Jehovah-rapha is the name for the Lord in Exodus 15:26, meaning "the Lord who healeth". Though physical healing is suggested here, it also implies He heals our souls. An example of the Lord's healing in Psalm 6:2,3 with David's cry for mercy: "O Lord heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also vexed" and vs. 4 "deliver my soul", vs. 8 and 9: "the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord hath heard my supplication."
Moses was the leader who first used the name Jehovah-Nissi: "The Lord is my banner." According to Scofields' notes, this name is interpreted by the context found in Exodus 17:8-16 when the Israelites were fighting the Amelikites. As long as Moses held his arms high, the Israelites were winning. In Galatians 5:17 we also have a warfare going on within our hearts, the war of the Spirit against the flesh. "For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh." And in Vs. 18 "But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law." Just as Moses held high his arms as a banner to the Lord, thus giving victory to the Israelites over the Amelikites, so we hold to the control of the Spirit and we will have victory over the flesh.
In Judges 6:24 Jehovah Shalom was the name given to an altar erected by Gideon after Jehovah delivered Israel from the Midianites, and confirmed by miracles and messages of peace. The word 'Shalom' means 'Peace' and is used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
Another name referred to for our Lord is in Jeremiah 23:6, "whereby He shall be called 'The Lord our righteousness'" or Jehovah-tsidkenu. The prophecy in Jeremiah is referring to the future restoration and conversion of Israel, where they will claim Him as their true Shepherd.
Jehovah Shammah, "The Lord is Present", is a figurative name in Ezekiel 48:35. This was given to the millennial Jerusalem that Ezekiel saw in his vision signifying Jehovah's abiding presence with His people. He also promises His abiding presence with us in Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee."
Exodus 34:6 summarizes it all: "The Lord, Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth."
Jehovah--Lord. Amen
1. notes from Pastor Charlie Hornick, June 13, 2004
2. Ungers Bible Dictionary
3. New Scofield Reference Bible
4. From the heart of CC
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Name of Jehovah- Part I
There are three primary names of God in the Old Testament which are:
Elohim - God. The Strong Creator (Genesis 1:1) (this is a plural word)
YHWH - LORD. The Self-existing One (Gen. 2:4) (German word is Jehovah)
Adonai - Lord/Master. The Headship Name (Gen. 15:2)
The Hebrew for Jehovah is YHWH, pronounced 'yahweh' or 'Yah-Ve'.
The Primary meaning is "self-existent One." He is a Personal and Present God--the eternal "I AM".
Exodus 3:14 God referred to Himself as "I AM that I AM". He told Moses to say "I AM hath sent me unto you." The eternal, yet personal and present God had sent Moses. He is because He Is--the cause of His being is in Himself. The root idea is that of underived existence.
Jesus uses this expression in John 8:58 when He tells the Jews "Before Abraham was 'I AM'". Revelation 1:8 further enlarges upon the name: "I am the Alpha & Omega, the beginning and the ending...Who is, and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty."
Jehovah is used as a compound with words which further reveal His meeting all of our needs. The first to be used is Lord God, or Jehovah Elohim, found in Genesis 2:4. Elohim is translated in English simply "God". The word itself is a plural noun in form (suggesting the triune God) but singular in its meaning, suggesting unity--as One. Elohim is a general term used for God until Genesis 2:4 when the word Jehovah (Lord) is used. Jehovah Elohim suggests a special relation of Deity to Man. According to Ungers Bible Dictionary, Jehovah represents God in His relation to His chosen people, and Elohim represents God to the world at large.
In Genesis 22:14 Abraham uses the name Jehovah-Jireh meaning, "the Lord will provide". This is a promise we have had down through the ages. He not only provides for all our needs, He also provided the sacrifice for our sin through Jesus.
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Elohim - God. The Strong Creator (Genesis 1:1) (this is a plural word)
YHWH - LORD. The Self-existing One (Gen. 2:4) (German word is Jehovah)
Adonai - Lord/Master. The Headship Name (Gen. 15:2)
The Hebrew for Jehovah is YHWH, pronounced 'yahweh' or 'Yah-Ve'.
The Primary meaning is "self-existent One." He is a Personal and Present God--the eternal "I AM".
Exodus 3:14 God referred to Himself as "I AM that I AM". He told Moses to say "I AM hath sent me unto you." The eternal, yet personal and present God had sent Moses. He is because He Is--the cause of His being is in Himself. The root idea is that of underived existence.
Jesus uses this expression in John 8:58 when He tells the Jews "Before Abraham was 'I AM'". Revelation 1:8 further enlarges upon the name: "I am the Alpha & Omega, the beginning and the ending...Who is, and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty."
Jehovah is used as a compound with words which further reveal His meeting all of our needs. The first to be used is Lord God, or Jehovah Elohim, found in Genesis 2:4. Elohim is translated in English simply "God". The word itself is a plural noun in form (suggesting the triune God) but singular in its meaning, suggesting unity--as One. Elohim is a general term used for God until Genesis 2:4 when the word Jehovah (Lord) is used. Jehovah Elohim suggests a special relation of Deity to Man. According to Ungers Bible Dictionary, Jehovah represents God in His relation to His chosen people, and Elohim represents God to the world at large.
In Genesis 22:14 Abraham uses the name Jehovah-Jireh meaning, "the Lord will provide". This is a promise we have had down through the ages. He not only provides for all our needs, He also provided the sacrifice for our sin through Jesus.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Do You Know Me?
There was a time when I felt I was only one of a large assembly to the Lord. Though I knew Him and accepted His payment for my sin, yet I saw myself as a 'face in the crowd', probably on the back row. How could God know me individually?
This is not how it is, however. I have found many verses to show me that I am very significant to God. He even knows me by name! We can take comfort in knowing that He knows my frame. He knows I am dust (Psalm 103:14). In Genesis 2:7 it is stated that "The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the 'breath of life'..." Psalm 139 states that "my frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret. Your eyes saw my substance being yet unformed." Acts 7:28 states that "In Him we live and move and have our being." My life exists and continues existing because of the Lord.
In John, when Jesus likens Himself to the Shepherd, and we as His sheep, He states that "He calls His sheep by name...(10:3). I really like Isaiah 46:3 & 4 where it says "You have been borne by Me from birth...even to your old age..." Isaiah 49:16 states "I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands."
You see, I am special to the Lord, and You are special to Him, too! He loves each of us individually with an 'everlasting love'. And here is the marvelous thing from I john 4:15, "...God abides in him (her) and he(she) abides in Him!"
There is none like You, O Lord. You are such an awesome God! Amen
From the heart of CC
This is not how it is, however. I have found many verses to show me that I am very significant to God. He even knows me by name! We can take comfort in knowing that He knows my frame. He knows I am dust (Psalm 103:14). In Genesis 2:7 it is stated that "The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the 'breath of life'..." Psalm 139 states that "my frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret. Your eyes saw my substance being yet unformed." Acts 7:28 states that "In Him we live and move and have our being." My life exists and continues existing because of the Lord.
In John, when Jesus likens Himself to the Shepherd, and we as His sheep, He states that "He calls His sheep by name...(10:3). I really like Isaiah 46:3 & 4 where it says "You have been borne by Me from birth...even to your old age..." Isaiah 49:16 states "I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands."
You see, I am special to the Lord, and You are special to Him, too! He loves each of us individually with an 'everlasting love'. And here is the marvelous thing from I john 4:15, "...God abides in him (her) and he(she) abides in Him!"
There is none like You, O Lord. You are such an awesome God! Amen
From the heart of CC
Monday, June 8, 2009
A Deep Darkness
Genesis 15:12 "Lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him."
Abraham was experiencing a weariness of soul, a deep sorrow and fell into a sleep of a deep darkness. Have you ever been in this place where you have such deep sorrow of a loss of a loved one, a turning away of a beloved child, or perhaps a cruelty almost too hard to bear? You wonder how a loving God can allow this to happen? You even feel you do not know what to pray or how to pray. I have a dear friend who experienced this when she heard of the death of her granddaughter. She could not pray. She could only groan--a sound from deep within. Scripture tells us that when we do not know how or what to pray, the Spirit takes this sorrow, this hurt, to the Father in groaning we cannot fathom. I have had times when I was numb, and could only sit and stare. Now I know that at times like these I can lean on Jesus and in quiet trust the Spirit takes the cry of my heart to the Father.
When Jesus died, the disciples clung together as they mourned their friend, probably feeling a total darkness of their souls. They no doubt wondered how a night could be so long and dark. Yet, even in the darkest night, morning comes. Death and darkness will flee and life and light will come again.
So cling to Jesus, dear one, when the darkness falls, and feel the peace that passes all understanding. Remember when you do not know what to pray, the Spirit prays for you.
The most exquisite work and greatest blessings may come out of this darkness. Isaiah 45:3 states "I will give thee the treasures of darkness."
Diamonds are formed in the darkness of the earth. A butterfly is formed in the darkness of its cocoon. A baby is formed in the darkness of his mother's womb.
When our Lord took on the form of man, His earthly life began in the darkness of His mother's womb, and it ended in the dark tomb from which He rose to light and glory. So if shadows come and darkness falls for me, for you, give it to Jesus. He can change the ashes into something beautiful. He can bring good and beauty out of pain and darkness.
From the heart of CC
Abraham was experiencing a weariness of soul, a deep sorrow and fell into a sleep of a deep darkness. Have you ever been in this place where you have such deep sorrow of a loss of a loved one, a turning away of a beloved child, or perhaps a cruelty almost too hard to bear? You wonder how a loving God can allow this to happen? You even feel you do not know what to pray or how to pray. I have a dear friend who experienced this when she heard of the death of her granddaughter. She could not pray. She could only groan--a sound from deep within. Scripture tells us that when we do not know how or what to pray, the Spirit takes this sorrow, this hurt, to the Father in groaning we cannot fathom. I have had times when I was numb, and could only sit and stare. Now I know that at times like these I can lean on Jesus and in quiet trust the Spirit takes the cry of my heart to the Father.
When Jesus died, the disciples clung together as they mourned their friend, probably feeling a total darkness of their souls. They no doubt wondered how a night could be so long and dark. Yet, even in the darkest night, morning comes. Death and darkness will flee and life and light will come again.
So cling to Jesus, dear one, when the darkness falls, and feel the peace that passes all understanding. Remember when you do not know what to pray, the Spirit prays for you.
The most exquisite work and greatest blessings may come out of this darkness. Isaiah 45:3 states "I will give thee the treasures of darkness."
Diamonds are formed in the darkness of the earth. A butterfly is formed in the darkness of its cocoon. A baby is formed in the darkness of his mother's womb.
When our Lord took on the form of man, His earthly life began in the darkness of His mother's womb, and it ended in the dark tomb from which He rose to light and glory. So if shadows come and darkness falls for me, for you, give it to Jesus. He can change the ashes into something beautiful. He can bring good and beauty out of pain and darkness.
From the heart of CC
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