Lord is my strength and my defense and has become my salvation

Lord is my strength and my defense and has become my salvation

Exo 15:3

² “The Lord is my strength and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,    my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

³ The Lord is a warrior;
    the Lord is his name.

Gen 21:20

²⁰ God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

Gen 49: 24, 25

²² “Joseph is a fruitful vine,
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches climb over a wall.

²⁴ But his bow remained steady,
    his strong arms stayed^[l] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,
    because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

²⁵ because of your father’s God, who helps you,
    because of the Almighty,^[m] who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,
    blessings of the breast and womb.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Lord was with Ishmael as he grew up

2)    Joseph is a fruitful vine,
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches climb over a wall

3)    God helps and blesses us with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

4)    The Lord is my strength and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

5)    The Lord is a warrior;
    the Lord is his name.