In the second chapter of Genesis, we see a shift from God referring to himself as just אֱלֹהִים to יהוה אֱלֹהִים. This new name God uses to identify himself is our word for today. יהוה is used 6,826 times in the Hebrew Bible our Old Testament. The phrase of LORD God is used 10 times in chapter two. The Bible translates LORD with all caps instead of just YHWH God because they are honoring the tradition of not speaking God’s name out loud after several hundred years had passed the Masoretes inserted vowel points into the Hebrew words. Since no one knew what vowels to put into the word, so they used the vowels for the Hebrew word Lord.
The first time it is used it is in relation to people Adam was the Gardner that the LORD God personally created to work the land. We see this throughout the chapter as the LORD God creates Eve and relates to them both as their relational intimate personal God. It is not just the all-powerful creator the ever-existing eternal God. Think about how many times God uses the word אֱלֹהִים God 2,597 and how many times he uses the word יהוה YHWH 6,826 this will tell you the emphasis he is trying to make to us. Yes, he wants to get our attention from being the all-powerful God but he wants us to see his affection for us which is why he uses this word more than twice as much.
