'Of old' is also a frequent translation, and words of Habakkuk 1: 12 give a similar thought. '[Art] thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.'

You should not only remember that 'eternal' God is 'from of old', for this of itself would not necessarily prove that He would be a refuge, but also that word carries with it idea of 'being beforehand with anything', 'anticipating demand' and providing for it.

As with word 'eternal', so with word 'refuge', it represents a number of ideas. In Deuteronomy 33:27, word is meonah, from a root meaning 'to dwell' .

Deut. 33:27 'The eternal (qadam) God [is thy] refuge (meonah), and underneath [are] everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].'

This refuge is, therefore, a dwelling place. The same word is used for 'dwelling place' of God Himself (Psa. 76:2), and for 'dens' of wild beasts (Psa. 104:22). In either case, meaning is same. It is a place that provides protection, and where one may feel secure.

The refuge provided for people of God is not to be thought of in terms of concrete or steel, for following opening statement of Deuteronomy 33:27 we read: 'And underneath are everlasting arms'. The word 'arms' may have two different meanings, but there is no confusion in Deuteronomy 33:27.

The 'everlasting arms' refer, not to weapons but to arms of Lord, once 'stretched out' to deliver Israel (Deut 4:34; 5: 15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8), and now stretched out in loving support, so that tormented believer, forgetting all terrors and threats, looking not for cold and stark steel or damp and musky concrete, sinks into peaceful and secure rest in arms of God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, God Who is beforehand is thy refuge.

Secondly, as you research scriptures you must know that work will never cease. The study of God’s Word is always a work in progress that will enrich your life. You will be rewarded beyond your imagination with blessings that God will lay up for you workman that need not to be ashamed.

Thirdly, Word is like a diamond that has many facets and you will begin to see more and more of those facets as you come to Word with your heart open to God and His enlightenment. God has not given us spirit of fear but of love and of power and of a sound mind. The Word will open itself up to you and God will show you things that will make your heart race. You must be faithful and you must be steadfast only then will God bless you with great truths of His Word.

Lastly, no matter how enlightened you think you are you do not know all truth. Many times when I teach Bible in what I have thought was an exhaustive manner I am shocked to be told by a student some great truth that I totally neglected but which God blessed that student with while he or she was listening. This will bless you more than act of teaching Bible itself. The student is enlightened by God with next level of understanding; it makes me shudder to think how wonderful our God is.

So study Bible and enjoy all that God has in store for you. God bless you richly.