The first mention of this name in Scripture is found in Gen. 14:18-20, where Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, blessed Abram of the Most High God, Possessor of heaven and earth. It occurs over 240 times in the Old Testament, and is particularly numerous in Job and the Psalms, and means the Mighty God, One victorious in power. It evidently sets forth the true God in contrast to the false gods of the heathen. The following handful of extracts indicate this character of God. "A Jealous God;" "A Mighty God;" "A Mighty God and terrible;" "A God that avengeth;" "God greatly to be feared."
It is likewise allied to the grace of God, as the following interesting passage shows. "There is no God [Elohim] else beside Me; a just God [El] and a Savior; there is none beside Me." (Isa. 45:21). How wonderful it is that the Mighty God is our Savior. The full revelation of this is seen in JESUS (a translation from Hebrew words into Greek), meaning, Jehovah-Savior.