By Pastor Courtney Hall God’s title as Lord of Hosts is probably passingly familiar to many people because of its extensive usage in Scripture, song, & poetry. But the rather archaic sense of the term “hosts” poses a challenge to modern ears. We might misinterpret the phrase as indicating a God of gracious hospitality (something like singing the praises of God as the proverbial “host of the roast who can boast the most toast,” or, in other words: a “host of hosts” in the sens

By Pastor Courtney Hall What does it mean when God says that He will repay, as in Deuteronomy 32:35 and Romans 12:19? Chapter 51 in the book of the prophet Jeremiah provides some illumination. Jeremiah 51 culminates an extended judgment oracle aimed against Babylon during the times following the fall of Judah (i.e. the Southern Kingdom of Israel) to that dominating empire (chronicled in brief again in the next—and concluding—chapter of Jeremiah, chapter 52). As that conclusio

By Pastor Courtney Hall Read Psalm 31:5 closely and you'll find the covenant Name of God (YHWH, the great “I Am,” cf. Exodus 3:14) applied in one of His holy titles, YHWH EL EMET (sometimes rendered as “Jehovah El Emeth”) the LORD God of Truth. The Hebrew word emet can also be translated “faithful.” God is faithful, and those who wait upon Him for His help will be blessed (Isaiah 30:18). And God is indeed faithful to lead those who trust in Him into all truth (cf. John 16:13)