Ephesians 6:10-20 (Part 2)

istemi = set, place, stand, fix; in military setting, used for holding critical position on battlefield

I. Stand your ground by the strength of God's armor.
-stand firm = istemi; here grammarians note it is an "ingressive aorist" which means it is the idea of "take your stand" "stand your ground"

1) Girded with the belt of truth
-girded = perizonnumi = bind around oneself, wrap around
-lions = osphus = hips, waist
-Is. 11:5
2) Put on the breastplate of righteousness
-breastplate = thorax
-Is. 59:17
3) Feet shod with the gospel of peace
-shod = hupodeomai = bind under
-preparation = hetoimasia = readiness, equipment
-Is. 52:7
4) Take up the shield of faith
-shield = thureos = large door-shaped shield; door = thura
Prov. 30:5
5) Take the helmet of salvation
-helmet = perikephalaia = around the head
-Is. 59:17
-Heb. 6:19
6) Take up the sword of the Spirit, God's Word
-sword = machaira = short doubled-edged sword; 6-18 inches long. Not the rhomphaia = 4 foot doubled edged sword
-Is. 49:2
-Three aspects of this weapon
a. It can be used for defense.
b. It can be used for offense.
-Heb. 4:12
c. It must be used with precision.
-II Tim. 2:15