Yhwh shammah

Sunday Sermon by Robin Liew, 1st Apr 2012, SSMC

2. OUTLINE :

1. Context - Why Ezekiel’s
message was important to
the Jews ?

2. What YHWH SHAMMAH
means to us today.

3. Division of the Kingdom 930 BC
Exile of Israel 772 BC - End of Northern Kingdom
Daniel’s Exile (ca. 605 BC)
1
st
wave into exile (King Jehoaikim)
Ezekiel’s Exile (ca. 597 BC)
2
nd
wave into exile (King Jehoaichin)
Fall of Jerusalem (ca. 586 BC)
3
rd
wave into exile (King Zedekiah)
End of Southern Kingdom
LOCATION : Kebar River in Babylon , thriving but small
Jewish community . Ministry lasted 22 years

4. Judah’s Judah’s
Condemnation Condemnation
Condemnation Condemnation
of the Nations of the Nations
Judah’s Judah’s
Consolation Consolation
Chapters Chapters 1 1 -- 2424 Chapters 25 Chapters 25 -- 3232 Chapters 33 Chapters 33 -- 4848
Before the siegeBefore the siege During the siegeDuring the siege After the siegeAfter the siege
1
-
Glory of the LORD

88
--
11 11
––
Glory of Glory of
the LORD the LORD departing departing

33
–
The city has fallen!

37 - Valley of Dry Bones
40 - The new temple
43 - The glory of the LORD
returns
44 - Restoration of the
priests, levites and
worship
48 - The new land and city

The name of the city :
“The LORD is THERE “

5. What YHWH SHAMMAH means to us today?

The LORD is OMNIPRESENT
He is infinite and transcends the
restriction of space and time.
He is ever-present

6. 1.1.The LORD is there The LORD is there
AT CREATION AT CREATION
Gen 1.1 In the
beginning , God
created ….



The LORD is thereThe LORD is there
SUSTAINING CREATION SUSTAINING CREATION
(Mat 5:45; Col 1:17)(Mat 5:45; Col 1:17)

7. 2.2.The LORD is there The LORD is there AT OUR CONCEPTION AT OUR CONCEPTION
(Ps 139 : 13 (Ps 139 : 13 –– 16)16)
V. V. 16 16 your eyes saw your eyes saw my unformed my unformed
body body
V. V. 15 15 my frame was not hidden my frame was not hidden
from youfrom you
V. V. 13 13 you created you created my inmost my inmost
being, being, you knit you knit me togetherme together
V.V.14 14 fearfully and wonderfully fearfully and wonderfully
made, your works are made, your works are
wonderfulwonderful
V.V.1616b All the days ordained for me b All the days ordained for me
were written in your book were written in your book
before one of them came to bebefore one of them came to be

8. 3.3.The LORD is there The LORD is there IN OUR LIVES IN OUR LIVES (Ps 139:7(Ps 139:7--12)12)
V.V.7 7 Where can I go from Where can I go from
your Spirit ? Where your Spirit ? Where
can I flee from your can I flee from your
presence ?presence ?

V.V.12 12 even darkness will even darkness will
not be dark to you, not be dark to you,
the night will shine the night will shine
like the day, for like the day, for
darkness is as light darkness is as light
to you.to you.

9. 4.4.The LORD is there The LORD is there GOD WITH US (Immanuel) GOD WITH US (Immanuel)
(John 1:1(John 1:1--2, 14 ; 8:19; 14:9) 2, 14 ; 8:19; 14:9)


GOD is transcendentGOD is transcendent
and also and also personalpersonal. .
We can haveWe can have
a relationship witha relationship with
HIM.HIM.

10. 5. The LORD is there The LORD is there GOD IN US GOD IN US (Acts 2:33(Acts 2:33--34 ; 34 ;
Eph 1:12 ; Titus 3:5 ; 2 Tim 1:14 ; Rom 8:23)Eph 1:12 ; Titus 3:5 ; 2 Tim 1:14 ; Rom 8:23)
• Promise of the Father Promise of the Father
•• Holy Spirit who dwells within usHoly Spirit who dwells within us
•• Renewal of the Holy Spirit Renewal of the Holy Spirit
•• Holy Spirit who is the guarantee Holy Spirit who is the guarantee
of our inheritanceof our inheritance
•• Receive “the first fruit of the Receive “the first fruit of the
Spirit” Spirit”

11. ••2 2 CorCor 2:18 Aroma of 2:18 Aroma of
Christ Christ

••Eph 3:20 Now to him Eph 3:20 Now to him
who is able to do who is able to do
immeasurably more immeasurably more
than all we ask or than all we ask or
imagine imagine according to
the power that is at
work in us
Acts 16:25 ; 27:20 -25
IF GOD IS IN US, IF GOD IS IN US,
DOES MY DOES MY
PRESENCE PRESENCE
MAKE A MAKE A
DIFFERENCE ?DIFFERENCE ?

12. 6.6.The LORD is there The LORD is there And We Will Be with Him And We Will Be with Him
FOREVER FOREVER 1 Pet 1: 31 Pet 1: 3--5; Rev 21:35; Rev 21:3--4 ; 22:34 ; 22:3--55

13. CONCLUSION :