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 Rapha
The Lord my Healer
And the people murmured against Moses, saying,
What shall we drink?
And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree,
which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there He
made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the Voice of the
Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear
to His Commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of these
diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I Am The Lord
That Healeth Thee.
Exodus 15:24-26 KJV
Moses led the people of Israel on from the Red Sea,
and they moved out into the wilderness of Shur and were there three days
without water v.22. Arriving at Marah, they couldn't drink the water because it
was bitter (that is why the place was called Marah, meaning "bitter")
v.23.
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What
shall we drink? (v.24).
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord
showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became
sweet v.25.
That day, the Lord made a statute and an ordinance
for the people of Israel:
There the Lord made a decree and a law for them, and there He
tested them. He said, "If you listen carefully to the Voice of the Lord
your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His Commands
and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought
on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, Who heals you."
Verses 25b-26 NIV
GOD is the great Physician. Good health and divine
healing comes from Him, and He is the Giver of Life. He determines the length
of our days on earth; He keeps and restores His people. His Name is “Yahweh
Rapha.”
Sickness is part of the curse of sin, but, Jesus has
lifted the curse for the believers through His atonement for sin. The wounds
and bruises Christ suffered paid the price for sin. He became our Savior; yet,
His suffering did more than just pay for sin: it established and authenticated
Jesus as our Healer!
Read Isaiah 53:5; I Peter 2:24.
He is JEHOVAH RAPHA [also known as Jehovah Rophi].
The Israelites camped around the waters of Marah—they
camped around “waters of bitterness.” The waters of Marah were bitter; whoever
tastes it suffers illness, disease, and mental anquish. Like Wormwood
[Rev.8:11], the waters from this spring kills.
But, The LORD made the waters sweet, for them, and
brought them to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees,
and they camped there near the water (v.27).
The consequences of disobedience to GOD’s Word,
spelled out to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 28 were the plagues of Egypt,
sicknesses, diseases, and nature disasters.
Why would a nation that GOD had Covenant with,
suffer plagues, prolonged and harsh disasters, today?
Here is the cause:
If thou wilt not observe to do all the Words of this Law that
are written in this Book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful Name,
THE Lord THY God;
Deut 28:58 KJV
But, to those who are willing to be obedient to the
LORD, to trust Him, and reverence His NAME. He says:
“…if My people who are called by My Name humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven,
and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chron 7:14 RSV
Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be on your food
and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or
be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
Ex 23:25-26 NIV
As we grow older, our natural bodies begin to wear
out and deteriorate. Man without Christ is never entirely free from the natural
effect of sin; which are the consequences of “the fall of man.” But God doesn’t
desire that we spend our later years bedridden and ineffective. He wants to
keep us active and productive.
Jesus died so we could be made whole.
Our privilege, our blessing, and our hope for
wholeness and wellness are in Jesus.