Yahweh Sabaoth

Meaning: The LORD of Hosts

Hebrew transliteration: Yahweh tseva’ot

Original transliteration: Yahweh Sabaoth

Original pronunciation guide: Saa Be Awth

Elkanah went to Shiloh each year to worship and sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts. The title evokes Yahweh’s command over hosts, or armies, and appears here in a setting of worship.

Pray: Praise the Father for his authority, and entrust to him something beyond your power to change.