1 Samuel 1:3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

Jehovah Sabaoth; the Lord of hosts.

Sabaoth is the transliteration of a Hebrew word which denotes “hosts” or “armies”. While the word “hosts” probably had special reference to angels, the title “the Lord of hosts” became used to designate Him as the One who is supreme over all the innumerable hosts of spiritual agencies, or of what are described as “the armies of heaven.” Eventually it was used as equivalent to “the Lord all-sovereign.” In the prophetical books of the OT the Sept. sometimes has Kurios Sabaoth as the equivalent of “the LORD of hosts,” sometimes Kurios Pantokrator, in Job, it uses Pantokrator to render the Hebrew Divine title Shadday. (Source Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words)

In the Old Testament the word tsaba’ was used to mean anything from war to all creation. This included armies, angels and service. While I tend to agree with the use of the sovereignty of God as an explanation of behavior, this draws us into another realm I have not yet addressed. That is God’s Divine Titles, what they are and why they exist.

In keeping with this work, to explain how this Jehovah name is used in relationship allow me to draw on these scripture.

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

That which was lost to Him has been returned in all things. What He does with it falls into the category of sovereignty.

Judges 6:24a Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovahshalom:

Jehovahshalom; the Lord is peace

The meaning for the name of this altar is derived from verses 12 and 23; And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

This is the only place in all scriptures where Jehovahshalom appears. We know that when something is really important God repeats it over and over again in scriptures. So why is this one Jehovah name important? It is personal. It is personal to Gideon and it should be personal to us. So many of these Jehovah names are general interactions, this one is personal.

Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Justification is a personal issue. You and you alone are justified by faith. Your justification by faith cannot and does not extend to another.

Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

The Lord is peace, He is the indwelling, peace does not come down upon you, it rises up in you.

John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

You cannot produce what you do not have in you. Peace be with you is more than a greeting, more than a blessing, it is an outpouring of He who is in you.