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B. Jehovah-Jireh=“the Lord will provide”
“And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen” (Genesis 22:14).

When God tested Abraham’s faith by asking him to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac asked his father where the lamb for the burnt offering was. Abraham’s answer was “God will provide himself a lamb” (Gen. 22:8). Later, as Abraham lifted the knife to slay his son, the Lord called out to him and told him not to kill the boy because he had already passed the test of obedience by coming to this point. He then saw a ram stuck in a thicket which the Lord had provided to be offered in Isaac’s stead. This, of course, prefigured the offering of Jesus Christ on the cross in our stead as the “Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Here is another case where the New Testament sheds additional light on an Old Testament passage since God, in the person of Jesus Christ actually did provide Himself as a sacrificial Lamb.

C. Jehovah-Nissi=“the Lord, my banner”
“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi” (Exodus 17:15).

When the nation of Israel was in the wilderness, en route to their Promised Land, the nation of the Amalekites attacked them without provocation. In this battle, Moses stood on the top of a hill and held the rod of God in the air. As long as he held the rod up, Israel prevailed in the battle. Whenever he let his arms down, however, the Amalekites prevailed. Moses had to get two helpers to hold his arms up all day until the Amalekites were finally routed. Because of this attack, God promised Israel that one day He would “utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven” (Exo. 17:14). God showed the people that He was a great God to give their allegiance to. From that time on, they could have confidence that they could win every battle fought under the banner of Jehovah.