Hos 11:9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
Not A Man
I thought about doing this one of the Title of God - “Not a Man”. As many try to make God to be like mankind and compare Him with perhaps a good person or a King or Leader. He may be all of these things, but He is nowhere similar to man and we are only a reflection of Him.
I took this photo with my Huawei Nova 2i. Taken in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Holy One in the Midst of Thee
STRONGS CONCORDANCE
Holy One
H6918 (Strong)
קָדֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ
qâdôsh qâdôsh
kaw-doshe', kaw-doshe'
From H6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary: - holy (One), saint.
Total KJV occurrences: 116
Midst
H7130 (Strong)
קֶרֶב
qereb
keh'-reb
From H7126; properly the nearest part, that is, the centre, whether literally, figuratively or adverbially (especially with preposition): - X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Total KJV occurrences: 226
If we look at the original language here what is notable about God being in our midst is that He is not just merely with us, but somehow attached or part of us or we are part of Him. He makes His Home with us and He is in us. Many things in the Bible are so amazing and grand. This is one of those promises that is off the charts amazing. “What is man that thou art mindful of him?”
God in our Midst
Other Scriptures showing the Nature of God to be close
Exo 13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
When Moses was offered a fierce angel to go with him and the Israelites, he rejected God’s offer and Moses tells God that he is not going anywhere without God in his midst.
God’s offer
Exo 33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
Exo 33:15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Exo 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Exo 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
The Only Quality that we Have as a People that Distinguishes us from others, is that He is in our Midst
Jesus
Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
My Thoughts
I have lived for the past 5 years in a volatile region of the Philippines. Right here there are many radical groups that have caused much harm to many. We live without armed guards, without a high wall, but like our neighbors and local people we are here in their midst. We live in perfect peace and without fear, but the Lord Our God is in our Midst.
Years ago, I was with a young couple who now Pastor a church in Virginia. At the time he was a banker. He and I used to go out and share the Good News together, but this one night, his very timid wife came along. Many times we invited her and assured her that nothing bad or dangerous would happen.
This night we went to this area that had almost no lighting and I approached a man sitting on a rock. When we approached in the dark area around us people started to howl and scream in pain. We were in the middle of a coven of witches and warlocks. I knew of those people, but this was my first up close encounter with them. These were those who did blood sacrifices and most, of not all were demon possessed.
As Soon as I Realized Where We Were, I Heard the Voice of the Lord
He said, “Don’t be afraid, stand your ground, I have you in the palm of my hand. No one can snatch you out.”
That night I stood my ground and declared the Gospel fear. Not because I am anyone special, but because of the “Lord in the Midst”
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Daddy William
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