9-22-07 Isaiah 8: 13, 14

Isaiah 8: 13, 14 (NAS)
It is the LORD of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread. Then He shall become a sanctuary; But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8: 13, 14 (NLT)
Do not fear anything except the LORD Almighty. He alone is the Holy One. If you fear him, you need fear nothing else. He will keep you safe. But to Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap that entangles them.

It is important that you prepare and dedicate a place for the Lord your

God. Jehovah is holy and should be treated as such. You must hallow Him, consecrating your life to Him. Honor His majesty and devote yourself to His will.

He is the Lord Sabaoth, the Chief over God's armies. He is the One who goes before you into battle. You are under His leadership and protection. You always maintain His cause in war. You fear and reverence Him; you stand in awe of the Lord your God. His greatness continually astonishes you and causes you to tremble before Him.

Adonai is your sanctuary, your place of refuge. However, He strikes His enemies with stones. He smites them, causing them to stumble. He makes them feeble and weak. When they run at Him to do battle, He is like a rocky cliff from which they fall to their ruin.

You need not fear your hostile adversaries and foes, for the Lord your God besieges, binds, and confines them. He ensnares and traps them. They no longer hold any threat for you; so rejoice! The Lord Jehovah is your sanctuary!