The Lord of Hosts

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Psalm 9:10

And those who know your name put their trust in you.

Genesis 17

God Almighty (El Shaddai) is revealed in His covenant with Abraham.

Genesis 21

God revealed as the Everlasting God (El Olam) after a military victory.

Genesis 22

Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will provide, is revealed when Abraham is told to sacrifice Isaac.

Exodus 3

Moses calls God Yahweh, meaning the Lord.

Leviticus 19

Kadosh Israel, the Holy One of Israel, calling His people to holiness because God is holy.

Judges 6

Yahweh Shalom, the Lord is peace, revealed in the story of Gideon.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

1 Samuel 17:34-37

Your servant used to keep sheep for his father, and whenever a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I caught it by the jaw, struck it down, and killed it. Your servant has killed both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change… The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Be still and know that I am God; I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.

2 Samuel 7:8

Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel.

Psalm 24:1, 7-10

The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who dwell in it.
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle!
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory!

1 Samuel 17:45-47

But David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head.”

Memorable Quotes

“You need to find a spouse who is spiritually aligned with you and with whom you have mental and spiritual compatibility.”

“Names for us as individuals have meaning… spiritually names also have meaning in the Bible.”

“The names of God are like a stained glass window: from the outside you see little, but from the inside, with the light shining through, you see brilliant illumination.”

“David had a difficult job as a shepherd boy, tending sheep in a land full of lions, bears, and serpents.”

“No cause was a lost cause for David. No matter how badly bloodied that lamb was, no matter how much the lion had its fangs in that lamb, David went after that lamb to get it back.”

“Jesus is the Good Shepherd who goes looking for the lost lambs, no matter how broken or bloodied they are.”

“David did not try to take matters into his own hands with Saul. Instead, he was a minister of healing to his difficult boss by playing the harp to relieve him from an evil spirit.”

“The Lord is my shepherd is not just a descriptor, it’s a name for God — the Lord my shepherd.”

“David knew that God is a promise-making and promise-keeping God. He knew that God had promised he would be king of Israel and that promise would come true.”

“When God sees that you can be faithful with what He has given you, He will entrust you with more responsibility in the next chapter of life and ministry.”

“David would not wear Saul’s armor because he was not used to it; he chose to fight in the armor God had given him — his sling and stones.”

“God wants people to use the gifts He has uniquely given them, not to copy others hoping for similar success.”

“The battle belongs to God, and He will give you into our hands. If you are facing giants in your life, you need to hear tonight that the battle belongs to God.”

“The name ‘Lord of hosts’ means God is ruler over every power in the universe; every angel, fallen or unfallen, and all creation bows before Him.”

“When your world is falling apart, when the mountains shake and the waters roar, the Lord of hosts is your refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

“Be still and know that I am God. Even if your world is collapsing, God is still in charge.”

“What you believe about God affects how you live your life.”

“There is no battle God cannot fight, no enemy He cannot overcome. He invites us to put our trust in Him and let Him fight our battles for us.”

Other Quotations

Martin Luther, in “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”

“Lord Sabbatō his name” — referring to the name of God as the Lord of hosts, not a misspelling of ‘Lord Sabbath’.