Looking at Joshua 1 and Daniel 11:32 we explore the Hebrew meaning of the words and how they apply to how we approach God and others in prayer.

1. Be Strong
& Courageous

2. “The Lord GOD is my strength
[my source of courage, my
invincible army]; He has made
my feet [steady and sure] like
hinds’ feet And makes me walk
[forward with spiritual
confidence] on my high places
[of challenge and
responsibility].”
Habakkuk 3:19

3. “Fear is a
reaction and
courage is a
choice.”
- Winston Churchill

4. Reaction:
• A reverse movement,
• Resistance to another
action,
• To return to the opposite
physical condition.
Origin:
Re “back” + agere “act”

5. Choice:
• Act of choosing,
• Power to choose,
• An abundance from which
to choose.
Origin: “chois” – to perceive
and relish

6. Be strong and of good courage,
for to this people you shall
divide as an inheritance the land
which I swore to their fathers to
give them. (Jos 1:6)

7. Chazaq ve’ematz
• Fasten
• Harden

8. Fasten:
This hope we have as an
anchor of the soul, both
sure and steadfast, and
which enters the Presence
behind the veil,
(Heb 6:19)

9. Fasten:
This hope we have as an anchor
of the soul, both sure and
steadfast, and which enters the
Presence behind the veil,
(Heb 6:19)
Courage comes from
being fastened to
Hope.

10. Harden:
Now hope does not
disappoint, because the
love of God has been
poured out in our hearts
by the Holy Spirit who
was given to us.
(Romans 5:5)

11. Harden:
• Soild and firm
• Unyielding to pressure
• Inpenetrable

12. Fasten:
This hope we have as an anchor
of the soul, both sure and
steadfast, and which enters the
Presence behind the veil,
(Heb 6:19)
Courage comes from
being fastened to
Hope.
Courage comes from being
tested, tried and refined so
we are unyielding to pressure.

13. Those who do wickedly
against the covenant he
shall corrupt with flattery;
but the people who know
their God shall be strong,
and carry out great
exploits. (Dan 11:32)

14. Keys to Courage:
• People
• Know their God
• Shall be strong
• Carry out great exploits

15. “On a still higher level,
prayer becomes avodah
“service”. The Torah
commands us to “serve
G-d with our hearts.”

16. Be Strong and Courageous
Watch, stand fast in the
faith, be brave, be strong.
(1 Cor. 16:13)