βBe still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earthβΒ (Psalm 46:10).
Restβand see the true God manifest!
Todayβs Scripture sits in a prophetic psalm. We see God delivering Israelβs believing remnant from her enemies in the final days of the seven-year Tribulation, and Godβs wrath manifested in nature:Β β[1] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. [2] Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; [3] Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.β
We see the establishment of Godβs earthly kingdom, Him dwelling with Israel in the land of Palestine:Β [4] There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. [5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.β
There is a flashback to Christβs fiery wrath at His Second Coming:Β β[6] The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.βΒ We see Him on the Earth once more, conquering His enemies and bringing in everlasting peace:Β β[7] The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. [8] Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. [9] He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.β
Finally, we see Jesus Christ exalted among the nations, proving Himself to be very God and their βgodsβ but worthless, dead idols. The reader is urged to simply rest and contemplate who is God and who is not:Β β[10] Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.βΒ Israelβs believing remnant replies, repeating verse 7 and concluding the psalm:Β β[11] The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.β source
