Gods Sign Post - EP 588 - Faith and Courage - 3/10/2025

A daily bible study to draw us closer in our relationship with GOD through our Savior Jesus Christ in prayer and reading the word of GOD.
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365 Devotions on the Power of Prayer:
ISIAH 11:2 NKJV
2) The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD.
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ISIAH 11:2 NIV
2) The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him– the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of counsel and of the knowledge and fear of the LORD–

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Life Lessons from Daniel
Lesson #10 - Faith and Courage
Esther 5:1-14
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Further Reading:
To Complete Esther during this Six-part study, read Esther 5:1-14.
For more Bible passages on Faith and Courage, read 1 Chronicles 28:20-21: Psalm 27:13-14; Isaiah 41:8-10; Matthew 9:1-2; Matthew 21:18-22; Acts 4:1-13; 5:17-32; 20:22-24; and 2 Timothy 1:6-8.
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PRAYING THE NAMES OF GOD:
Week #20: Maon, Machseh, Magen, Metsuda, Migdal-Oz - DWELLING PLACE, REFUGE, SHIELD, FORTRESS, STRONG TOWER
Key Scripture’s : Psalm 91:1-16

Understanding the Name:
The Hebrew Scriptures reveal a God who dwells with his people — first in a tent in the wilderness and then in the Jerusalem temple. The New Testament takes this idea of God’s dwelling place on earth a giant step farther by revealing a God who wants to dwell not merely with his people but within his people. Occasionally, Scripture reverses this imagery in a wonderful way by picturing God himself as our Dwelling Place or Maon (ma-OHN).
Closely allied to this image of Dwelling Place is the idea of God as our Refuge or Machseh (mach - SEH) He is pictured as one to whom we can run for safety and security. The word “refuge” also appears in the Hebrew Scriptures in connection to Israel’s “cities of refuge” (the Hebrew word in this instance is miqlat), where people could flee for safety if they had accidentally killed someone. These cities were strategically located so that anyone in Israel was within a day’s journey of one. A shield or Magen (ma - GAIN) is another image of God’s protecting care. Ancient shields were often made of layered cowhide and were used in situations of close combat as well as to protect soldiers from rocks hurled from city walls.

In biblical times, some cities were enclosed by walls, twenty-five feet high and fifteen to twenty-five feet thick. Farmers worked in the fields by day and then retreated within the city walls at night for protection. Large, fortified cities also contained strongholds of strong towers that provided additional defense should the city’s outer walls be breached. Like the other terms already mentioned, God is compared to a fortress of Metsuda (me-tsu-DAH) and to a strong tower or Migdal-OHZ (mig-dal OHZ)