'And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is his treasure.' [Isaiah 33:6]
What a great promise, particularly in these unstable times.
Let's look a little closer...
The Hebrew word for 'wealth' here is chocen, meaning riches, treasure, wealth. So whatever it is, there's a lot of it!
The word 'salvation' is Yashuwah in Hebrew...salvation, deliverance, welfare, prosperity, victory! Those are all great things to have a lot of.
Wisdom. Read Proverbs and you will quickly see how important having the wisdom of God is.
'How blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding. For her profit is better than the profit of silver and her gain better than fine gold. She is more precious than jewels; and nothing you desire compares with her.
'Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who hold her fast.
'The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, by understanding He established the heavens. By His knowledge the deeps were broken up and the skies drip with dew.
'My son, let them not vanish from your sight; keep sound wisdom and discretion, so they will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
'Then you will walk in your way securely and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
'Do not be afraid of sudden fear nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.' [Proverbs 3:13-26]
Wow. That pretty much sums up the blessed life, doesn't it?
Read on...
The Hebrew word translated 'fear' here is yirah, meaning, in this context, respect, reverence piety...to be revered.
This Scripture says that the fear, or reverence, of the Lord is his treasure—owstar—storehouse, treasure (gold, silver, etc), treasury, magazine of weapons!
Okay, let's put it all together.
'And He will be the stability of your times, a wealth (riches, treasury) of salvation (deliverance, welfare, prosperity, victory), wisdom (everything mentioned in Proverbs 3 and more) and knowledge; the fear (reverence) of the LORD is his treasure—his storehouse, treasury, magazine.'
What is his treasury full of? Everything that is salvation, wisdom and knowledge, which is EVERYTHING!
Pretty good, don't you think? Now that's stability!
