How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
The name mighty God of Jacob marks out the one whose power alone keeps a person safe when entrusted with responsible duty. To stand in that power is to lean wholly upon God, to be pervaded and shaped by the Holy Spirit and to be directed by its leading. It is to be taught by God continually, and with a precision no human instruction can equal, while looking to no earthly person for inspiration. It is to bear the peace and love of heaven within the heart, and that inward possession is the only true safety.
The name mighty God of Jacob marks out the one whose power alone keeps a person safe when entrusted with responsible duty. To stand in that power is to lean wholly upon God, to be pervaded and shaped by the Holy Spirit and to be directed by its leading. It is to be taught by God continually, and with a precision no human instruction can equal, while looking to no earthly person for inspiration. It is to bear the peace and love of heaven within the heart, and that inward possession is the only true safety.