Read Exodus 17:8-16
- What name of God do we learn about today?
- What do you come to understand about this name from this portion of scripture?
The Red Letter Bible explains it this way: “Moses, recognizing that the Lord was Israel’s banner under which they defeated the Amalekites, builds an altar named Jehovah-Nissi (the Lord our Banner). Nes is sometimes translated as a pole with an insignia attached. In battle opposing nations would fly their own flag on a pole at each of their respective front lines. This was to give their soldiers a feeling of hope and a focal point. This is what God is to us: a banner of encouragement to give us hope and a focal point.”
- How do you set God up daily as a focal point in your own life?
- How do you see Riverside using this focus as a body?
- What is one practical way you could lift up this banner over your life this next week?