NAMES
OF GOD
His glorious NAMES,
designated Titles and divine Office.
The English word: God
is translated from the Hebrew word, Elohim—which is a noun implying more than
One in unity.
One God composed of
more than One divine Person.
The Name Of The Lord
is a strong tower:
the righteous runneth
into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10 KJV
Jehovah Nissi
The-Lord-Is-My-Banner
And Moses built an altar, and called the Name of it
Jehovah-Nissi:
For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have
war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 17:15-16 KJV
“JEHOVAH NISSI” means
"The-LORD-Is-My-Banner." This we have come to note from the
expression in the NIV Bible:
Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner (v. 15 NIV).
By this Name, GOD is honored for the defeat of the
Amalekites, even as the altar Moses built for The LORD, was given this Name.
Right from the ancient times, banners were set up as
standards of monarchs, knights and armies of kingdoms, nations and governments.
Here are words expressed in the English thesaurus
for the word, banner: sign, symbol, emblem, insignia, badge et cetera.
The Amalekites attacked Israel in Rephidim.
But, just as the effective, fervent prayer of a
righteous man avails much (James 5:16), even so did Israel prevail over the
Amalekites as Moses held his hands with the rod of God up high to The LORD (Ex.
17:11-13).
The LORD said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial
in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out
the remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven” (v.14). And in verse 16, after
Moses built an altar unto The LORD, he said:
"…For hands were
lifted up to the Throne of the Lord. The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites
from generation to generation."
In the days of Prophet Samuel, The LORD commanded an
attack on the Amalekites, to put to death their men and women, children and
infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys, because they waylaid the
Israelites as they came up from Egypt, but tragically, King Saul incompletely
obeyed this (I Samuel 15:2-3).
The LORD is “the Banner” of the righteous—His Name
is a banner for His people; by His NAME, we have our identity in GOD’s Family
and Kingdom. He has assigned His Name to those who fear and trust Him.
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be
displayed because of the Truth. Selah.
Psa 60:4 KJV
THE NAME OF THE LORD is a Banner for us; a
standard displayed because of the Truth. His NAME is “Adonai Nissi.”
His banner over us is LOVE (SOS.2:4). His LOVE waves
as a protecting and comforting banner over our heads as we abide in Him.
In the Millennial Reign of Christ and in His Eternal
Sovereignty, the nations will resort to Him; for He will stand as a “signal”
for His peoples, and His Resting Place will be glorious (read Isaiah 11:1-10).