Psalm 18:34
34 He teacheth [lamad] my hands [yad] to war, [milchamah] so that
a bow [qesheth] of steel [nachuwshah] is broken [nachath] by mine
arms. [zarowa`] KJV-Interlinear
34 He
trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. NASB
The bow of steel is more
properly translated brass or bronze.
The use of ones arms to
break something that is generally considered to be unbreakable, means great
strength for ones self over the instruments of battle that are used by others.
Now, all doctrine applies
to all believers. Whether you are young
or old, short or tall, muscular or a weakling, male or female, etc., makes no
difference. All doctrine applies to you
regardless of who or what you are or are about.
First, this ability is
attributed to God, not to you.
Second, this ability comes
to you, not through eating protein supplements and doing pushups daily, but
through the daily study of Bible doctrine.
Third, this power is a
spiritual power, not something of this world.
Fourth, this power comes
to you through doctrine, and is used to oppose the mighty (bows of steel)
enticements and persuasions, or threats and intimidations, that the world will
throw at you.
On your own, you are
powerless. The world is far, far greater
than you can even begin to imagine.
For one thing, you are
living with a sin nature and that alone makes you susceptible and powerless before
the world. In sin, you cannot get out of
sin, nor rise above it.
But, God and God alone,
has designed a mechanism that makes even you powerful, more powerful than
anything in this world, especially its enticements, intimidations, threats, and
so forth. And that design begins with
Bible doctrine and the spiritual life.
It is doctrine that
becomes the building material of your soul, and that building material
contributes toward the completion of your life, which includes building up the
muscle of faith and your resistance from the world.
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