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JEHOVAH ROHI – THE LORD MY SHEPHERD

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” – Psalm 23:1   REFERENCE: Psalm 23:1-6 Rohi (Hebrew for shepherd) is a word that is rich in meaning. It paints a picture of one who watches, feeds, and leads; David captured all these attributes in this Psalm by calling the Lord, Jehovah Rohi – The Lord, my shepherd. God wants His people to know Him as Rohi (Genesis 49:24) since it reveals Him as the caring Father and Overseer of His children, “…we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” In Christ Jesus, God revealed Himself as the Good...
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EL-SHADDAI: THE ALMIGHTY GOD

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” ~ Genesis 17:1 REFERENCE: GENESIS 17:1-11 After years of disappointment and delay, Abram encounters God in a vision. Knowing his history and longing, God revealed Himself to him with this unique name, El-Shaddai (Hebrew of Almighty God). ‘El’ speaks of God as the strong and omnipotent One, while ‘Shaddai’ is the plural form of ‘shad,’ the Hebrew root word for breast. It describes God as the omnipotent One with many breasts or the fully-breasted mighty...
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JEHOVAH SHAMMAH: THE LORD IS THERE

“All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” – Ezekiel 48:35   REFERENCE: EZEKIEL 48:30-35   Israel was in captivity and the temple destroyed; it seemed The Lord had forsaken them. While captive, the temple gave them hope of His presence and help, so its destruction brought a sad sense of hopelessness. At this point, Ezekiel rose to tell them about God’s plans for a future city named THE LORD IS THERE (JEHOVAH SHAMMAH). Israel had yet to realize that God's presence cannot be...
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JEHOVAH SABAOTH – THE LORD OF HOSTS

“This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh.” –  1 Samuel 1:3a REFERENCE: 1 SAMUEL 1:1-3 Jehovah Sabaoth means the Lord of Hosts, the God of the universe, and ruler of the armies of heaven. This name is here used in connection with Shiloh to express the infinite resources and power with which God acts for His people. The name is from the root word TSABA (a verb), meaning to wage war. As a noun, Tsaba means host; this host includes the heavens, the earth, the feathery hosts, animals,...
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KNOW YOUR ENEMY: BE SOBER, BE VIGILANT

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” – I Peter 5:8 REFERENCE: I PETER 5:6-11 As believers in Christ, we are constantly at war with ungodly spirits that attempt to pull us away from our relationship with God and bring us under God’s judgment. Our main adversary is the devil, whom scripture reveals is God’s arch-enemy and despises everything that God loves. Since you and I are the object of God’s love, the devil hates us and works hard at trying to destroy us. In order to...
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