- Do we have a pledge? Yes and it is the Holy Spirit.
- Scripture: Genesis 38:12-17
In verses 12-17, we find out that Tamar disguised herself as a harlot and arranged to meet Judah. When he propositioned her, she asked for an ar-hrab-ohn, or a pledge. In verse 17 we are told, “And he said, ‘I will send a young goat from the flock.’ So she said, ‘Will you give me a pledge till you send it?’” And that pledge is the Old Testament equivalent of what the Holy Spirit does on the inside of us in New Testament terms- ar-hrab-ohn. This is the Scripture that is directly mentioned in Kittle’s Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. If we want a picture of ar-hrab-ohn in the Old Testament, we are looking at it here. This is what Kittle identified as an Old Testament manifestation of ar-hrab- ohn. Tamar asked if Judah would give her a pledge, and he did. Do we have a pledge? Yes, and it is the Holy Spirit. He knows our way to fulfillment and He knows how to redeem our strongholds. Often exposure, acknowledgment of sin, and repentance are involved! God’s Spirit knows how to get us there and on to victory.
Pray, Closing Breaches and Hedges
- I close any breach in my life that would give Satan and demons access in the name of Jesus (Eccles. 10:8).
- I pray for every broken hedge in my life to be restored in the name of Jesus (Eccles. 10:8).
- I stand in the gap and make up the hedge (Ezek. 22:30).
- I repent and receive forgiveness for any sin that has opened the door for any spirit to enter and operate in my life (Eph. 4:27).
- I am a rebuilder of the wall and a repairer of the breach (Isa. 58:12).
- I renounce all crooked speech that would cause a breach in the name of Jesus (Prov. 15:4).
- Bind up all my breaches, O Lord (Isa. 30:26).
- Let every breach be stopped in the name of Jesus (Neh. 4:7).
- Let my walls be salvation and my gates praise (Isa. 60:18).