"Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from afar, burning with His anger...His lips are full of indignation, and His tongue as a devouring fire: and His breath as an overflowing stream...The Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard...for through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down..." Isaiah 30:27-31
The image we get here is of a "pulling in". We start with "the name," the spoken word itself. Then we pull back to "His lips," that which speaks the word. Next we pull back to "His tongue," that which forms the words the lips speak. Finally, we reach "His breath," that which makes the whole speaking process possible. Put all these elements together, and you get "the voice," God's primary weapon. Like taking a deep breath, the imagery "pulls in," until the voice is released like the unsheathing of a sword.
In Psalm 46, the enemies of God's children are defeated by His voice: "Be still, and know that I am God." (vs. 10) He spoke, and the earth melted (vs. 6). Come and see the desolations He has made (vs. 8).
In Revelation 19, we find that the primary weapon of Christ when He returns is a sword "out of His mouth." (vs. 15) The imagery is consistent again: His voice is His weapon.
This makes perfect sense: the Creator, through which and by which all things exist, need only speak and the battle is over. The same voice that made the world (see Genesis 1; "and God said, 'Let there be...'") is the same voice that can unmake it. God's power comes forth in the words of His voice. By contrast, Satan's comes only from the noise of His emptiness.
"May Your Voice guide me
Through the noise of this world
Ever onward, ever Upward
To You..."
-Jon Vowell
The image we get here is of a "pulling in". We start with "the name," the spoken word itself. Then we pull back to "His lips," that which speaks the word. Next we pull back to "His tongue," that which forms the words the lips speak. Finally, we reach "His breath," that which makes the whole speaking process possible. Put all these elements together, and you get "the voice," God's primary weapon. Like taking a deep breath, the imagery "pulls in," until the voice is released like the unsheathing of a sword.
In Psalm 46, the enemies of God's children are defeated by His voice: "Be still, and know that I am God." (vs. 10) He spoke, and the earth melted (vs. 6). Come and see the desolations He has made (vs. 8).
In Revelation 19, we find that the primary weapon of Christ when He returns is a sword "out of His mouth." (vs. 15) The imagery is consistent again: His voice is His weapon.
This makes perfect sense: the Creator, through which and by which all things exist, need only speak and the battle is over. The same voice that made the world (see Genesis 1; "and God said, 'Let there be...'") is the same voice that can unmake it. God's power comes forth in the words of His voice. By contrast, Satan's comes only from the noise of His emptiness.
"May Your Voice guide me
Through the noise of this world
Ever onward, ever Upward
To You..."
-Jon Vowell
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