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JEHOVAH GMOLAH – THE GOD OF RECOMPENSE

“Every one of their bows is broken; for the Lord is the God of recompense, He will surely repay.” – Isaiah 51:56b   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 51:49-56   God noted all that Babylon did in plundering Israel and promised to pay back. Babylon will know Him as Jehovah Gmolah (‘ghem-oo-law’), the God of recompense (compensation, reward, restitution, or return). He is the God who avenges and pays back; He will not allow His children to suffer wrong without getting redress. He ensures that every action, good or bad, gets its due reward. He is the administrator (supervisor) of seedtime, harvest, and...
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JEHOVAH REHOBOTH: THE LORD WHO MAKES ROOM

“And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So, he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.” ~ Genesis 26:22   REFERENCE: Genesis 26:17-22   Are you in a place where all you do seem not to produce the expected results? Are you doing your best, yet some people or forces sabotage your efforts or hijack your ideas so that they never come to fruition? That was where Isaac found himself. Abimelech drove him out of the...
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Jehovah Makkeh

JEHOVAH MAKKEH – THE LORD WHO STRIKES

“And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord who strikes.” – Ezekiel 7:9b   REFERENCE: Ezekiel 7:7-9   As a believer, you are a lively stone used by God to build a spiritual temple. However, the toll of sin on us stains our conscience, leads us into error, and fills our minds with wicked thoughts. For this reason, God brings out His chisel and sandpaper to chisel, reshape, and mold us into better-shaped, useful lively stones to build on Christ, the Chief Cornerstone. Makkeh means to Strike, Wound, Smite, Chasten, or Touch (God...
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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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PARABLES OF JESUS: SOWER

“Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.” ~ Matthew 13:3 REFERENCE: Matthew 13:3-9 A more familiar word for a sower today is ‘farmer.’ Jesus taught here what farmers in His days went through during harvest – productivity is different for seeds sown; there are harvests that are worth the while, and there are disappointing ones. This is because of the type of soil they grow in. Jesus used this parable to show the link between our capacity to receive truth, instruction, training, etc., and our productivity in life. Two students sit under the same...
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PARABLES OF JESUS: DRAGNET

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind…” ~ Matthew 13:47   REFERENCE: Matthew 13:47-51 Jesus used this parable to teach that the gospel net will always bring different people into the church, some with a heart for God, and others, just there to serve their purpose. The world is the sea in which the net is cast, and when the fisherman (preacher) draws it back into the boat, it drags in the good and the bad. Jesus taught that at the end of all things, God, through His...
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PARABLES OF JESUS: HIDDEN TREASURE

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and…goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” ~ Matthew 13:44 REFERENCE: Matthew 13:44-46 Precious treasures are not easy to come by – diamonds are buried in rocks, crude oil is in the depth of the earth, and so is gold. They often have to be mined or extracted and passed through laborious processes before they can be of benefit. Pieces of diamond jewelry are also not sold in just any shop, and where you find them, they are in secured displays or...
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PARABLES OF JESUS: LEAVEN

The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” ~ Matthew 13:33 REFERENCE: Matthew 13:33 Leaven is a substance, typically yeast, used in dough (baking flour mixed with water or milk) to make it rise. A unique characteristic of leaven is its ability to affect the particles of any substance it comes in contact with and changes it to its nature. When leaven is introduced into a lump of dough (irrespective of its size and nature), the dough behaves contrary to its nature and becomes larger as the leaven...
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PARABLES OF JESUS: WHEAT AND TARES

“But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.” – Matthew 13:29   REFERENCE: MATTHEW 13:24-30   This parable is one of Jesus’ most powerful. The lessons therein are many, but I will focus on ‘prudence.’ Prudence is the ability to manage circumstances with care and thoughtfulness. It is being careful to consider all possible dangers or consequences in a situation. The man in this parable planted good seed (wheat) in his field, and while men slept (became careless and relaxed), his enemy came and sowed tares (some stubborn weed). The wheat, as...
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