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Secrets of Heaven #1793

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1793. The fact that the Lord Jehovih is his inner self in relation to his intermediate can be seen from previous statements about the Lord's inner self: His inner self was Jehovah himself, from whom he was conceived and whose one child he was; and his human side eventually became one with this inner self, after he purified his maternal part (everything he inherited from his mother) by means of his struggles and trials [§§1414, 1444, 1573, 1602-1603, 1607, 1707:5, 1725:2, 1733:2].

The name Lord Jehovih comes up fairly often in the Word. In fact every time Jehovah is called the Lord, the name used is not the Lord Jehovah but the Lord Jehovih, especially in passages dealing with his trials.

[2] In Isaiah, for instance:

Watch! The Lord Jehovih comes in might, and his arm is ruling for him. Look! His reward is with him and his work before him. He will pasture his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs into his arm and carry them on his chest; he will lead the unweaned. (Isaiah 40:10-11)

"The Lord Jehovih comes in might" is about victory in his spiritual battles. "His arm will rule for him" stands for the fact that he used his own power. This passage tells what the "reward" of the last verse is: the salvation of the whole human race — that is, pasturing his flock like a shepherd, gathering the lambs into his arm, carrying them on his chest, and leading the unweaned. All these are acts of the deepest love, or divine love.

[3] In the same author:

The Lord Jehovih has opened my ear for me, and I have not rebelled; I have not drawn back. My body I have given to those striking it, and my jaws to those plucking them. My face I have not hidden from their insults and spit, and the Lord Jehovih will help me. Watch: the Lord Jehovih will help me. (Isaiah 50:5, 6, 7, 9)

This is obviously about his trials. There are other passages too.

  
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Isaiah 50:5

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5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.