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Battle of Life » The victory » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
Verse Concepts
Bad ThingsComfortingAfflicted SaintsBad LanguageAdultsAfflictions, In Christian LivingChristmasAdversityBecoming A ChristianBecoming A ParentHuman EmotionBecoming More Like ChristBeing A ParentBeing A SoldierBeing AfraidBeing An EncouragerBeing Betrayeddiscouragementdiscipleship, benefits ofdefeatHeart, HumanKingdomsKnowledge, Of Jesus ChristOptimismPeace, Believers Experience OfPeace, Divine In NtProtectionSalvation, Nature OfSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictStressVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesOvercoming Discouragement
Jesus Christ, Temptation OfPeace Of MindPower Of Christ, ShownCheerfulnessDistressPromised VictoryOvercomersEncouragement In LifeGod's Help In DiscouragementAbiding In ChristChrist OvercomingThe World Without GodMental IllnessCourageHuman Nature, OvercomingSufferingHope In Hard TimesOvercomingPeace And ComfortLife StrugglesAntidepressantsOvercoming Hard TimesThe WorldStaying Strong During Hard TimesHardshipStrugglesGetting Through Hard TimesOvercoming Adversityproblemsexperiencetrailscheerleading
Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers],
And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty,
Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death,
And was counted among the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many,
And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
After that comes the end (completion), when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has made inoperative and abolished every ruler and every authority and power.
Then one of the [twenty-four] elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and [break] its seven seals.”
I looked, and behold, a white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.
They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”
Christ » Victor » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
Verse Concepts
Bad ThingsComfortingAfflicted SaintsBad LanguageAdultsAfflictions, In Christian LivingChristmasAdversityBecoming A ChristianBecoming A ParentHuman EmotionBecoming More Like ChristBeing A ParentBeing A SoldierBeing AfraidBeing An EncouragerBeing Betrayeddiscouragementdiscipleship, benefits ofdefeatHeart, HumanKingdomsKnowledge, Of Jesus ChristOptimismPeace, Believers Experience OfPeace, Divine In NtProtectionSalvation, Nature OfSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictStressVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesOvercoming Discouragement
Jesus Christ, Temptation OfPeace Of MindPower Of Christ, ShownCheerfulnessDistressPromised VictoryOvercomersEncouragement In LifeGod's Help In DiscouragementAbiding In ChristChrist OvercomingThe World Without GodMental IllnessCourageHuman Nature, OvercomingSufferingHope In Hard TimesOvercomingPeace And ComfortLife StrugglesAntidepressantsOvercoming Hard TimesThe WorldStaying Strong During Hard TimesHardshipStrugglesGetting Through Hard TimesOvercoming Adversityproblemsexperiencetrailscheerleading
Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers],
And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty,
Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death,
And was counted among the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many,
And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
After that comes the end (completion), when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has made inoperative and abolished every ruler and every authority and power.
Then one of the [twenty-four] elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and [break] its seven seals.”
I looked, and behold, a white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.
They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”
Jesus The Prophet » Meek and unostentatious in his teaching
“He will not call out or shout aloud,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, Behold, My Servant Whom I have chosen, My Beloved in and with Whom My soul is well pleased and has found its delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim and show forth justice to the nations. He will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; read more.
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
Verse Concepts
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Flax » Figurative » Smoking flax not quenched
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Jesus Christ » History of » Withdraws from capernaum to lake galilee, where he heals many
But being aware of this, Jesus went away from there. And many people joined and accompanied Him, and He cured all of them, And strictly charged them and sharply warned them not to make Him publicly known. This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, read more.
Behold, My Servant Whom I have chosen, My Beloved in and with Whom My soul is well pleased and has found its delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim and show forth justice to the nations. He will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes.
Behold, My Servant Whom I have chosen, My Beloved in and with Whom My soul is well pleased and has found its delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim and show forth justice to the nations. He will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes.
And Jesus retired with His disciples to the lake, and a great throng from Galilee followed Him. Also from Judea And from Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon -- "a vast multitude, hearing all the many things that He was doing, came to Him. And He told His disciples to have a little boat in [constant] readiness for Him because of the crowd, lest they press hard upon Him and crush Him. read more.
For He had healed so many that all who had distressing bodily diseases kept falling upon Him and pressing upon Him in order that they might touch Him. And the spirits, the unclean ones, as often as they might see Him, fell down before Him and kept screaming out, You are the Son of God! And He charged them strictly and severely under penalty again and again that they should not make Him known.
For He had healed so many that all who had distressing bodily diseases kept falling upon Him and pressing upon Him in order that they might touch Him. And the spirits, the unclean ones, as often as they might see Him, fell down before Him and kept screaming out, You are the Son of God! And He charged them strictly and severely under penalty again and again that they should not make Him known.
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Unostentatious in his teaching
“He will not call out or shout aloud,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, Behold, My Servant Whom I have chosen, My Beloved in and with Whom My soul is well pleased and has found its delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim and show forth justice to the nations. He will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; read more.
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
Meekness » Of jesus
He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself];
Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
Behold my Servant, Whom I uphold, My elect in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice and right and reveal truth to the nations. He will not cry or shout aloud or cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not quench; He will bring forth justice in truth. read more.
He will not fail or become weak or be crushed and discouraged till He has established justice in the earth; and the islands and coastal regions shall wait hopefully for Him and expect His direction and law.
He will not fail or become weak or be crushed and discouraged till He has established justice in the earth; and the islands and coastal regions shall wait hopefully for Him and expect His direction and law.
He will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.
As He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve [apostles], came up, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The One I shall kiss is the Man; seize Him. And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), Master! And he embraced Him and kissed Him with [pretended] warmth and devotion. read more.
Jesus said to him, Friend, for what are you here? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him. And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword and, striking the body servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions [ more than 80,000] of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must come about this way?
Jesus said to him, Friend, for what are you here? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him. And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword and, striking the body servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions [ more than 80,000] of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must come about this way?
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Listen carefully, you rely on the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
“And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,
Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.
“The Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger.
Now pay attention: you are relying on Egypt, on that staff of crushed reed; if a man leans on it, it will only go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust and rely on him.
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind [which is commonplace]?