Jehovah Sabaoth means The Lord of hosts
A host is a large group of people. Our God is The Lord of the hosts of heavens and earth. He is the Lord of the Heaven’s armies. He is in charge of the heavens above and the earth beneath. Heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool. He is the Lord of the black and the white, the rich and the poor, the big and the small. The name Jehovah Sabaoth expresses God’s power and authority. No one leads Him. No one is in charge of Him. He reports to no one. He is the commander in chief. HE IS THE BOSS!
We see God referred to by this name many times in the bible – Psalm 46:11, 24:10, 1 Samuel 17:45, Amos 4:13 to name a few. The King James Version and New King James Version refers to Him as The Lord of Hosts and New Living Translation and some other translations refers to Him as The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
I personally love how Amos 4:13 describes this in details.
He is the God who created and shaped the mountains and stirs the wind. He understands every complex thing we can ever think of.
God is often referred to this way when complex situations arises. In 1 Samuel 17 we are told of a story of when the Philistines continuously troubled the Israelites. They had Goliath; a giant who constantly taunted the Israelites and made them live in perpetual fear. I won’t be going into the details of the story but i will urge you to read 1 Samuel 17 if you don’t know the story.
David decided to confront Goliath as he was speaking against the God of the Israelites. In size, Goliath was the giant but what he didn’t know was that David had the backing of The One who makes giants.
In verse 45 of that bible scripture, David made a profound statement.
He used this as an opportunity to brag about his God. Goliath relied on physical weapons for protection. He came to war with sword and spear. David came with the full backing of The Lord of Hosts. In the end, David worn the fight.
When we feel overwhelmed, pressed, and pressured with situations of life, when we are taunted by challenges that seems as though they will never go away, when our faith is challenged, when life situations tries to suck out our peace, let’s remember that we have the backing of The maker of the universe. He is The Lord of Hosts. The Lord over everything. The Lord who can never be defeated in battle.
We need to know who Our God is. Knowing who He is gives us confidence as His children. Just as a parent fights for his/her child, that is how God fights for us. In life, we might face situations where it looks like we’ve been outnumbered. You might be reading this right now and thinking “i feel alone, i am fighting alone.” I will love you tell you that you are not alone. Know this and believe this!
In 2 Kings 6:14-17, Gehazi felt outnumbered when he woke up to see the Arameans surrounding them. In verse 17, Elisah said a prayer which we should always pray. He prayed that God will open the eyes of Gehazi to see that those who were with them were more than the ones against them.
We are not outnumbered. We are in the majority because we have the Lord of hosts backing us. If God be us, no one can be against us. No demon in hell, no scheme of man, no power of hell can ever snatch us away from God’s hand! Be confident because God has your back!
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Preach it sister. Amen 🙏🏻
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😊Amen! Thanks to God and thank you for always stopping by. Have a lovely day.
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Hey there, thank you for taking the time to share.
I am keen to learn more about the names of God and Jesus. Your are right about needing to know who God is so thanks for that reminder.
David’s response to Goliath is so awesome and always manages to get me emotional whenever i read or watch it. I want that kind of confidence for sure!
Peace to you Ef
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Thanks Evad! I can relate with how you feel about David’s response to Goliath. It is powerful indeed! I need that kind of confidence too.
Learning about God’s names have certainly helped my spiritual life. It’s made God more relatable. I encourage everyone believer to learn about His names.
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Amen!! Sis, I was just thinking about Elisha!! This post definitely is right up with a lot of things I’ve been thinking about. May God bless you !!
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Glad it spoke to you sis. There are a lot of things that will try to intimidate us and our faith but we need to know who we have and who we are!
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❤ amen!!!
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Wow!! Thanks Efua, so powerful having God in control of our life organising, rearranging, moving, shaking, breaking, making, straighting is everything. I’ve used this post this morning as my devotion. Was very blessed and encourage. may god grant you more wisdom and understanding.🙏🙏
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Amen! Yes God is always in control my sis. I wish everyone of us understands this always!
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Good post
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Thank you so much!😊
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Thank you for writing this
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Efua,
Thank You for Your post. I would like to invite You and Your Readers to join a related conversation, regarding the “True Name” of God. A ‘True Name’ is the name of a thing or Being that expresses, or is somehow identical to, its/His true nature. I believe that the Name “Jesus Christ” is that Name, and that “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” —meaning the UNVEILING of the Name “Jesus Christ”— has been divinely written and “purposefully” placed as the last book within The Holy Bible, and thus the final word and central theme, in order to serve that very purpose. Among the many biblical verses revealed on Our site and its related blog, the following speaks to the ultimate purpose of the Book, namely, to unveil the divinely veiled ‘True Name’ of God: Jesus Christ.
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“The whole vision has become to You like THE WORDS OF A BOOK THAT IS SEALED, which men deliver to One who is literate, saying, “Read this, please.” And He says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” Then the Book is delivered to One who is illiterate, saying, “Read this, please.” And He says, “I am not literate.”
Therefore the Lord said:
“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men, therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden”…
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the Book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For ‘the terrible one’ [i.e., Satan] is brought to nothing, ‘the scornful one’ [i.e., the Devil] is consumed, and all who watch for iniquity are cut off…
Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now grow pale; but when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, “THEY SHALL HALLOW MY NAME” [i.e., Jesus Christ], and hallow the Holy One of Jacob, and fear [i.e., revere] the God of Israel. These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, and those who complained will learn doctrine.” — Isaiah 29 NKJV
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We sincerely hope You will join Us, as We open the above “sealed” Book, and through study and conversation, gain an understanding of “who” We are; “why” We are who We are; and “where” We are. We look forward to hearing from You!
Love, grace, and peace,
C&J
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