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Tony Garland · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Garland says "This phrase speaks of supernatural assistance given by God in a time of human incapability. It describes God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt by the parting of the Red Sea. It also connotes supernatural protection and provision, patterned after the way in which an eagle, when training a youngster to fly, pushes it out of the nest but also flies with it and catches it to bear it upwards again when needed." In his parting words, Moses paints a beautiful picture of God bearing Israel as if on the wings of an eagle (Note in bold all the things Jehovah did for Israel)... “He (YAHWEH) found him (ISRAEL) in a desert land (EGYPT), And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye. Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that hovers over its young, He spread His wings and caught them (SEE GARLAND'S COMMENT ABOVE), He carried them on His pinions. The LORD alone guided him, and there was no foreign god with Him. (Dt 32:10-12) Comment - As Walter Kaiser says in Deuteronomy 32 we see the "loving compassion, protection, strength, and watchfulness of God is compared with the majestic bird’s attributes." Warren
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Garland explains - The woman will be given supernatural assistance in her flight as well as supernatural protection and provision en route and upon arrival at her destination. Her strength shall be renewed so that she will not succumb to natural weariness (Isa. 40:31+). Supernatural intervention had protected the Church from the entire “hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world” (Rev. 3:10‣) (ED: AKA THE RAPTURE). Here, supernatural intervention protects the woman in the midst of the last half of the hour when “the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity” (Isa. 26:20-21 cf. Zeph. 2:1-3)....On the "the wilderness to her place" - It is her place: indicating a specific location set aside for her protection. It had been previously prepared by God. She will reside there during the last half of The 70th Week of Daniel. And brought you to Myself - This is a picture of amazing grace (undeserved favor) and tender compassion to a people who had been grumbling and quarreling off and on for almost 3 months! Here I cannot help but see the phrase brought you to Myself as picturing Jehovah like a loving Husband drawing His wife in His arms. That may be a bit poetic but I think there is some element of truth for we know that in the Old Testament God considers Israel to be His "wife." In the context of God giving Israel a prophetic promise of the New Covenant, He says it will not be "like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt (Covenant He cut with them at Mt Sinai), My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD." (Jeremiah 31:32+) In Isaiah 54:5 Jehovah declares "your (ISRAEL) husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth." THOUGHT - The verb brought (bo) is used over 2000x in the OT, but there is a beautiful use by Solomon which seems to parallel somewhat with Jehovah bringing Israel to Himself. Solomon quotes the young Shulamite woman who declares of her beloved - "He has brought (bo) me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love." (Song 2:4+). Does this not remind us of Yahweh's bringing Israel to Himself? And even more exciting for us NT believers, is this not what our Husband, the Lord Jesus Christ has done for His church, for "Christ also loved (HIS BRIDE) the church and gave Himself up for her." (Eph 5:25+) And in Revelation 7:15+ we read that tribulation believers (who I believe will be joined by all believers in white robes) will be "before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them." NET Note - The language here is the language of a bridegroom bringing the bride to the chamber. This may be a deliberate allusion to another metaphor for the covenant relationship. . (Notes) Rob Salvato explains eagle's wings figure of speech: Here is this idea that is seen again of the Lord bearing up His People on Eagles wings – seen throughout the Bible – what is this about. It is somewhat confusing to us but would make perfect sense to these people camping in this region, for eagles were prevalent. Eagles have an interesting way of nurturing and training their young. When the mother eagle builds the nest, it is on the side of a cliff. She gathers several somewhat sharp sticks pointing in towards the nest. When the little baby eaglet is born the mother eagle brings it food ( Breakfast lunch & Dinner) and the little eaglet lives there in the comforts of the nest until it gets so big that the sticks begin to poke at it. Suddenly that nest is not quite as comfortable as it once was – but there is a reason for that – The mother eagle doesn’t want that little eaglet living in the nest the rest of his life. So then, the mother eagle does a most Interesting thing. She stirs up the nest which causes the baby eaglet to fall out… falling… falling and wondering "What is up with my Mom?" (Call & report her to CPS!) But as the Eaglet falls 100 ft or so, suddenly the mother eagle swoops down, catches the baby eaglet and bears it up on her wings back to nest -safe and comfortable again – accept for the poking sticks! And then the mother repeats this ritual -- over and over until the eaglet spreads out his wings catches a wind draft & begins to fly (soar)! This is the Reason why God does this at times – He stirs up the nest because He wants us to learn what it means to sore how to fly – That is what the Lord was doing with Israel through the previous stops for in each situation He was bearing them up and allowing them to fall a little further so that they would learn to do what was promised in Isaiah 40:31. Now waiting on the Lord is different from waiting for the Lord – wait – for in Acts 1:4 which was fulfilled in Acts 2 at Pentecost, not doing anything until the promise was fulfilled (Acts 1:4). But waiting on the Lord is actually an active process, walking in (faith/obedience to) the truths that we know and walking in the Promises that have been declared (2Pe 1:4). God wanted Israel to keep walking and moving on the Journey because He wanted them believing that He was going to do just what He said He would accomplish. So the Lord tells Moses to remind Israel of His Love and How He bore them up on Eagles Wings (On My Back) (Modified from Exodus 19:1-4) Woodrow Kroll: A friend told me that when he was a young boy, he lived on one side of his small town and the school he attended was located on the other. Bus transportation was limited to the students who lived out of the city limit, so he had to walk many blocks both to and from school. "After a tiring day at school," my friend explained, "I would sometimes fantasize on my way home of having wings that would lift me over all the houses and trees and deposit me directly on my front porch." It was wings like these that God figuratively used to bring Israel to Himself. In spite of the obstruction of Pharaoh and his army, through the barrier of a seemingly uncrossable sea, over the hurdle of a dry and barren wilderness, God lifted His people up and brought them safely to their destination. No obstacle was allowed to stand between Him and those He loved. Are you facing obstacles today that threaten your joy as a Christian? Maybe these obstacles are health problems, financial struggles or family relationships. Perhaps you are frustrated by circumstances beyond your control. Well, don't fantasize as my friend did. Instead, look to God's mighty wings to lift you up and carry you to where He wants you to be. Remember the promise of Isaiah 40:31: "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Claim that promise today. (Back to the Bible) Dave