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Jesus as Jehovah Jireh. On Calvary, the “God Who Provides” did what He asked Abraham to do—only more so. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). God asked Abraham to give his beloved son, Isaac.
Jesus is Jehovah Tsidkenu—The Lord Our Righteousness The prophet Micah wrote that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem of the tribe of Judah (Micah 5:3; Matthew 2:4-6). The human genealogies of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 2:1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38, make a point of the fact that He was a descendant of both Judah and King David.
What does Jehovah Rohi mean? Rohi (or Raah, a variant spelling) is the Hebrew word for “shepherd.” Jehovah is God’s personal name in Scripture. So Jehovah Rohi means “the Lord Is My Shepherd.” It is one of God’s many names in the Bible.
Jehovah Shalom. Jehovah Shalom means “The Lord is Peace” or “The Lord Is Our Peace.” It is one of the many names for God in the Bible. We find it in Judges 6:24 in connection with the story of Gideon. Jehovah Shalom and Gideon. The book of Judges tells of the days when the children of Israel were just settling into the “Promised Land.”
Jehovah Nissi. Jehovah Nissi means “The Lord Is My Banner.” This name for God appears in Exodus 17:15—the only place it occurs in the Bible. It combines Jehovah (Yahweh)—the most frequently used name for God—with the Hebrew word, for a “banner” or a “flag.” In most English translations of the Bible this verse reads:
Jehovah Shammah. Jehovah Shammah appears in Ezekiel 48:35 as the name of a city the prophet Ezekiel was shown in vision. Jehovah Shammah means “THE LORD IS THERE” (Ezekiel 48:35). Ezekiel’s vision of Jehovah Shammah. When Ezekiel received this vision from God, the Jews had been in captivity in Babylon for twenty-five years (Ezekiel 40:1).
So Jehovah Rapha can mean “the Lord who restores,” or “the Lord who fixes broken things.” Jehovah Rapha in the Old Testament. At the “Bitter River” God promised to bring healing and restoration to His people if they would be faithful to Him. And that promise is repeated throughout the Old Testament. Here are just a few examples:
Jehovah Mekoddishkem. Jehovah Mekoddishkem (or Jehovah M'kaddesh / Jehovah Mekadesh—variant spellings) means “The Lord Who Sanctifies.” It is one of God’s names in the Bible. Jehovah is God’s personal name. Mekoddishkem comes from a Hebrew word meaning “to sanctify,” “to make holy,” “to set apart as holy.” So Jehovah ...
Jehovah Sabaoth. Jehovah Sabaoth is one of God’s names in the Bible. It occurs more than 270 times in the Old Testament. It combines God’s personal name, Jehovah (Yahweh), with the Hebrew word, sabaoth, meaning “host” or “multitude.” So Jehovah Sabaoth means “The Lord of Hosts.” Sabaoth: a military term
Yahweh is the most commonly used name for God in the Old Testament. It occurs more than 6,500 times. It is the same name as Jehovah. Jehovah is actually a sort of “made up” word with an interesting story. Ancient Hebrew was written using only consonants—no vowels. (It was as if we spelled the name Hazel as HZL.) So Yahweh was written YHWH.