The Lord of Hosts

I love that reading the Scriptures in Spanish makes them a little clearer and helps me understand better some things that I didn't even realize were not so clear to begin with.

When you read scriptures, you will see the phrase "The Lord of Hosts" many, many times.
1 Ne. 20: 2 (Isa. 48: 2) God of Israel is the Lord of Hosts.
2 Ne. 8: 15 (Isa. 51: 15) Lord of Hosts is my name.
2 Ne. 12: 12 (Isa. 2: 12) day of the Lord of Hosts is soon to come.
2 Ne. 15: 7 (Isa. 5: 7) vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel.
2 Ne. 15: 16 (Isa. 5: 16) the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted.
2 Ne. 19: 13 (Isa. 9: 13) people do not seek the Lord of Hosts.
2 Ne. 24: 22 (Isa. 14: 22) the Lord of Hosts will rise up against them.
2 Ne. 27: 2 all nations shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts.
Jacob 2: 30 if the Lord of Hosts will raise up seed, he will command his people.
3 Ne. 22: 5 (Isa. 54: 5) the Lord of Hosts is name of thy husband.
3 Ne. 24: 7 (Mal. 3: 7) return unto me and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts.
3 Ne. 24: 10 (Mal. 3: 10) prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts.
D&C 1: 33 Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.
D&C 29: 9 (D&C 64: 24; D&C 133: 64; Mal. 4: 1) I will burn the wicked up, saith the Lord of Hosts.
D&C 85: 5 names of the unfaithful will not be written in book of law of God, saith the Lord of Hosts.
D&C 127: 4 you shall in nowise lose reward, saith the Lord of Hosts.
JS-H 1: 37 the wicked shall be burned, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Until reading it repeatedly in Spanish, I wouldn't have questioned that phrase. But in Spanish the word used instead of 'hosts' is ARMY. So I looked up the phrase in the Bible Dictionary, Topical Guide, and Index in English because those resources don't exist yet in Spanish. In the Topical Guide, under the phrase, it says, see also "Army".

I had thought of a 'host' as just a large group of people. Jesus Christ is the Lord of this bunch of people - a great host of people. But by reading it in Spanish I see that we aren't just a group; we are an army. We are a group of people who are fighting for the right, and the Lord of the army will prevail.

I do think it is important to remember that we are part of an active army, not just a busy group. As soldiers we need to keep fighting for right.