SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/20/2026 9:15
AM
My
Worship Time Focus: PT-1
“The People Under Judgment”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Nahum
2:3-5
Message
of the verses:
“The shields of his mighty men are colored
red,
The valiant men are dressed in a
scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in flashing
steel
When he is set up to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished.
The chariots race madly in the streets;
They rush wildly in the squares;
Their appearance is like torches;
They dash to and fro like lightning
flashes.
He remembers his mighty ones;
They stumble in their march;
They hurry to her wall,
And the mantelet is set up.
3 The shield of his mighty men is red; his
soldiers are clothed in scarlet. The chariots come with flashing metal on the
day he musters them; the cypress spears are brandished. 4 The chariots race madly through the streets;
they rush to and fro through the squares; they gleam like torches; they dart
like lightning. 5 He remembers his
officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is
set up. (ESV)
“In exacting detail, Nahum described
the battle scene that would unfold between the Babylonians and the
Assyrians. Portraying the Ninevite
military brigade, Nahum indicated that the shields of his mighty men are colored
red as the Ninevites exuded their strength against the coming foe. Assyria’s mighty men, the elite
soldiers of the Ninevite king himself (cf. 2 Sam. 23:8), took up shields
that were red, overlaid wither with copper to reflect sunlight and
terrify the enemy, or with read leather designed to extinguish fiery arrows.”
(cf. 2 Sam. 23:8)
8
¶ These are the names of the mighty men
whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He
wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.”
Likewise, the
valiant men are dressed in scarlet, adorned for battle and ready to
intimidate the approaching enemy. The
term valiant men referred to the most competent and courageous troops
the leaders of the elite units (cf. Ex. 18:21; Judges 20:44; 2 Sam. 11:16; 2
Kings 24:16).”
(cf. Ex. 18:21; Judges 20:44; 2 Sam.
11:16; 2 Kings 24:16)
“21 Moreover, look for able men from all the
people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such
men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of
tens.”
“44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all
of them men of valor.”
“16 And as Joab was besieging the city, he
assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.”
“16 And the king of Babylon brought captive to
Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000, and
the craftsmen and the metal workers,
1,000, all of them strong and fit for war.”
“As these dressed
in scarlet, or crimson, these troops would have been immediately
recognizable as exceptional warriors. In
detailing this formidable scene, Nahum conveyed Nineveh’s confidence as its
military prepared to wage war against Babylon.
“Nineveh would also ready its war
machines. As Nahum predicted, the
chariots are enveloped in flashing steel in preparation for
battle. Chariots were powerful
instruments of war on the ancient battlefield.
They were swift and capable of overrunning infantry. Being enveloped
in flashing steel indicated that the chariots and their horses were
heavily armored with steel fittings.
Thus, both man and machine were strategically arranged along with the
king who was set up to march with his troops against the oncoming
foe.
“Nahum further described the
Assyrian weapons by observing that the cypress spears are
brandished. Cypress, a type of fir
tree that produced a hearty wood for various construction projects, was even
used by Solomon to build the temple (cf.
1 Kings 5:8; 6:15, 34).”
(cf. 1 Kings 5:8; 6:15, 34)
“8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I
have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you
desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber.”
“15
¶ He lined the walls of the house on the
inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the
ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of
the house with boards of cypress.”
“34 and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves
of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were
folding.”
“Brandished
conveys a
quivering motion like that of an arrow that reverberates after striking its
target. These sturdy spears were primed
to thwart the charge of enemy forces, or to hurl an opposing soldier as they
advanced on the city.”
Spiritual Meaning for My life
Today: Now as I look at this battle
that is taking place in these verses, what I think about is that God is in
control, in control of every aspect of it including even when those who loose
their lives, He knows exactly when. “16
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every
one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of
them” (Ps. 139:16).
My
Steps of Faith for Today: As I look at the verse above from Psalm
139:16 I know that God knew when I would be born, when I would accept Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord, and when I will take my last breath. It is my hope that I will be, along with my wife
and family one of those that will go alive to meet the Lord in the air when the
Rapture of the Church happens. This has
been my hope ever since I became a believer as at that time I was listening to
sermons by Hal Lindsey on the end times.
From David
Jeremiah’s Words of Wisdom:
“Remember
that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received—fading
symbols of honour, trappings of power—but only what you have given: A full heart enriched by Honest service,
love, sacrifice and courage.” (Francis of Assisi”
Do not
lay up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where
thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and
steal.” (Matthew 6:19-20)
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