R677 Rumination for 28th January, 2018By KC Ung

The Theme: jehovah (yahweh) Shammah or Jerusalemberita-bethel-ung.com

The Text: …and the name of the city from that day on will be: Yahweh Is There.Eze. 48:35, HCSB

The Thots.

  1. JEJOVAH SHAMAHEze. 48:35, HCSB
  1. Jehovah’sCompound Name:Yāhweh Shāmmāh lit.Yahweh Is ThereThe LORD is there.
  1. God’s Personal Name as revealed by God Himself – YHWH (Yahweh)Exo. 6:2, 3, HCSBThen God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am Yahweh.

I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them.

  1. The Place that will have God’s Name: Jerusalem during the Millennium.Eze. 48:30-35

Yahweh Is There – “There” is shāmmāhpointing to a place as in… Gen. 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

  1. The City Name – …and the name of the city [Jerusalem] from that day on will be: “Yahweh Is There.”
  2. The Chosen Name: The City is Jerusalem and it will be blessed with the Personal Presence of God in it.
  1. Jerusalem in Scripture – Scripture refers to three “Jerusalem’s” as follows:
  1. The Historical Jerusalem.
  1. It was Referred to…
  1. In the Inspired Scripture as “the Holy City”.Neh. 11:1; Isa. 52:1; Mt. 4:5; Rev. 11:2, etc.

...the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem…the holy city…

  1. As Israel’s Capital, the City of David by King David himself.II Sam. 5:6-10

The king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites…David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David…So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David…And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

  1. In 586B.C.it was Razed to the ground and captured by Babylon.II Chr. 36:18, 19

…these he brought to Babylon And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem

  1. In 445B.C. its walls wereRebuilt by Nehemiah – Neh. 6:15

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

  1. In 70A.D. the Romans destroyed it and scattered the Jews into the four corners of the earth.
  2. In1967 it was Reclaimed by Israel in the Six-day War.
  3. But in the end time, it will be Raided by the nations; then the Messiah will Return to Rescue the people.

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken…Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle. Zech. 14:2-3

  1. The Millennial Jerusalem.
  1. Finally it will be a Revered place during the Millennium.

Whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King,

the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.Zech. 14:17

Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: Zech. 14:21

  1. It will be the Residence of Yahweh God.Eze. 48:35

…and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there (Yāhweh Shāmmāh)

  1. It will be a Restored City where the Lord, the Prince of Peace, will Rule for 1000 years.48:30-35
  1. The Return of the Lord:Zech. 8:3

Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

  1. The Rule of the King.Zech. 14:8-9 cf. Rev. 20:6

And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem;

And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one.

  1. The Reverence for the King.Zech. 14:16

It shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles

  1. The Eternal Jerusalem.Rev. 21:2-4

When the new heaven and the new earth set in, there will also be the New (and Holy) Jerusalem,

the dwelling place of God's people forever.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  1. Jesus and His Presence.

In the meanwhile, we have this assurance of a “JESUS SHAMMAH” – Jesus is there.Mt. 18:20

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, theream I in the midst of them.

He is Present in our midst as we remember Him today at His Supper.

Over there, over there,In that land so bright and fair,

He will tell us all about it over there;On that happy, golden strand,

We’ll take Jesus by His hand,And He’ll tell us all about it over there.Mrs. T. C. Ferguson

REFLECTIONS FOR THE WEEKR. 677

  1. God has other Jehovah-(Yahweh)-Compound Names either used of Him by His people to memorialize certain events that happened, or revealed by God Himself in keeping with the events that occurred then.Here are some of them:

JEHOVAH-JIREH = "Jehovah sees"Gen. 22:14, NKJV

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."

The Lord saw the need and He provided Abram with what was needed.22:13

Jehovah-Rapha = Jehovah that healeth.Exo. 15:26, NKJV

If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight…I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians.

For I am The-LORD-Who-Heals you.

The Lordwill heal when we obey and trust Him.Rom. 8:28

JEHOVAH-NISSI = "Jehovah is my banner". Exo. 17:15, NKJV

And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner;

Raise your banner high with good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.Mt. 5:16

JEHOVAH-SHALOM = "Jehovah is peace". Jud. 6:24, NKJV

So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is-Peace.

There is much to stress and distress us today, seek the Lord for Peace.6:22, 23

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU = "Jehovah (is) our righteousness". Jer. 23:6, NKJV

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: The-LORD-Our-Righteousness.

Amidst unrighteousness and injustice today, remember He still rules Sovereign. 23:5

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH = "Jehovah is there". Eze. 48:35, NKJV

…and the name of the city (Jerusalem)from that day shall be: The-LORD-Is-There.

When you are Present with His People He will be Present with you. Mt. 18:20

Can you appropriate and apply any of these gorgeous and glorious names of Jehovah (Yahweh) to the current circumstances you are in and be assured of His Person and Promises to you in your present context whatever it may be? REFLECT.

  1. In the last revelation above, God revealed Himself as JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH and named Jerusalem as His very own city – the Lord Jehovah is there for His people Israel. In History, and in the Millennium, the Lord claims Jerusalem as His Holy City (see Neh. 11:1; Isa. 52:1; Mt. 4:5; Rev. 11:2, etc.) Yet today, many nations with no documented evidence attached to Jerusalem which can be historically associated with them, deride Israel for claiming it to be their capital and that they have neither right to the city nor any heritage authority over it. Do you agree?

[Note: The name Jerusalem occurs in the Old Testament 643 times and in the New Testament 83 times giving a grand total of 726 occurrences in the KJV Bible.]

Indeed this is not surprising because God Himself had revealed through the prophet Zechariah the destiny of Jerusalem and how it related to His people Israel in his prophecies: [Note: Jerusalem occurs 37 times in the prophecy of Zechariah alone!]

Zechariah 12:2 – Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:3 – And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Indeed the above texts and many more should serve as a warning to the nations of their end in the end times when Zechariah’s prophecies will be fulfilled.

Are you ready for the Lord’s Return to Rapture you into heaven before these events really take place? REFLECT.

Points To Ponder: To show and know what the Bible says is true, one just needs to read

what it says of the Jew, Jerusalemand Jesus.