Power in the Name of Jesus Christ
Part 1
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Breaker and Shiloh
Jesus is “seated at the right hand of God”, which means he has authority, not that he’s sitting and doing nothing.
As the “head of the body” he guides and leads the Church.
Let’s take a look at his names in terms of what he is doing today, and how we can use his name.
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Some common names are easy to understand:
- Shepherd
- Son of God
- Cornerstone
- Savior
Today, we’ll delve into two of Jesus’ lesser-known names, inviting you to explore their profound meanings and implications.
Breaker
Micah 2:12–13 KJV:
12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD [Yahweh] on the head of them.
This is in the context of when Jesus Christ will return and rescue the remnant of Israel that’s been hiding in the desert—and we will be with him then! But Jesus is stilled called “the breaker” right now.
Breaker: you could say break through, break down, break into, or break open.
Micah 2:13 Tanakh:
One who makes a breach Goes before them; They enlarge it to a gate and leave by it. Their king marches before them, The Lord [Yahweh] at their head.
The image of a breaker is that when something opposes or imprisons us, the breaker breaks through or enlarges the gate so we can pass through, or opens the prison to them that are bound. The breaker then leads us together with God at the head.
A breaker is similar to the idea we see in Luke.
Luke 4:18 KJV:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Anytime someone has a prison in their lives, they need to break through, to break the bondage, break the oppression. This is possible because Christ has gone before us to make available that breakthrough.
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Shiloh
In Jacob’s prophecies over his sons, we find this.
Genesis 49:10 KJV:
The sceptre [kingship] shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
This is also in the context of Christ’s return.
Genesis 49:10 is the only place where we have this particular spelling of the Hebrew word. There are diverse opinions as to the meaning of Shiloh, but perhaps the most common is with different vowels attached to the Hebrew consonants resulting in the meaning “to whom it belongs.”
Genesis 49:10 NET:
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
Charles Spurgeon had a very different understanding. Spurgeon held the view that Shiloh may be derived from the root shalah, which means to rest, prosper, or be quiet.
The interpretation, however, which has the most support, and which I think has the fairest claim to be accorded correct, is that which derives the word “Shiloh” from the same root as the word “Salem.” This makes it signify peace. “Until the peace, or the peace-bearer, or the peace-giver,” or, if you like it better, “the rest, or the rest-maker—shall come.” Select the word you prefer, it will sufficiently represent the sense. “Until the peace-bringer come, until the rest-maker come.”
—C. H. Spurgeon, “Shiloh,” in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1874), 90.
With that meaning, verse 10 could be translated “…until he comes to be the rest-maker [or rest-giver]….”
When Jesus ushers in the Millennial Kingdom it is called the Sabbath Rest, the thousand-year rest for Israel.
Seeing his name as the rest-maker, he is a rest-maker now. The corresponding Aramaic word is used in the New Testament.
Mark 4:39 APNT:
And he rose up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Cease [shalah]; be restrained.” And the wind ceased [shalah] and a great calm occurred.
The idea is that something ceases.
Shalah causes a dramatic change in the spiritual climate of situations by loosing spiritual power.
We certainly need Jesus Christ as a rest-giver today in any area where the turmoil or storm needs to stop.
How Can We Use His Name?
2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV:
(For the weapons [implements in our hands] of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
One of the weapons we have is the name of Jesus Christ.
John 14:13 APNT:
And whatever you ask in my name, I will do for you, so that the Father will be glorified by his Son.
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Although the name of Jesus Christ is very powerful, we use the name so much that its meaning and power is diminished in our minds.
When there is a situation where someone needs a breakthrough, we can pray in the name of The Breaker. He can enlarge the gate and lead the person out. We can pray in the name of Shiloh and he can cause the storm to cease as the rest-maker or rest-giver. There is power in all of his names.
Scripture References
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from The NET Bible® Copyright © 1996, 2019 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. www.netbible.com. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked (Tanakh) are taken from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1985.
See Also:
The Name of Jesus on the Acts Now Fellowship website
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