Isaiah
31:5
5 As birds [tsippowr] flying [`uwph], so will the LORD [Yahovah] of hosts [tsaba'] defend [ganan] Jerusalem [Yaruwshalaim]; defending [ganan] also he will deliver [natsal] it; and passing over [pacach] he will preserve [malat] it. KJV-Interlinear
5 Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will
protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will spare and rescue
it.” ESV
Isaiah uses a
second illustration of God protecting his people, by using the example of the
bird flying over her nest, with speed and agility, by out maneuvering, and leading
or driving her enemies away, and thus protecting her young ones.
While the lion is
the power and force to reckon with on the ground, the bird has speed and
altitude and quickness with which to deal with an enemy from the air. In all cases, all enemies are out-matched.
And therefore God provides
protection from all levels and from all directions. His protection is thorough
and complete.
And while
delivering or defending believers, who belong to Him, God passes over, in the
same sense of the principles taught in the Passover feasts, and protects
Christians, of which are both Jew and Gentile, and preserves them not only from
enemies without, but also from enemies within, meaning themselves.
Often time
believers are their own worst enemies, and through discipline and guidance, God
can correct and protect at the same time.
These principles
apply to every person who has believed in the Savior, namely Jesus Christ,
whether they referred to His formal name, or to His title and role in Gods plan,
throughout all of human history.
But one of the
more important principles that is being taught here, is that this protection
will become one of the most important principles that people in the tribulation,
will have to rely on. Because it is they who will be facing the worst onslaught
in all of human history, in that future time.
And through all of
the blistering attacks that will come against Jerusalem in that future day, and
with all of the weapons and firepower that they might have at their disposal,
it will be faith, and faith alone, that will determine the outcome of that
future battle.
And often times in
our own individual lives, despite all of our resources, or lack of them, and
despite all of the barriers and hardships that we will face in life, our own
preservation and survival depends on faith.
But one of the
most important things to remember, is that whatever resources you have, which
God provided, you are expected to use. You don’t throw everything away and sit
down and do nothing, for that would mean certain defeat and failure. But what
you do, is use whatever resources you have at your disposal, plus faith, and
faith will tilt the battle in your favor.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal
eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
