Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is your refuge, (Ancient God, the Ancient of Days, outside of space and time, the God Who Was, the God Who Is, the God Who Is To Come, this God has made Himself a dwelling place for us, a sanctuary and shelter for us, a place of abode for us. This God is ... place your own name here ... refuge. This God is your and my refuge.) and underneath are the everlasting arms. (From the earliest point in man's creation to this present day and then into the unknown tomorrow and distant future, at the same time He provides a dwelling place for us, the Lord has, does, and will yet sustain us, support us, and embrace us. He undergirds us, bears us up, champions us, and lends us His shoulder to lean on.) He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'"
(In Moses' last words of encouragement to God's people, as they stood on the edge of the Promised Land, the Lord affirms once again to them that He will drive out the Canaanites from the land to which He had led them and in which He had promised them a place of safety, their own home after their bondage and wandering. He also gives them His direct order to go in and destroy those who resisted the Lord and His purposes. While the Lord both dwells in us and holds us close in His arms, He also does battle for us by engaging and defeating the enemy. As He defends us, He enlists us to engage with Him in the battle and directs us to partner with Him to destroy the enemy that confronts us and blocks us from forward progress as He makes our path, our life purposes, clear and unhindered. Nothing, no one, can stand before the might of the Lord's power against our foes.)
