X2M.188 QARAH קָרָה | New Name & National Identity
Qarah — from the Hebrew root קָרָה, “to befall, to happen” — signifies more than chance; it is divine appointment. In the Stariser arc, Qarah marks the enthronement moment when the Starchild is given a new name and the people are clothed in covenantal identity. This draws directly on the biblical motif: Abram is renamed Abraham, Jacob becomes Israel, Simon becomes Peter — each new name signifying a reconstitution of calling, destiny, and belonging. “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow” (Isa. 62:2)¹.
In enthronement liturgy, Qarah answers the ancient longing for national restoration. To receive a new name is not merely private; it is the corporate christening of the people under their enthroned king. Isaiah proclaims that Zion will be called Hephzibah (“my delight is in her”) and Beulah (“married”), announcing not only restoration but covenantal union (Isa. 62:4)². In the Apocalypse, Christ promises: “To the one who conquers I will give a white stone, with a new name written on it” (Rev. 2:17)³.
Qarah, then, seals enthronement’s identity star. It is the divine decree that “befalls” the community, inscribing them with heaven’s name. Just as Christ was granted “the name above every name” (Phil. 2:9–11)⁴, so His progeny are marked, renamed, and enrolled in the Lamb’s book of life. Qarah transforms enthronement from ceremony into consecrated identity — the falling of divine decree upon the house of the enthroned.
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Footnotes
¹ Isa. 62:2 — “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.”
² Isa. 62:4 — Zion renamed as Hephzibah and Beulah.
³ Rev. 2:17 — white stone with the new name.
⁴ Phil. 2:9–11 — Christ given “the name above every name.”
