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Another name forgotten in the Old Testament is Jehovah Sabaoth. This describes Jehovah as the self existing one of those who go forth. This is key. Sabaoth can mean an army or a host, meaning a large number. And it's not limited to earthly groups. This is a fascinating scripture from the creation account in Genesis two, one that uses this word Sao.
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Thus the heavens and the earth are finished and Sabaoth all the hosts of them.
So you have God finishing the creation. And in Genesis two, one it says, the heavens and the earth were finished. And then it says, and Sabaoth all of them, all of the hosts. So it gives you this sense that there's this massiveness of all of the things that God did all encompassed under that one word. So when we see Jehovah as recognized as Jehovah Sabaoth Lord of hosts, you can see that it can be an incredibly, extraordinarily large picture.
It it's great to see how God is systematically revealing himself in these bigger and bigger ways. Yeah. So when did God first proclaim himself though to be Jehovah Sabaoth or Lord of hosts of people
From creation unto this, the exodus from Egypt God had never before described himself in relation to humanity as a Lord of hosts. Instead of a relationship just with individuals like Abraham and Moses, he would now have a relationship with millions of Hebrews who would, who would eventually become the nation of Israel. This is a massive paradigm shift, a huge step forward.
So we're going to put that Jehovah Sabaoth to work in this scripture 'cause that's what the scripture tells us to do. But just remember all of the host of creation we're finished. Who created them? God put that perspective in line as we read God's relationship with this new nation of Israel being delivered from Egypt.
