Did you know that very early in the
Old Testament, God identified Himself as your Provider and your victory Banner?
Keep your hand in the His hand and His provision and victory over your enemies
is secure and assured.
September’s
Awakening, Day 14
And
Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt
offering.” So the two of them went together. Then they came to the place of
which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in
order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the
Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he
said, “Here I am.” And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do
anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld
your son, your only son, from Me.” Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and
there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went
and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide;
as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” Genesis
22:8–14 NKJV
Yahweh-Yireh (or Jehovah-Jireh), is the name used
by Abraham to describe the “LORD my Provider”—and the ultimate provider of
life and everything He surely is. Call upon the name of the LORD my Provider in
your deepest, dire need. Instead of sacrificing everything that you have, your
Provider has something nearby to supply your every need.
And
so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let
down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a
stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his
hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were
steady until the going down of the sun. So Joshua defeated Amalek and his
people with the edge of the sword. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this for
a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will
utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” And Moses built
an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner;
for he said, “Because the LORD has sworn: the LORD will have war with Amalek
from generation to generation.” Exodus 17:11–16 NKJV
Yahweh-Nissi (or Jehovah-Nissi),
is the name that Moses used to describe God’s victory for Israel over the
Amalekites, after Israel’s exodus from Egypt, on their way to the Promised
Land. Moses’s hands lifted high to God, imploring for victory, was itself a
banner and motivator for the people that God was surely with them. The “LORD my Banner” signifies God’s hand of
victory over the enemy. The banner we think of is the national flag or flag
designating a particular group of people, especially raised high and flying in
victory over a battlefield. In ancient times, the banner was more of an emblem
or ensign held high on a pole as the identification for the people. It is a
symbol of allegiance to be rallied around, and with God as your banner, victory
against every enemy is assured.
Author Web Page Link
No comments:
Post a Comment