, and your judgment is made with foreknowledge. (Judith 9:5-6, NAB)

He plumbs the depths and penetrates the heart; their innermost being he understands. The Most High possesses all knowledge, and sees from of old the things that are to come: He makes known the past and the future, and reveals the deepest secrets. (Sirach 42:18-19, NAB)

Reformed scholars and theologians may locate these deuterocanonical texts in the original, first printing of the 1611 King James Bible as follows:

O God, O my God, heare me also a widow. For thou hast wrought not onely those things, but also the things which fell out before, and which ensewed after, thou hast thought upon the the things which are now, and which are to come. Yea what things thou didst determine were redy at hand, and said, loe we are heere; for all thy wayes are prepared, and thy judgments are in thy foreknowledge. (Iudeth 9:4-6, 1611 KJV)

He seeketh out the deepe and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be knowen, and he beholdeth the signes of the world. Hee declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and reveileth the steps of hidden things. (Sirach 42:18-19, 1611 KJV)

REFERENCES

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls: IA, World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991).

The Bible Museum. The Bible: 1611 King James Version: 1st Edition, 1st Printing, (Goodyear, AZ: The Bible Museum, 2006).

Answer 4

(1 John 3:19, 20) 19 By this we shall know that we originate with the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him 20 as regards whatever our hearts may condemn us in, because God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.

Answer 5

Answer:

Not exactly, however a Psalm of David; Psalm 139:1-6 (NKJV) suggest God's Perfect Knowledge of Man

David establishes the omniscience of God; that attribute by which he knows all things past, present and future. What is hidden from human sight is still known by God. This scripture stresses the wisdom of God in all his actions, and often grounds this in his all-embracing knowledge.

1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off.

3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5 You have hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

According to the Bible... God has a "book" that He calls the "Book of Life" in which is a "list of names" of those whom God regards as Righteous.

King David, often in peril from his enemies, prayed this prayer:

"Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share your Salvation. May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not be listed with the Righteous. I am in pain and distress; may your Salvation, O God, protect me." (Ps.69:27-28 NIV)

According to the biblical evidence -- if names can be "blotted out" of the Book of Life... names must also be able to be "added," as the salvation process advances.

God knows the names of those "WHO KNOW HIS NAME"... those who call upon it... who cry out to Him, using it.

According to the Bible... it's God's name that's "Sacred," Holy and Blessed; to be known by man. Not the other way around. His name is so Righteous that a whole Commandment was devoted to its sanctity. One of ten capital laws of God, that, when broken, render the law-breaker worthy of death. [Thou shalt not take the NAME of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain." (Ex.20:7)

God commands men everywhere to revere His name, and obey Hiis voice; His laws, which, when obeyed, demonstrate His Love; not murdering, stealing, lying, etc.. And it's these people who Love and Respect others "in His name" whom He records in His "Book of Life." It's these names that God knows.

"...you have a few people... who have not soiled their clothes... they are worthy. He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will ACKNOWLEDGE HIS NAME before My Father and His angels." (Rev.3:4-5 NIV)

The Bible says that those whose names God knows, now, will receive "new secret names" later, in the Kingdom.

"...To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it." (Rev.2:17 NIV)

According to the Bible... Judgment Day looks to be man's last opportunity to have one's name entered into the Book of Life:

"If anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the Lake of Fire." (Rev.20:15 NIV)

The biblical evidence is that if a man's name isn't worth recording in His Book of Life -- God doesn't want anything to do with him.

But then... also according to the Bible -- names that ARE recorded in the Book of Life are under constant scrutiny, revision, editing and/or deletion by Jesus, Himself.

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Rev.3:6 NIV)