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THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NESS (4) Strength. I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength, Ps. 18:1. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me, Phil. 4:13. (5) First and Last. Thus saith Jehovah, I am the first, and I am the last, Isa. 44:6. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, Rev. 22:13. (6 )Righteousness. Jehovah our righteousness, Jer. 23:6. Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness, 1 Cor. 1:30. (7) King of Glory. Jehovah of hosts, He is the King of glory, Ps. 24:10. Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, Jas. 2:1; also 1 Cor. 2 : 8 . (8) Called Upon. Whosoever shall call upon the name of Jehovah shall be delivered, Joel 2:32. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, Acts 2:21. (9) Trusted. Whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe, Prov. 29:25. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, Acts 16:31. However much the disciples may have failed to realize the deity of Jesus in the days of His flesh they had no hesi tancy in applying to Hiip. these and many other texts which were spoken of their Jehovah God, after the day of Pentecost. II. THE DISCIPLES APPLIED THE JEHOVAH NAME . TO JESUS CHRIST. As Jews the disciples had been care fully taught never to speak thé name Jehovah lest they fall under the con demnation of Lev. 24:16. He that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death. They al ways expressed this name of God by the Greek word for Lord wherever it oc
curred in the Old Testament. Our old English version followed their lead and translated it LORD. Now the disciples in their writings used that word about a hundred times where they meant Je hovah, as set forth in the Old Testa ment and applied exactly the same word to Jesus about six hundred times. Look up the word Lord in any exhaustive con cordance. Let a single example suffice, from Stephen’s address: Then said the Lord (Jehovah) to him, put off thy shoes from thy feet, Acts 7:33. Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit.—Lord, lay not this sin to their charge, 7:59, 60. III. THE DISCIPLES ASCRIBED JE HOVAH ATTRIBUTES TO JESUS CHRIST. (1) Eternal Existence. Jehovah, the Everlasting God, Gen. 21:33. I am. the first and the last, and the Living one; and I was dead and behold I am alive forevermore, Rev. 1:18. (2) Creation. Jehovah God made earth and heaven, Gen. 2:4. In the beginning was the Word. All things were made through Him; and without Him was not any thing made, John 1:1-3. (3) Omnisci ence. O Jehovah, Thou hast searched me and known me—thou understandest my thought afar off, Ps. 139:1-4. Jesus knew all men.-—He Himself knew what was in man, John 2:24, 25. (4) Un changeableness. For I, Jehovah, change not, Mai. 3:6. Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today, yea and forever, Heb. 13:8. (5) Universal Triumph. Thine enemies, O Jehovah, Thine enemies shall perish, Ps. 92:9. He must reign, till He hath put all enemies pnder His feet. The last enemy that shall be abolished is death, 1 Cor. 15:25. (6) Universal Dominion. Jehovah shall be king over all the earth, Zech. 14:9. The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. (7) Universal Supremacy. O Jehovah God of hosts, who is a mighty one like unto Thee? Ps. 89:6-9. And also hath
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