Jehovah-shammah - The Lord is There

Another name of God, Qanna, describes Him as a jealous God. Israel had adulterated their covenant relationship and given their love to other gods and their desires to earthly things. Note in the History of Israel post when the glory of God left the temple. Can you image seeing the presence of God that had been with Israel since they wandered in the wilderness with Moses leaving? It was almost as if He slowly left hoping they would change their ways. Israel was destroyed, the people scattered and living in captivity; Jerusalem was never rebuilt the same; however, in the last verse of Ezekiel the name Jehovah-shammah was used when describing the new Jerusalem that Jesus will rebuild during his second coming.

Many Christians live without hope. They live in fear of captivity; they have set down at the world’s banquet table and consumed themselves with the things of this life. They have little interest in the glories of heaven. Christians can guard themselves from being imprisoned by the world, and not losing hope by renewing our inner man daily (2 Cor 4:16-18) and turn from whatever our idols are regardless of the cost or the hardship.

I would recommend reading, marking and re-reading the second half of page 187 through page 188 of our book, LORD, I Want to Know You. This is a wonderful illustration of how Jesus - Jehovah-shammah the Lord is There. He walked among His people as Adonai, Jehovah-jireh, Jehovah-raah, Jehovah-nissi, Jehovah-tsidkenu, Jehovah-sabaoth, Jehovah-rapha, Jehovah-mekoddishkem and Jehovah-shalom. Jesus was rejected. We know Him after studying the names of God as Israel knew God. Do you reject Him, what have you done with Him and who is He to you?

Thank you for taking this journey.
Blessings and love,
Ellen