Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. Song of Songs 1:3 NKJV
I have written about the fact that God reveals Himself by His name throughout the scriptures. At the bottom of this post are some links to other posts going through some of the Old and New Testament Names of God and what they reveal about Him.
But today I want to share 2 things from other sources about the Name that is as ointment poured forth.
My former Pastor, Chet Klope, and I were chatting about the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo the other day. (Now a few years back.) It is one of his favorite books of all time, and I had never read it. My son had given me a 3-month audible.com subscription for Father’s day, so I got it in my head to download the audiobook and give it a listen.
I started today, and just a few chapters in I ran across this:
“Oh, you who are!
“Ecclesiastes calls you the All-powerful; the Maccabees call you the Creator; the Epistle to the Ephesians calls you liberty; Baruch calls you Immensity; the Psalms call you Wisdom and Truth; John calls you Light; the Books of Kings call you Lord; Exodus calls you Providence; Leviticus, Sanctity; Esdras, Justice; the creation calls you God; man calls you Father; but Solomon calls you Compassion, and that is the most beautiful of all your names.”
Victor Hugo. Les Misérables (Kindle Locations 642-645).
Isn’t that wonderful? Pastor Chet told me that I would hear the gospel on every page, and I am so in love with the Bishop today. But hey- I am only in a few pages – so don’t spoil it for me.
This short passage made me think again of the sermon I have somewhere on audio cassette of Oral Roberts preaching a sermon called the 4th man. Today I found a website that had a transcript of a portion of the message that thrills me every time I hear it.
Check this out:
Who Is The Fourth Man?
Oral Roberts Sermon (c. 1956)
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counselors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Who is the Fourth Man?
I tell you that…
In Genesis, He is the Seed of the Woman.
In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb.
In Leviticus, He is our High Priest.
In Numbers, He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night.
In Deuteronomy, He is the Prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua, He is the Captain of our Salvation.
In Judges, He is our Judge and Lawgiver.
In Ruth, He is our Kinsman Redeemer.
In I and II Samuel, He is our Trusted Prophet.
In I and II Kings and I and II Chronicles, He is our Reigning King.
In Ezra, He is our Faithful Scribe.
In Nehemiah, He is the Rebuilder of the Broken Down Walls of our human life.
In Esther, He is our Mordecai.
In Job, He is our Dayspring from on high and our Ever-Living Redeemer.
In Psalms, He is the Lord our Shepherd.
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is our Wisdom.
In the Song of Solomon, He is our Lover and the Bridegroom.
In Isaiah, He is the Prince of Peace.
In Jeremiah, He is the Righteous Branch.
In Lamentations, He is the Weeping Prophet.
In Ezekiel, He is the Wonderful Four-Faced Man.
In Daniel, He is the Fourth Man in the burning fiery furnace.
Who is the Fourth Man?
In Hosea, He is the Faithful Husband, forever married to the backslider.
In Joel, He is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and Fire.
In Amos, He is our Burden-Bearer.
In Obadiah, He is the Mighty to Save.
In Jonah, He is our Great Foreign Missionary.
In Micah, He is the Messenger of Beautiful Feet carrying the Gospel.
In Nahum, He is the Avenger of God’s Elect.
In Habakkuk He is God’s Evangelist, crying, “Revive thy work in the midst of the years.”
In Zephaniah, He is the Savior.
In Haggai, He is the Restorer of God’s Lost Heritage.
In Zechariah, He is the Fountain Opened in the House of David for sin and uncleanness.
And in Malachi, He is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
Who is the Fourth Man?
In Matthew, He is the Messiah.
In Mark, He is the Wonder-worker.
In Luke, He is the Son of Man.
In John, He is the Son of God.
In Acts, He is the Holy Spirit.
In Romans, He is our Justifier.
In Corinthians, He is the Gifts of the Spirit.
In Galatians, He is the Redeemer from the curse of the law.
In Ephesians, He is the Christ of Unsearchable Riches.
In Philippians, He is the God Who Supplies All Our Needs.
In Colossians, He is the Godhead Bodily.
In I and II Thessalonians He is our Soon-coming King.
In I and II Timothy, He is our Mediator between God and Man.
In Titus, He is our Faithful Pastor.
In Philemon, He is a Friend that sticketh closer than a Brother.
In Hebrews, He is the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant.
In James, He is the Great Physician.
In I and II Peter, He is the Chief Shepherd who soon shall appear with a crown of unfading glory.
In I, II, and III John, He is Everlasting Love.
In Jude, He is the Lord Coming with Ten Thousands of His Saints.
And in Revelation, He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
Who is the Fourth Man?
He’s Abel’s sacrifice. He’s Noah’s rainbow. He’s Abraham’s ram. He’s Isaac’s well, Jacob’s ladder, Issachar’s burden, Judah’s scepter, Samuel’s horn of oil, David’s slingshot, Hezekiah’s extension of life, Isaiah’s man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. He’s Peter’s healing shadow. He’s Paul’s mighty wonders and miracles. He’s John’s pearly white city. He’s the pearl of great price. He’s a rock in a weary land. He’s the prince of Peace and the Government of our life is upon His shoulder.
Who is the Fourth Man?
He’s the root system of our life. The source of your total supply. The one who is able to deliver you from the flames of human life. The one who enables you to live by your faith and empowers you to obey Him and gives you the strength to refuse to compromise. He’s the restorer of your total life. The healer from the crown of your head to the soles of your feet. The one who enables you to survive. He’s the saying one, who created you in His image, after His likeness, who says we are Whosoevers, receiving Whatsoever we say. He’s the one who resides in your heart. The one at the point of your needs. The one that’s closer to you than your breath. He bears no greater title than a Friend of Sinners. The Friend of the now. He’s wrapped in your spirit, in your soul, in your body, and in your circumstances of life around you everywhere. He’s here in the now. He is the one of signs, wonders, many mighty miracles, and marvelous works. There is no other that can deliver after this sort.
Who is the Fourth Man?
I tell you…He is the God I serve. The Written Word of God manifested in the Flesh and Spirit. He’s JESUS CHRIST, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS! He’s my Savior, my Lord
I found this here: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/donniemcclurkin2/message/31445
There is more to the sermon before and after, but this so ministers to my soul.
You can watch the whole thing on YouTube too:
Next week we’ll open up why ointment and perfume, but for today – just soak in the wonderful fragrance of His Name!
See you next week
Ben