“For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
Isaiah 41:13-14 KJV
David had already seen Jesus on the Cross as a worm and not as a man. Here Isaiah reminds the decadent Israel telling them that Yahweh is their mighty God Who will grip their right hand and not let them go, telling them not to be afraid, He is there to help them. Even though Jacob (Israel) feels like a worm, they may not fear for their Kinsman Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel is there to help them. There is a species of worm in the Middle East which female lays eggs between its body and the tree and the hatched baby worms feed on her living body and the blood remains as a crimson stain on the tree. When Jesus died on the Cross, His Blood left a crimson stain and He gave birth to the Church. He nourishes us and sustains us with His broken Body and shed Blood. The Kinsman Redeemer was a male relative, culturally responsible to act on behalf of a relative who needed to be rescued from slavery, trouble or danger. Let’s believe that although God is holy, He stooped through Christ to tenderly lift up the unholy. Our Amazing Kinsman Redeemer! Amen!
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