 But what do you want me to tell your people and go start and discuss the names of God? I was like, God, do you have names? Like, does God have names? Does God have names? Because I know he gave his son the name that is above every other name that is Jesus Christ. But God, do you have a name? Even Moses was wondering, God, do you have a name? You're sending me to the Israelites, but do you have a name? What do I go and say that, who sent me? Who sent me? And God was like, you know what Moses, you chill, just go tell them, I am who I am, has sent me. And he was like, I am who I am, yes, I am who I am. And what that simply means is that if you wake up and you're sick and you've been sick for a long time and he heals you, I am Jehovah Rafa to you. That's what it means. So if you're needing school fees, you're needing rent, you need fare back to the city and God's provide to you, I am Jerry. That's what he meant, but I am what I am, whatever you experience, whatever dimension of me that you encounter, I am that to you. Call me that, you know what? Don't even overthink, just call me that. If the children of Israel were in slavery, they were going through a lot, they were in trouble, they were lamenting, they were crying, then God gave them peace. I am Shalom. So that is the name you're going to call me. I am Shalom, I am Jehovah Jerry, I am Jehovah Rafa, I am Jehovah Rafa, even Haga, call God Elroy. I am Elroy. So whatever dimension you meet God, that is the name you call him. I am Jerry. Me have met Ebenezah and today we're going to talk about Ebenezah. And when you look at the word Ebenezah and why Samuel saying this is Ebenezah, you have to go, uru di nyumaki dogo, u will find out kwanini Samuel alita God Ebenezah, you have to do a background and I have to take you back to first Samuel chapter four, five, six. So by the time you meet Samuel chapter seven, you understand kwanini alita God Ebenezah. And you can see the children of Israelite, the Israelite, right now they are being called the Israelite. I will enter in the season, you will have kings. It is the prophets that were judging the Israelite. So Israelites wakupale, they went to war. This is during the time of Prophet Eli. They went to war with the Philistin, all right? So they were being defeated. Wali tandikwa kwa iwiita, wana tandikwa, wana lose. So the Israelites will say, let us go and take the Ark of the Covenant to later Hapa, pengine iwiita tutashinda. So the two sons of Eli, they brought the Ark of God, the Ark of God into that camp of war. My God, they thought they will win. Wali tandikwa proper. They died. Wali pigwa kupigwa. Wali tandikwa kwa kileta Ark of God apu watashinda. Wali tandikwa properly. And not only that, they died. Not only that, those two sons of Prophet Eli, they also were killed in that war. And not only that, that Ark of God was taken away by the Philistins. So they Wali tandikwa kileta yo Ark watashinda. No, wapi. Yo Ark ateli kwa captured. The Philistin went with it. And unajoi kwen kumusha. As Christian, we do some spiritual activities thinking that we're gonna be blessed. Like these two sons of Eli, all right? Wali kwa adulteras. Wali kwa watu avituko. They were not even following the example of their father. Wali kwa watu vituko. So Wali, then since, since, since in watu towa priestesses, watu towa Prophet, tuneza leta ii Ark of the covenant in this place to Shidevita. Wali tandikwa, they were even killed. And also, you can see, when Eli had that, that the sons were died, the sons had died, and not only that, the Ark had been taken. Umse ali kwa evi yuma naka die. Just imagine one day all this, as if that was not enough. One of the sons of Eli, ane jita fin, fin niyas or something. Bibi ake lia liski atu ho, the Ark has been taken. My husband is dead. My father-in-law is dead. People are losing this battle. He went into labor. Aka labor tu hapo na hapo. Naka za. Imideliku za. Aka nemu toto ikabod. Meaning the glory has departed Israel. And she died. So imagine the number of people that died just because the Ark had been taken. Now, first forward, the Philistines have this Ark. All right? The Philistines have this Ark in their place. They stayed with this Ark of God for seven months. All right? They thought that capturing this Ark to machinda the Israelites. Ua ni tanda iku anamungu. Ma tumas ma ugunjuwa, si dinja ni ni ni. They said ah, no. Ii Ark ni na fatumi na ngeshe. So they returned the Ark of God in a place called, it's a very, in ne ngumu kui pronounced, ina jeeta kii jatja ri. So, they returned this ark because, ah, iya twizi kana, isi ma gle tunatani kwa apa God dali wa mioro shaka wapia character development, wakaregesha iyo ark So, when it reached this place, Krijath, Jerry, it stayed there for 20 years with the Israelites and the people in that place who were blessed So, kumuke na kanga jenu salim, sasa iya apa iko in a different location And this location, people were blessed, people prospered, people became big, you know what They were really blessed in this place and the rest of the Israelites, they started lamenting They started saying, ah, God has forgotten us, nini, oh, tunini, we are not being blessed like these people And now enters, now somewhere and says, you guys, you need to repent You need to break down all those idols, most of you are idolatras You are worshiping other gods, you need to stop serving these other gods and serve our God, Lord, Almighty Break down these idols, bring down these idols and serve only one God The God, Lord, Almighty, the credit of the heavens and the earth are repented So they repented genuinely, they cried out to God Because like I mentioned, true repentance attracts the masses of God And the masses of God came upon them And Samuel told them, you know what, let us all gather this place now called Mizpa Mizpa, let us gather in this place and I'm gonna pray out I'm gonna pray for you, I'm gonna cry out to God on your behalf And he did exactly that The people gathered in Mizpa, they were fasting and praying For one day they were fasting and praying And this place, they all gathered Imagine Israelites in one place gathered praying to God Now the Philistines, remember this is 20 years ago 20 years later, after that battle 20 years later, after that battle The Israelites are in this place praying and repenting to God The Philistines had, after that they gathered their chariotes Their whoo, their kings, to be their what Let us go beat these Israelites And when the Israelites had that the Philistines are coming in big number to beat them They cried out to the Lord bitterly They cried out, say, my God no, this is not happening We are here repenting and returning to you and serving you And these Philistines are gathering against us And they cried out to Samuel And Samuel Barakaraka, he's the prophet right there At that moment, there's no king He's just the prophet This time he was a king He was a king So he gathered and took a circling lamb Sacrificated it as a burnt offering And cried out to God As I finalize And he cried out to God When that cry reached out to God Let me tell you God turned that He thundered Our God thundered God can thunder in a situation I'm trying to tell you that there is a situation You can cry out to God And God will answer with that Thundering thunder to your enemies And he's going to confuse their gathering He's going to confuse their coming together against you Uko tupale, you're chilling, you're minding your own business Fasting, praying, serving God busy And the enemies gather And the best thing is to attack And to destroy whatever you're doing May you cry out to God Don't fight them See the enemy behind that person Don't fight them Cry out, release that cry to God And let him thunder in the camps of the enemy So the Lord thundered And the Philistine were confused They started running The Israelites followed them Biyo And they defeated them These are cry you release And God thunders for you When the Israel pursued the Philistine Remember at all kwa mi First they were weak They were fasting They were praying They pursued So kwa tu nanguwe kupigana So God fought on their behalf By thundering and confusing the enemy They pursued these enemies Defeated them They pursued until to a place E place in Ajita, Shain From Mizpa Remember kwa mi gada Mizpa Wali fukuza the Philistine Paka point in Ajita Between Mizpa and Shain And in that point At that place That when Samuel said Ebeneza And if I can just read it Where is that verse All right I've lost it All right Okay, let me just read It says then Samuel took a stone And set it up Between Mizpa and Shain He named it Ebeneza Ebeneza saying That's why the Lord has helped us Because they acknowledge That there's no other Actually they did not have the The equipment to fight Or what Amari to fight Because God fought on the behalf They cried out And God fought for them There's a cry that you release And God thunders And you say this far The Lord has helped me Because I look up to the hills Where does my help come from My help comes from the Lord The maker of heaven And the earth May the Lord thunder this year Scatter confuse your enemy In Jesus mighty name Amen