The helmet of salvation, part 1

Ephesians 6:17: “And take the HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

According to Merriam-Webster.com, “helmet” is defined as: “any of various protective head coverings usually made of a hard material to resist impact”. The word “salvation” is defined several ways, but I like the first definition: ” deliverance from the power and effects of sin “.

The Strongest Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible shows the word “helmet” used 10 times in the Bible: 8 in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. That same reference shows the word “salvation” occurring 164 times in the Bible: 119 in the Old Testament and 45 in the New Testament.

A good friend of mine once urged me that, whenever God struck me with a certain word in my Bible readings, I should do a word study on it. Just doing the above research revealed something I found amazing. I didn’t think of finding the phrase “helmet of salvation” more than once in the Bible…but it’s there…twice! Your homework assignment, which I’ll go into with the next post: Read Isaiah 59:17.

Have a blessed day!