Hebrew · khem-DAT kol ha-go-YEEM
Desired of All Nations
חֶמְדַּת כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם
The Desire of Nations — the One every people longs for, often without knowing
Symbol: The lamp the nations walk toward in the dark — the longing beneath all longings
“I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD Almighty.”
Haggai 2:7
Haggai promised that God would shake the nations and what they truly desired would come — and fill His house with glory.
What the name means
Every nation's deepest longing is not wealth or conquest but the presence that fills the temple — Christ Himself.
God shakes nations so their false desires collapse and their true desire is exposed: Him.
When He comes, the house is filled with glory — the Desire of Nations brings glory wherever He is welcomed.
How to pray this name
- Pray: 'Desire of Nations, fill this house — my house — with Your glory.'
- Pray for people groups still searching: may the Desire they cannot name find them by name.
Desired of All Nations, You are the longing beneath every longing. Come and fill my house with Your glory. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
Christ is the Desire of Nations — every longing I have finds its rest in Him.
Study further
Haggai 2:9 · Malachi 3:1 · Isaiah 60:3 · Ephesians 2:21-22