Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Neither be faint-hearted

Bible References

Take heed

Isaiah 30:7
Egypt’s help is completely worthless;
therefore, I call her:
Rahab Who Just Sits.
Exodus 14:13
But Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation He will provide for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
2 Chronicles 20:17
You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Tomorrow, go out to face them, for Yahweh is with you.’”
Lamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly
for deliverance from the Lord.

Fear not

Isaiah 8:11
For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:
Isaiah 35:4
Say to the cowardly:
“Be strong; do not fear!
Here is your God; vengeance is coming.
God’s retribution is coming; He will save you.”
Isaiah 41:14
Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you men of Israel:
I will help you—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 51:12
I—I am the One who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear man who dies,
or a son of man who is given up like grass?
Matthew 10:28
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 24:6
You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

Neither be faint-hearted

Deuteronomy 20:3
He is to say to them: ‘Listen, Israel: Today you are about to engage in battle with your enemies. Do not be cowardly. Do not be afraid, alarmed, or terrified because of them.
1 Samuel 17:32
David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

The two tails

Isaiah 7:8
The head of Aram is Damascus,
the head of Damascus is Rezin
(within 65 years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
Isaiah 8:4
for before the boy knows how to call out father or mother, the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali—and deported the people to Assyria.
Amos 4:11
I overthrew some of you
as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were like a burning stick
snatched from a fire,
yet you did not return to Me
this is the Lord’s declaration.

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