Jehovah Tsidkenu

Jeremiah 23:1-8

: God Revealed continued.

Week 1 Explanation of Names Adoni and Elohim.

Week 2 – Jehovah Rapha

Today – Jehovah

(sid-k-nu)

Jehovah

 is used twice in the Old Testament. The first reference is Jeremiah 23:5-6.  ‘Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness. –

Jehovah means Lord or The Existing One.

 comes from the Hebrew word 

, meaning straight or righteous (uprightness)

Transition: Before I look into the verses and context, I want to explain a couple of things about righteousness: It’s

and its

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There are three important elements tied to righteousness that I want to explain. The first two Virtue & Morality fall into the category of significance, and the last, Justice is tied to the necessity.

founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom:

: Does our morality count? Is it important? Yes! But not toward salvation.

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all

are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

the moral principle determining just conduct.

conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.

the administering of deserved punishment or reward.

Not only is God a loving, forgiving and gracious God but He is also Holy. Because He is Holy, holiness demands justice.

George Stiekes –

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The Holiness of God

We have all seen massive groups of people demanding such things as abortion rights, gay marriage rights, transgender rights and so much other wickedness in total rebellion against their own Creator.

Without realizing it, they are in a self-destruct mode demanding that God judge them. It ought to grieve every believer and cause us to pray that God would open their eyes that they might recognize their foolish wickedness and turn to God.

It is the justice of God that demands that all sin must be punished.

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The righteousness and justice of God are linked together in 

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His throne is holy (

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‘woe is me for I am undone…’

So let’s look at the text now… Jeremiah 23:1-8

What we find in the text is this:

Suddenly and

, Jerimiah moves into

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“I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH,” 

“Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH,” 

This branch was, according to Hebrews 12:24,to become

 ,” 

Revelation 22:16,  

Salvation is the reward of righteousness!

It is vital to know God as Jehovah

 because we can never be righteous through our own efforts. Isaiah 64:6 tells us how righteous we can become without Jehovah

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In other words, we can only be made righteous because Jehovah

 has made the way for us through the blood of Jesus! Now as New Testament believers, we are “the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

: Isaiah 1:18

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Psalm 103:12,

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