“He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shall you trust. God, like a mother hen, tenderly and lovingly protects and shelters His children under His feathers. It is here that we can dwell in our minds, in “heavenly places.” (Ephesians 2:6) He knew God’s secret place was the Most Holy – God’s presence. Help would be for those who “ abide in the secret place of the most High.” ( Verse one) Moses was instrumental in the building of the Tabernacle. Psalm 91 begins by listing protections for the Christian, but only on certain conditions. The various Christian dangers include unbiblical teachings, morals, values, fears, attitudes, and methods. Satan is most interested in destroying our faith and relationship with God. (1 Peter 5:8) In the Garden of Eden, Satan appeared as a serpent, so these are fitting symbols. Verse 13 cites two dangers – a lion and an adder. A Christian is certainly a “stranger and pilgrim” (1 Peter 2:11) traveling towards the heavenly home. We apply the psalm symbolically to the Christian journey. Referring to the forty years the Apostle Paul says, “these things were our examples.” (1 Corinthians 10:6) They would be an example of what to do and what not to do. Moses faced literal dangers, but for the Christian, there is a deeper lesson. “He shall give His angels charge over you.” ( verse 11) The Psalm list various dangers (fowler, pestilence, plague, terror, arrow, lion, adder etc.) and God’s protecting care. “A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand” ( verse 7) Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. During those years, Israel did see God’s punishment in the death of thousands. He experienced many dangers while leading over a million people through a hot desert without the protection of a large army or a permanent walled dwelling. Moses wrote this during the 40 years of wilderness wandering. The traditional Jewish thought is that Moses wrote Psalm 91.
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