Jehovah Sabaoth

Jehovah Sabaoth (יְהֹוָה צבאה)

Jehovah Sabaoth (yeh-ho-vaw' tseb-aw-aw') is the last name of G-d that we will touch on (if you are interested at looking at the others that we went through I would encourage you to check out this site, http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/name_god.cfm). This one was an interesting one for me, I went into it expecting to see it point to G-d as the ruler of the heavens and how angels bow before Him singing forever in worship, for that is undoubtedly true (read Revelation 4 and 5) but it is not so much what is captured in the name Jehovah Sabaoth. Rather what is seen of G-d is that He is a G-d of war. He commands not only heavenly armies but human armies as well, and He is constantly fighting for His glory. This was not what I was expecting to find yet what confidence is found in the ferocity of the L-rd for His glory in the heart of a believer. I find David agreeing when He says,

Then David said to the Philistine, "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.
(1 Samuel 17:45)

The past two days we looked at how our Father provides for us and how He gives us peace, but this does not amount to anything unless He is also strong and mighty, unless He is able to fight for us. And that is what He is doing, He is fighting for us. He is glorified in our salvation and our sanctification and so we have now, by the blood of Yeshua, been placed in line with the ferocity He has to get His glory. This is a ferocity that would ultimately send this powerful G-d, a mighty ruler and commander of the heavenly hosts, to take human form, weakness in the fullest measure, and die on a cross. But He did not simply die but rather He conquered sin and Satan and rose on the third day, Jehovah Sabaoth has fought the battle and He is victorious. He has fought the battle we could never win and won it on our behalf.

He has done it and it is finished!

Jehovah Sabaoth is victorious!

Grace and Peace beloved

In Christ,
AC