Lord of Hosts


Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Lord of Hosts

n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) Jehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
"O Lord of Hosts," cried a voice among the crowd, "provide a Champion for thy people!"
Begone, then, begone, and forget; this time I command you, in the name of the Lord of Hosts!"
`but we will trust in the name of the Lord of Hosts....' His last words were inaudible, but he closed the book reverently and, being nearly blind, made a groping movement and gripped the reading-stand.
He is the Lord of Hosts, the Comforter, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the All-Consuming Fire.
Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: "O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, thou art God, thou alone.
This is why I am going to shake the heavens, why the earth will reel on its foundations, under the wrath of the Lord of Hosts, the day when his anger ignites."When preaching the Gospel, the apostles mention this day five times.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
The overflow of wine reflects the superabundant joy in the messianic times as Isaiah describes, "On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines" (Is 25:6).
In widowhood, she loves to read to her friends Isaiah 54:5, 17: 'For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name .
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this." - Isaiah 9:7=
He will sit refining and purifying, and he will purify the sons of Levi.' Zechariah (14:21), too, prophesied, 'On that day, there shall no longer be any merchant in the house of the Lord of hosts.'