3-19-23// THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD
Michael Morgan
Psalm 27:4
4 One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple
Beauty no`am (no'-am); agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace:
) kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour
1a) delightfulness
1b) symbolic name of one of two staves
KJV - beauty, pleasant (-ness).
Isa 61:1-3 "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified." NKJV
In times of mourning, people would put on sackcloth and ashes
The phrases in Isaiah 61:3 make the meaning of this verse even more powerful. When Isaiah writes the words “beauty for ashes,” he uses Hebrew language that cannot be translated into English. The Hebrew word for beauty used here refers to a headdress, turban, or tiara. God is stating that he is going to wipe out the ashes upon your head and replace it with a beautiful headdress.