Hope Community Church
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word!
• Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 6:30-6:55 PM
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
«« NAMES OF GOD REVIEW »»
1. Elohim, translated God, is the Creator and Covenant Keeper
2. Adonai, translated Lord, is the One who Cares and Commissions.
3. El-Shaddai, translated God Almighty, is the One who makes us Fruitful and Blesses us.
4. Yahweh/Jehovah, translated LORD, is the eternal One who is righteous and redeems.
Week 8
The Names of God #6:
Yahweh / Jehovah-Nissi
Jeremiah 9:23-24 NKJV
GENERAL INFO:
• Jehovah is a combination of the vowels of Adonai and the consonants YHWH
• Several compound forms of Jehovah are found in the Old Testament
• Each compound word describes a blessing Jehovah's followers receive from Him
• Nissi means banner, signal or flag
Jehovah-Nissi secures our victory and is our rallying point
Exodus 17:8-16 NKJV
1. Israel's enemy symbolizes one of ours.
• Their last physical foe was destroyed in the Red Sea.
Exodus 14:28-31 NKJV
Exodus 15:1-2 NKJV
1. Israel's enemy symbolizes one of ours.
• Their last physical foe was destroyed in the Red Sea.
• Their current foe, Amalek, is Esau's grandson.
Genesis 36:12 NKJV
1. Israel's enemy symbolizes one of ours.
• Their last physical foe was destroyed in the Red Sea.
• Their current foe, Amalek, is Esau's grandson.
• Esau despised the spiritual and preferred the physical.
Genesis 25:29-34 NKJV
1. Israel's enemy symbolizes one of ours.
• Their last physical foe was destroyed in the Red Sea.
• Their current foe, Amalek, is Esau's grandson.
• Esau despised the spiritual and preferred the physical.
• Amalek wanted to stop Israel's forward progress into Canaan.
Deuteronomy 25:17-18 NKJV
1. Israel's enemy symbolizes one of ours.
• Their last physical foe was destroyed in the Red Sea.
• Their current foe, Amalek, is Esau's grandson.
• Esau despised the spiritual and preferred the physical.
• Amalek wanted to stop Israel's forward progress into Canaan.
• Canaan represents the Christian life, not heaven.
Exodus 17:8 NKJV
2. Israel's path to victory mirrors ours.
• The symbol of victory over Pharaoh's army was Moses' rod.
Exodus 14:13-16, 26-27 NKJV
2. Israel's path to victory mirrors ours.
• The symbol of victory over Pharaoh's army was Moses' rod.
• The path to victory over Amalek would require deliberate action.
Exodus 17:9-13 NKJV
2. Israel's path to victory mirrors ours.
• The symbol of victory over Pharaoh's army was Moses' rod.
• The path to victory over Amalek would require deliberate action.
Their weapons and ours include:
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3. Israel's rallying cry is ours too.
Exodus 17:14-16 NKJV
3. Israel's rallying cry is ours too.
Banner (Nissi) = signal, banner, flag, or rallying point
• Jehovah-Nissi is the reason we are free.
• Jehovah-Nissi is the reason we can/should fight.
• Jehovah-Nissi is the reason we will gain the final victory.