Indeed, a stronghold can be a safe haven: David remarked in 2 Samuel 22:2-3, “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,” and “My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation.”
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What is the biblical definition of stronghold?
A stronghold was a physical location or construction where people could seek sanctuary in the Old Testament. Consider a fortress as a place where someone might seek refuge. God may (and should) be our stronghold, just as he is our “rock.”
What is a yoke spiritually?
These passages share more than just the term yoke. The use of a yoke demonstrates that it is a burden that exerts influence. A yoke is influence in leadership terms (and everyone agreed after John Maxwell that “and influence is leadership, nothing more, nothing less.”) In other circumstances, such as when a police officer has influence over a criminal, such influence is quite powerful.
The word yoke carries a meaning that the one who is yoked is the one who serves another and bears their burden.
This is evident throughout the Bible. The word yoke was used in 60 Bible verses to connote slavery, servitude, or influence in familial and religious ties. In other words, “my yoke is light” could signify “my service or weight is light.”
How do strongholds work?
A stronghold is a natural underground building in the Overworld that is the only place a player can discover an end portal. An eye of ender can be used to locate strongholds.
What are strongholds of human reasoning?
We seize their rebellious thoughts and teach them to follow Jesus.” (2 Corinthians 10:34) New Living Translation The term “strongholds of human thinking” is worth noting. We can either allow doubt to deprive us of the wonderful things that are our legitimate heritage in Christ, or we can allow doubt to rob us of the good things that are our rightful inheritance in Christ, disguised as human logic.