Josiah Elias
10-20-10
10-20-10
Fresh Word
Jehovah Kanna
Jehovah Kanna
The study I want to do today is short & sweet.
I want you to ponder on one of the names of God. There are many names all throughout the Bible that refer to our God. The one I want you to focus on today is the name “Jehovah Kanna”.
This name of God is found here.
Exo 34:13 But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images
Exo 34:14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God)
The context of what is going on here is that, in Chapter 32, Moses is coming down from Mt. Sinai and has the 10 commandments with him, he finds all of the children of Israel getting crazy down there, cause it took Moses a long time to come back from the mountain, so they made a golden calf. (Ex.32:1-4)
They were worshiping this golden calf and bringing it offerings. Moses comes down, destroys the idol, and now has to go and repent to God on behalf of the children of Israel. (can everyone say...FAIL)
Fast Forward a little bit, when we see the name of “Jehovah Kanna” come into play. Because of Moses interceding on behalf of the nation, God forgives them (again) promises to do awesome things through them, and to have His presence go with them wherever they go. (Read Ex.33-34).
Now you understand why Ex.34:13-14 explains that God is commanding them to destroy the altars, break the sacred pillars, and cut down the wooden images. He's saying, “Look, you guys are MINE, and MINE alone, for I am a Jealous God (Jehovah Kanna)”.
The Lord is showing them, that they can have nothing in the place of Him. Anything that is in the place of God is an idol and must therefore be destroyed because His name is Jehovah Kanna!
The Name of God always reveals His will & His Characteristics.
There are many different facets to Who our God is. He is both “Jehovah Sabaoth” which means He is the Lord of Hosts, or refers to the armies of the LORD.
Isa 31:4 For thus the LORD has spoken to me: "As a lion roars, And a young lion over his prey (When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him, He will not be afraid of their voice Nor be disturbed by their noise), So the LORD of hosts will come down To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
Isa 31:5 Like birds flying about, So will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem. Defending, He will also deliver it; Passing over, He will preserve it." This obviously speaks of war and violence.
At the same time He is “Jehovah Shalom” which means the Lord our Peace.
Jdg 6:23 Then the LORD said to him, "Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die."
Jdg 6:24 So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
As you can see there are different names of God that describe different characteristics of Who He is.
Back to Jehovah Kanna.
God is Jealous for your attention. He is Jealous of anything and everything that could possibly pose a threat to Him being #1 in your life. He desires to be at the top of your priority list, and rightfully so. He deserves to be there, He should be there no matter what.
Think about the things that might be getting in the way of having Him #1. Perhaps its a certain T.V. Show. Perhaps its a friend. Perhaps its a new hobby. Perhaps its even work, or school. Even those things are incredibly important and should be high on the priority list as well. But NOTHING should replace God as #1 on the list every single day of your life. Don't ever forget that He is Jehovah Kanna. He deserves and desires to be at the top of your list.
If He's not, you can make some simple adjustments. Just repent first off. Say “God, I'm sorry that I haven't had you at the top of my list, I want you to be there. Holy Spirit give me grace to keep You first in my life. I surrender ____________ to you and say that from now on, this will no longer consume my attention. I recognize it as an idol and will put it where it belongs on my list of priorities. In Jesus Name I Pray! Amen!”
Its ok to have these things like, relationships, t.v. Shows, hobbies and so forth! OF COURSE! Just as long as they are not replacing the spot that should be reserved for God.
Here is a couple more scriptures on the importance of knowing who the names of God.
Psa 91:14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
Isa 52:6 Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: 'Behold, it is I.' "
Lord I want you to be first. I know that You are Jehovah Kanna! I want you to be first in my life. Every single day! WE LOVE YOU JESUS WITH ALL OF OUR HEARTS!
Love you all,
Josiah Elias
~Revival SD~
