The people of Israel were at war. The Midianites had been oppressing them for years and they were weary of the fight. When they cry out to God, He answers by sending a Messenger to appoint Gideon to deliver them. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O mighty man…
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Jehovah Nissi: Under His Banner
And Moses built an altar and named it ‘The LORD is my Banner. Exodus 17:15 When Moses called God “Jehovah Nissi,” his Banner, the Israelites had just struck down one of their fiercest enemies, the Amalekites. Banners were used by the military and could refer to a flag on a pole or something larger, something easily…
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El Shaddai: The Nurturing Mountain
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve Me faithfully and live a blameless life. I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.” Genesis 17:1-2. El Shaddai is often translated as God Almighty. And so He…
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El Roi: The God Who Sees
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 We have a God who sees! A God who not only looks, but sees and understands. El Roi means the God who sees, or can…
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