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As Captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. - Jos 5:14. TO do justice to this image we must throw off the restricted meaning of the word “captain” as it is used now, and consider it as it was exemplified in the earlier ages, for to them the reference is. And we observe that here the “captain” means nothing less than the commander-in-chief. Let us make three inquiries. First, How did our Lord Jesus Christ become the Captain of the host of the Lord? He does so two ways. By the appointment of God: “I have set my King upon my holy hill of Zion.” I have laid help upon one that is Mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people. By the suffrages of the army. For their Captain is not forced upon them against their consciences or their consent. None of them are conscripts, they are all volunteers; all his people are “willing in the day of his power,” willing that he should be to them all that God wills him to be; as God says, in Hosea, “They appoint themselves one head.” Why...

Any Story The Name is Yahweh. Jeremiah 9:23-24 KJV Thus saith the Lord , Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: [24] But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord . The LORD says, "The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth. If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me! Your Lord, because my love is constant, and I do what is just and right. These are the things that please me. I, the LORD, have spoken." Amen! Yahweh Do Good to Every One. Psalm 62:7-12 KJV In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. [8] Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: Go...