In Bible times, the use of familiar everyday images to assist in describing a subject someone is attempting to convey, was commonplace. Today we do the same and use visual aids, pictures and photographs with modern technology.
The Eagle Stirreth Up Her Nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings. Deuteronomy 32:11.
As the Israelites would have been familiar with eagles, Moses used them as an aid in telling the people how our Heavenly Father deals with His children.
The mother eagle watches her baby eaglet carefully;
as they grow, she stirs them up a bit first by stopping bringing food, hunger is a great motivator!
Then she removes some of the soft lining of grass and feathers to expose the sticks and thorns; so they will not be as comfortable and contented to lie in the nest.
Hence we get our saying: getting ones’ nest stirred up!
The mother then flutters over them to make them want to copy her and to use their wings as she does; the next step is she pushes them out of the nest and flies down beneath them, carefully watching them so no harm will come to her children.
When her mother eye sees the little wings growing weary, she spreads out her great strong wings; catches them and bears them back to the nest for rest. This process is repeated 7 or 8 times and the baby eagle learns to fly!
The nest is always very high to keep them safe from predators but at the same time, a fall would mean certain death, but the mother eagle knows just when it is time to shake up and nudge out the young from the nest; and precisely when to fly down to bring them back.
That is not just a pretty analogy but is what our Father does for us, He bears us on eagle’s wings. He encourages us to step out in faith and to place our trust in the knowledge that the ever lasting arms are beneath us.
Deuteronomy 33:27. The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He knows when we are ready and He will stir up our comfort zone too!
He will never leave us nor forsake us Hebrews 13:5; but knows us better than we know ourselves and never requires of us beyond that which we can endure. 1Cor.10:13
We will not however know just how faithful He is, if we are stubborn and refuse to spread our wings and fly with Him!
The song is so true He is indeed by His Spirit/ruach, the wind beneath our wings. Acts 2:1-4
Today if you will hear His voice do not harden your heart..
Hebrews 3:15…..
Make that step of faith ….
don’t delay one more day
and you will know
His mighty presence rise up to meet you
and bear you on His wings!!
Another analogy that we can believe for as we mature is…in
Psalm 103:5. Your Youth Renewed Like the Eagle’s.
We have no doubt read or heard some of this before but for those who have not…
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed as the eagle’s. Psalm 103:5
This is given as a promise to the righteous and
in the life of the eagle this is actually true.
An eagle lives to a very great age the longest life span of its’ species living up to 70 years. As they grow older at around 40 years of age the talons become weaker and their beaks becomes very long they are unable to catch prey and of course this impairs their ability to eat; Their wings become heavy and stick to its chest making it difficult to fly.
When this happens, the eagle has 2 options; either they will simply die or they can choose to go through a painful transition process which lasts around 150 days.
If they choose the latter, they fly away by themselves finding a secluded place on the top of a cliff and once there they knock and peck continually on a rock until the beak falls off, doing the same with the talons; this initiates a new ones to begin grow in their place.
A little like our milk teeth being replaced as we mature, and new nails growing on fingers and toes..
While the eagle is without the use of the beak and due to the lack of food as this regrowth takes place, the eagle is in fact fasting; so because of this the bird also loses his feathers.
After the new beak grows and the eagle is able to eat again, new feathers start growing, so that it looks and appears like a young eagle.
Once this transformation is completed the eagle goes forth in a new covering with youthful strength and beauty and lives to soar for another 30 years.
Again the picture with the believer is like the eagle, to discard what is worthless and to allow the process of renewal to take place.
To reach that age the eagle has to make one of the hardest decisions in life and like us, many times in order to survive we have to begin a process of change.. We sometimes need to rid ourselves of old memories, old habits and past traditions that are rooted in the old man of flesh, the carnal nature; before we were born agin by the Holy Spirit of the Living God. It is only when we are freed from past burdens that we are still dragging around with us, that we can rise up in newness of life/chaim in Messiah.
Romans 6:4 This is why a change is needed.
Our youthful strength and beauty is renewed by His Spirit, removing all of the old man and his covering, that which we have made for ourselves; and to be clothed spiritually, in His robe of righteousness and garment of salvation.
Our covering is His Blood and as we rise up, having tasted of His Word/Yeshua/Jesus; our hunger is continually satisfied by His promises contained in His Word/Bread of Lifes/Chaim.
In
2 Samuel 6:14
we read
And David danced before the Lord with all his might:
and David was girded with a linen ephod.
At the head of a great procession there would frequently be seen a half naked buffoon dancing, going through gesticulations usual on such occasions.
Buffoon. buf-ōōn′, n. one who amuses by jests, grimaces,
&c.: a clown: a fool.— ns.
Buff′o, the comic actor in an opera;
Note as with other references in the Bible, the word:
naked
is not nude it meant:
with only a loincloth;
it was never understood to be completely without any clothes. The Jewish culture was and still is for the most part, that of modesty.
Another example was when the disciples were fishing/at work, they took off their outer garments.
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.”John 21:4-8.
It was all done in honor of the person to whom the procession was made, and was the place of a slave only.
This action would never have been considered acceptable behavior by any one other than the individual designated.
King David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with trumpets; and David danced before the Lord,
he took the place of a slave at the head of the procession
to do honor to the Lord.
However this was not what Michal, King David’s wife saw, and not understanding her husband’s motive, she thought he had lowered himself before the people, literally behaving as a buffoon and she reproached him bitterly, and the scriptures tell us she despised him in her heart..
It’s a lesson to us not to rush to judge too quickly or too harshly until we know the full facts of a situation.
In fact we are all slaves to the Lord, servants of the most High and Yeshua/Jesus Himself said: But it must not be so among you. No, whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of you all, and if he wants to be first among you he must be your slave
Matthew 20:26
the greatest among you is to become the servant/slave of all. But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:11
I came not to be served but to serve For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28
Because it is written so many times in the Psalms,
it is thought to direct the singer:
to pause or be silent
while the instruments played interlude.
Or in other words:
be silent and quietly listen to the music..
Or
pause and calmly think on that..
It is a great word to use when we become flustered or stressed …
we should
selah
pause and calmly think on that …
that which our Father has promised us.
He said I will never leave you nor forsake you
put your trust in Me
and lean not to your own understanding……
Proverbs 3:5-8 KJV Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.
Shalom shalom
‘Mishpachah’
‘Family/Tribe’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa,
friends, visitors and every reader…
Please don’t leave this page before making certain you are His
and are truly born from above.
Know of a certainty that Jesus/Yeshua is
your Redeemer, Savior, Lord
and soon returning King
and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry.
I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Eagle 
as they grow, she stirs them up a bit first by stopping bringing food, hunger is a great motivator!
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