Is dwelling in the shelter of God the same as abiding in his shadow? Is the psalmist saying the same thing twice? What should we make of this? Let’s take a look… — He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 The words used are certainly different… The word “dwell” comes from the word, “yāšaḇ” (yaw-shab) and is used over 1000 times in the Old Testament. …

God could have, in an instant, made the Philistines vanish. He could have changed the hearts of the Philistines and had them turn over all of their possessions to the people they had just begun attacking. — 1 Then they informed David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors.” 2 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”