JEHOVAH

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.” John 1v6 (AMP)

Another name of God is Jehovah. Exodus 6v2-5 (KJV) says “And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: 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. And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant.” Here, the LORD God is saying while Abraham, Isaac and Jacob saw God as God Almighty i.e. El-Shaddai, they did not know Him as JEHOVAH (note that some other translations call JEHOVAH Lord). The Dakes concordance gives some insight into this, saying, He used El-Shaddai “instead of Jehovah, which means the Self-Existing or Eternal One who keeps covenant and fulfills promises. He could not fulfill with them what He promised concerning their future posterity (v3). It is true that the name Jehovah was used from the very beginning (…Genesis 2:4); nevertheless, the full meaning of it was not made known to men until it was time to fulfill the promises and covenants with Israel as a nation.” One thing we draw from this is that God is a covenant keeping God, One who fulfils promises. He is able to give a promise and fulfill it as He shows to the children of Israel. Every covenant of life, peace, joy, answered prayers, He is able to fulfill. 2 Corinthians 1v20 (AMP) tells us “For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.” Amen.

Prayer

Father we thank You for this day. We thank You for You are a covenant keeping God. We thank You that the yes to all of Your promises is in Christ and we can say Amen to them to the glory of God. Blessed be Your holy name forevermore. We say Amen to every promise You have made to us and receive their fulfillment by faith being fully persuaded that You are more than able to bring them to pass in Jesus name, amen.