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Yahweh Personal Shield Analysis

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Throughout history and in battles you see that the shield was a personal shield used to protect and stop weapons that were thrown at soldiers during battle. The shields back then varied in size, ranging from large shields that protect the soldier’s entire body to small shields that are mostly for use in hand-to-hand combats to prevent weapons reaching their bodies. These shields guarded and kept these weapons from wounding or killing soldiers. These shields were the protection of the soldiers to prevent from being defeated.

The shield of Faith is used a spiritual battle. It is a weapon that protects us as soldiers of Yahweh against any attacks of the adversary. This is made clear to us in Ephesians 6:16 where it says: "Above all, taking …show more content…

In general, faith is trusting that Yahweh is who He says He is, and that He will protect His children in the spiritual battle. Having the shild of faith means that no matter what, Yahweh’s hand is in every situation and He will work it out on your behalf. In order to fight the “good fight of faith” scipture tells us in I Timothy 6:12: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” Yahweh’s word tells us to fight the good fight of faith. We are called to be spiritual warriors in Yahweh’s kingdom. We are soldiers in the Army of Yahweh. In order to fight this good fight of faith we must know our oppressor, our adversary and its …show more content…

His purpose is for us to walk as children of the light in a dark world, and declare the word of Yahweh wherever our feet tread. We have been called to fulfill the great commission as ambassadors for Yeshua. Romans 8:28-30 says: “And we know that in all things Yahweh works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those Yahweh foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also

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