The Names of God Series : JEHOVAH SABAOTH (THE LORD OF HOSTS)
Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The
Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived
from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist."
It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become
known" - this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. Sabaoth (se
bâ'ôt) means "armies" or "hosts." Jehovah Sabaoth can be
translated as "The Lord of Armies" (1Sa 1:3). This name denotes His
universal sovereignty over every army, both spiritual and earthly. The Lord of
Hosts is the king of all heaven and earth. [BlueLetterBible]
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and
to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni
and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
1 Samuel 1:3
The count differs on how many times this phrase is used in
the Bible (Lord of Hosts), somewhere between 260 - 290 (the most used name of
God). Thus, make no mistake about it, that it is a message that the Creator
wanted to convey to us all.
As with a previous blurb, upon my research I came upon a
nice writing from Do Not Depart
by Stephanie Shott:
In 1 Samuel 17:45, we find
just prior to pegging Goliath with a pebble, David boldly proclaimed,“You come to me with a
sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name
of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have
defied.”
And in 2 Samuel 5:10, we find
- “And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the
God of hosts, was with him.”
§ In Psalm 24:10, The LORD of Hosts is the King of glory and in Psalm 46:7 He is our Fortress.
§ In Psalm 59:5,
He is called upon to vindicate His people.
§ In Isaiah 51:15 we see He controls the sea and the waves.
§ In Isaiah 54:5 He is our husband and in Zechariah 4:6, He declares that He alone wins our battles when He
tells Zerubbabel, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the
LORD of hosts.”
§ And in Isaiah’s life-altering, mouth-shutting
vision of the Lord, he heard the Seraphim speaking to one another, crying out, “Holy, holy,
holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” (Isaiah 6:3)
Throughout Scripture
we find this LORD of Hosts as our ever present defender, the Sovereign and Holy
God over all the universe who sees us, loves us and moves mountains on our
behalf. He fights our battles, wins our wars and is the refuge we can run to in
time of need. He is Jehovah-Sabaoth!
There is nothing He
cannot do, nothing He does not know, nothing He cannot control, no enemy He
cannot defeat, no heart He can not heal, no mouth He can not shut, no miracle
He cannot perform. And how beautiful to know He longs to work in our lives and
on our behalf as the LORD of Hosts!
Amen!
Thanks be to the Father, Spirit and Son for never leaving us
nor forsaking us. Thanks be to the Father, Spirit, and Son for protection from outside
forces, as well as protection from ourselves. Thanks be to the Father, Spirit
and Son for grace and forgiveness that abounds. May we mimic that as we deal
with others. In Jesus name.
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