The word for this week is "Jehovah". This appears four times in the Bible in this form.
Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. KJV
Psalm 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. KJV
Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. KJV
Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: KJV
"Jehovah" is the Hebrew word "Yehovah". Strong's Concordance says this: self-Existent; Eternal, Jehovah, Jewish national name of God. Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon adds: Yahweh - the existing One. (This Hebrew Name for God appears many more times in the form YHWH, called the Tetragrammaton, having no vowels). I see this as the Covenant Name for God. The Names that we find attached to Jehovah reveal Who He is to us in different situations. Today we'll look at Jehovah-Jireh. Genesis 22:13-14:
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. KJV
In the Hebrew this is "Yehovah Yireh". Strong's Concordance says: Jehovah will see to it. He provided for Himself a substitute for Abraham to sacrifice in place of his son, Isaac. We say "Jehovah Jireh, our Provider"! He IS the Provider of every need we could ever have! When we take account of all the ways he has blessed and provided for us so far, we have great confidence that He will continue to do so, no matter what the situation or circumstance. We can count on Him! Here is Hillsong with an older song called "Desert Song" that mentions our "God Who provides"!
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
