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Names of God: LORD of Kings
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, was a man who had an up and down relationship with God, until he was finally humbled.
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Names of God: LORD My God
Solomon sent word to Hiram, king of Tyre, to contract for cedar lumber for building the temple, the house of the Lord. He carries on in the belief of Yahweh (LORD). But we observe an emphasis on “my.”
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Names of God: LORD of Host, God of Israel
David has it in his heart to build a house for the Lord to dwell in the midst of Israel. But God turns down his plan and instead promises instead to build a house for David (1 Chron 17:10).
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Names of God: LORD of Hosts, My King and My God
What a contrast with our previous meditation from Jeremiah 23:36, the rebuke to those who speak falsely the words of the Living God (vs. 2), the LORD of Hosts.
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Names of God: Living God, the LORD of Hosts
Weeping prophet, as he was known, Jeremiah was given the unenviable task of being God’s mouthpiece against the false prophets of Israel.
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Names of God: The Living God
So begins a heart-wrenching song to the Lord, the expression of a deep desire to quench a spiritually incapacitating drought of the soul. Easily we might assume this was written by David.
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Names of God: The Lifter of My Head
While we see the Lord as a shield in Psalm 18:2 and 2 Sam 22:3, here we see Him as “the One who lifts up my head” or “the Lifter of my head” (ESV, KJV).
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Book Highlight: One Grip Higher
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Like rock climbing, the Christian life is an adventure with much at stake. Many obstacles block our path and victory often seems beyond our reach.

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Names of God: Leader and Commander
Messianic overtones drench the context of this passage. The reader will recall chapter 53, where the “tender shoot” who “has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him, nor
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Names of God: Lawgiver
Combining epithets we have written about elsewhere, we focus on the Lord as “our lawgiver.” The people of Israel found great delight in the Law of God. They saw Yahweh as the originator of order in the universe.
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Names of God: King
Familiar is this verse from its proclamation at the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem the week before He was crucified (see Matt 21:5 and John 12:15).
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Names of God: Righteous Mighty One
True words to be sure, but the context reveals their import. The charge is fired against Jobs three friends who fancied themselves his counselors. Yet who is talking? The enigmatic Elihu, a young man.
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Names of God: Judge
Most would acknowledge this characteristic of God as Judge. We have an innate sense of justice, that in the end God will impartially and fairly evaluate all that happens on earth.
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Names of God: Jealous God
Uncomfortable as it seems, God’s description of Himself as jealous is very clear and unambiguous in the Bible. He so designates Himself at the very beginning of His revelation to Israel.
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Book Highlight: Cosmic Drama
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Perceptions and images abound on the subject of gender-based roles. The issue of gender in the church has long been debated and many books have been written on this subject.

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Names of God: The LORD IS My Stronghold
Similar to a fortress, David reflects on God being his “stronghold.” A stronghold was a place built up to provide a strong defense and a launching or staging area for military raids.
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Names of God: The LORD IS the Horn of My Salvation
God is sufficient in every circumstance. David learned this through many trials and struggles—this is part of his legacy left for the dynasty that began with him.
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Names of God: The LORD IS My Shield
At the peak of Solomon’s reign as Israel’s most illustrious king, 22.17 tons of gold flowed into his coffers as gifts of other nations, not including the proceeds from international trade deals.
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Names of God: The LORD IS My Deliverer
The term “deliverance” occurs mostly in the book of Psalms and flows frequently from David’s writings. David was a man of action, but he was a wanted man, being number one on King Saul’s hit list.
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Names of God: The LORD is My Strength
The closest to the NT word “agape” that we find in the OT is the Hebrew term “hesed,” which refers to God’s covenant-keeping love for His people (see Ps 18:50)
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