Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Yea.
It’s a word we read but we may not stop to consider what it really means in the context of the sentence. On first glance, we may assume it is just a KJV, older word used in the modern English language for yes.
Think of other verses that have the word yea in them,
and insert
But better yet….
For example Psalm 23
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
But better yet….
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
It is a great encouragement to us but better yetmeans,
it is more to us than we thought at first.
We need this encouragement because n this world we will have tribulation:
In the worldyouhavetribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, John 16:33
These are words from Messiah, Himself, not only to those with Him at the time He said them; but to all His followers down through the ages.. With the warning comes hope and comfort, because He says
I will be with you even to the end of the age. Matt.28:20
Isaiah encourages us with this promise in chapter 41:10, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
And this promise is still in effect and true to us today.
We will all experience times of testing and trial, Peter tells us to think it not strange Beloved, concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 1Peter 4:12-13
We are told that, far from being strange and surprising in God’s plan, these fiery trials are “necessary.”
Instead he urges them tobe sober and to pray,1 Peter 4:7; and to help one another through the trials. 1 Peter 4:8–11.
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith — more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire— may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
In Acts 14:22we are reminded that tests and trials are necessary.“Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God”
This is a godly “must.” It’s the same word and the same concept as Peter says in
The fiery ordeal that is coming upon us to test us is not strange.
Why is it necessary? Its the question many ask, why do believers/christians suffer?
The answer is because it’s God’s refining judgment in our lives, working maturity in trust towards our Father, so that our faith may result in our Heavenly Father receiving praise, glory and honor. Whatever trials come our way, we should not be surprised, simply place our spirit/souls and bodies in the hands of our faithful Creator, and don’t be ashamed of Messiah and His gospel of the Kingdom,. Rejoice in hope, and fill our lives by planting good seeds, while walking obediently in His will and His ways.
The trials and testings of our faith reveal to us, where we are in our faith walk with the Lord. He already knows where we are.
Many of us will never experience true hardship or enduring circumstances that are unthinkable in a modern western society. Books like the Insanity of God and Fox’s book of Martyrs among countless others, reveal a faith in God beyond what many believers will ever have to show. And yet, we will all experience situations where we will be required to rely on our faith and trust implicitly in our Savior.
This is why there are so many verses of encouragement and promises of protection, assuring us that He is with us through every trial we face whatever they may be.
In Isaiah 41:10 for that is exactly what this verse is saying. When we face a real threat, God is telling us not to fear. Many times when we read the word fear, it is in reference to the fear of the Lord not as in terror or being afraid, but having reverential respect for Who God is.
In this verse the word for fear used here is a fear is for one’s own personal safety. The reason we need not fear is because God is with us – Emanuel.
He continues, saying, “Be not dismayed.”
In Hebrew, the worddismayedhere is
tisheta’
which has a Semitic root meaning
to be blind.
Be dismayed –
תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע tista
tisheta – tsht – tet sheen tet תִּשְׁתָּ֖
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance 8159
depart, be dim, be dismayed, look away, regard, have respect, spare, turn
A primitive root; to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered -blind to- depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.
If a person is really terrified, that fear causes an irrational reaction, and they are blind to what is actually happening, as their imagination runs wild about what is about to occur.
Here our Heavenly Father is reassuring us saying
“I am with you.”
In those days there were many gods being worshipped and demanding all kinds of sacrifices for favors, but not one of them was promising,
God will not only give us courage to enter this fight, but better yet, He has our backs/our six;
but even better than all of the previous promises,
He is upholding us.
The Hebrew 8851 word for
upholding istamar
I will uphold you
te·maḵ·tî·ḵā – תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ
This word in its root form means:
to take hold, hold fast,
or glue oneself to something.
Think of this, and visualize that our loving Heavenly Father not only gives us courage and protects our backs, but He will glue Himself to us, literally sticking with us!
Our confident assurance is that Father God is not only watching our back, but most importantly His presence isglued to us.
The more we stare at an overwhelming situation, our confidence in our reasoning quickly fades, However as we turn from it towards our Savior, it is quickly replaced by confidence in our Heavenly Father Who loves us.
Even if we don’t yet feel that we have all this courage and support, God promises that it will be there when we need it. Isaiah 41:10assures us of that. He will never be caught off guard because inPsalms 121:4: we are assured “Behold, he that keepth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.”
Isaiah 41:10, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
be afraid,
תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע (tiš·tā‘)
Verb – Qal – Imperfect – second person masculine singular Strong’s 8159: To gaze at, about, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed, bewildered
for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction Strong’s 3588: A relative conjunction
I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun – first person common singular Strong’s 589: I
am your God.
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun – masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong’s 430: gods — the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
I will strengthen you;
אִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (’im·maṣ·tî·ḵā)
Verb – Piel – Perfect – first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong’s 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert
I will surely help you;
עֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ (‘ă·zar·tî·ḵā)
Verb – Qal – Perfect – first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong’s 5826: To surround, protect, aid
I will uphold you
תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ (tə·maḵ·tî·ḵā)
Verb – Qal – Perfect – first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong’s 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close
with My right hand
בִּימִ֥ין (bî·mîn)
Preposition-b | Noun – feminine singular construct Strong’s 3225: The right hand, side, the south
of righteousness.
צִדְקִֽי׃ (ṣiḏ·qî)
Noun – masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong’s 6664: The right, equity, prosperity
History records that King Solomon had twenty armed bodyguards, elite warriors guarding him every night as he slept. We have a security greater than any king or president, we have the God of all creation keeping watch over us.
Psalms 121:4: Behold, he that keepth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.
He is a body guard who does not slumber or sleeps. He is on duty every moment of each day 24/7. Our Heavenly bodyguard does not slumber and he also does not sleep.
In Hebrew sleep – ישן
Yod Shin Nun
yashan
Our Father God does not live in time like we do. He created time for us while we are in the earth. It is almost impossible for us to understand it from this physical realms’ perspective. He is not only with us every moment of every day, but we also have the added assurance that He neverslumbers norsleeps.
Why does it say both slumber and sleep?
The word sleepin Hebrew isyashan. It means: to sleep, but is can also mean: to grow old. The creator of the universe will never grow old. Obviously It is impossible to outlive God. He is there with us never growing too old or feeble to help us or encourage us.
Slumber in Hebrew is num
which means; a half sleep that is to get drowsy or have a tendency to doze off. We hear of many kinds of accidents which happen not because the operator or driver fell asleep; but because they were drowsy and not paying attention. Our Heavenly Father has His full attention on us both night and day, He will never sleep nor will His attention be diverted by drowsiness or slumber.
The word keepth in Hebrew is shamar
which means:
to be a body guard, one who watches over to protect.
As our body guard, He is unlike other body guards who need to sleep because God needs no sleep and He watches over us 24/7.
Are sleep and slumber the same thing?
Not if we understand it in the sense that, there may be a guard who is self-disciplined enough to not slumber, but obviously however self disciplined he, is he is going to have to sleep some time; the body cannot function properly without the sleep that God designed our bodies to need. Here we are assured that our Heavenly Father does not slumber and neither does He sleep.
The Hebrew word yashan – sleep, is spelled
Yod – Shin – Nun
The letters of the word many give us some insight, teaching us more than what we think of when we think of sleep; and it helps us to understand what the people in David’s day thought when they heard that God does notyashan or sleep.
The first letter to
ישן
yeshan – sleep
is the
Yod which teaches us:
to be careful not to be so focused on future events that we miss what is happening in the present. When it is written, the letter Yod is hanging in the air and has no connection to the ground. The fact that God never sleeps means, he has His attention focused on the now moment. Whatever we are going through in that very moment He is there focused and fully aware of it.
In yashan
The second letter is the Shin. The Shin represents: The fiery passion of God, His deep love for us is always available, He is never too tired or sick to give us His attention. He is ready to share His passion with us whenever we are ready, making Himself available to us any moment, not when He just feels like it, and we have to wait for Him to wake up.
Nun is the last letter which reveals that our Heavenly Father will never be distracted nor will he let his attention be diverted because he needs to sleep. He is attentive to us all day and all night.
From this we can take great comfort when He says that He will stand guard over us and never sleep it means that He will watch and protection is for every moment in our lives until we see Him face to face. He is watching over us right now, no matter what we are going through. Because He does not sleep means, His watches carefully over us and makes his passions available to us at any time, and He is never too tired to pour out His love on us. Finally we must accept the fact that He does notsleep means, that there is nothing to divert His attention away from us.
By declaring that He is watching over us and never slumbers or sleeps, He is telling us that there are no holes or gaps in His protective covering. There is no better place of security than to put ourselves under His care.
Every reader, be comforted and encouraged, whatever is going on in the world around us….Remember…
Yea- ap – how much more
is He with us /Emanuel, through every test and fiery trial because,
as the word keepth / shamar / means to be a body guard 24/7 One who always has our back and because he never slumbers /num nor sleeps/yashan. Do not fear and do not be afraid for the tests and trials.. He has overcome the world. John 16:33
but
Better
Yet…
..YEA
Shalom aleikhem
chaverim and mishpachah!
Peace to friends and family.
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
Not sure ..you can be…
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,
SAY IT RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name.
