Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
The verse is Hezekiah's prayer offered in the house of prayer, the temple, on behalf of Judah in a time of war and oppression by an enemy for deliverance from Sennacherib. In praying it he spread the taunting letter out before the Lord. It calls on God as the Shepherd of Israel who leads Joseph like a flock and dwells between the cherubim. It asks Him to stir up His strength and come and save His people, and it also calls on Him to shine forth.
It is prayed for the honor of God as Supreme Ruler. It asks God to act so that all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God and there is none else. It asks God to act so the nations of earth may know that the God of the Hebrews still lives and reigns alone over all the kingdoms of earth as Maker of heaven and earth. Such pleading for deliverance is in harmony with the mind of God.
The verse is Hezekiah's prayer offered in the house of prayer, the temple, on behalf of Judah in a time of war and oppression by an enemy for deliverance from Sennacherib. In praying it he spread the taunting letter out before the Lord. It calls on God as the Shepherd of Israel who leads Joseph like a flock and dwells between the cherubim. It asks Him to stir up His strength and come and save His people, and it also calls on Him to shine forth.
It is prayed for the honor of God as Supreme Ruler. It asks God to act so that all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God and there is none else. It asks God to act so the nations of earth may know that the God of the Hebrews still lives and reigns alone over all the kingdoms of earth as Maker of heaven and earth. Such pleading for deliverance is in harmony with the mind of God.