Provs 18: 10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower: the righteous run to it and are safe.
In warring times there are dangers everywhere and the safest
place is inside a fortified city. Throughout the world in ancient times, every
nation have towns and cities that are built inside tall fortified walls and
there are also some towers along the wall where the soldiers or the people
could go to when the enemies attack.
It is with such a context in mind that the writer now relates
his safety and assurance in God. He declares that when the people of God takes
refuge in Him in times of danger and needs, God always protects and provide.
The writer must be a man familiar with dangers and he draws a clear parallel to
the dangers that he had experienced frequently and his many experiences of
finding shelter and protection from God.
His writing confirms that not only does he understand the
privilege of God’s protection but he must have personally been protected by God
on many occasions. That’s why he could boldly declare that God is His fortress
and safety. He proclaimed in complete trust and assurance from past experiences
and he wrote to encourage all that what he had experienced and enjoyed, we too
the children of God could also experience in our times of need.
Our God is mighty and can do all things and He will hear and
delive us from all dangers.
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