No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling!

Psalm 91:9-10 (NKJV): Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.

The word 'made' here is from the word 'suwm' in Hebrew, which means 'to regard, to look to'. In other words, as you continue to regard Him, and look to Him, the Most High, as your dwelling place, He promises that 'no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling'!

Today, as a believer in the New Covenant, 'to make the Lord your dwelling place' is 'to know that you are in Christ'. And here in this 'dwelling place', there is the covering of His blood shed for you on the cross!

In Exodus 12:13, the Lord spoke to Moses, "Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt."

Notice the Lord said, "... when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt." He did not say, "When I see your good deeds", "When I see your own righteous deeds", or "When I see your good family name or background", but He said "When I see the blood"!

"So, what is God's antidote (or answer) to any evil or plague?" 

The blood of Jesus! 

'The blood (of the lamb) sprinkled on the two doorposts and on the lintel' (see Exodus 12:7) here was a 'shadow' of what was to come, i.e. the blood of Jesus shed on the cross when He died for you two thousand years ago.

In Exodus 30:11-15, the Lord gave another set of instructions to Moses: "When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them. This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give; half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary. The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord. Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the Lord. The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves..."

The word 'plague' here in Hebrew is 'negeph', from the root word 'nagaph' meaning 'to smite, to strike, to put to (make) worse, to inflict'. A 'plague' can therefore be a disease (usually), but it can also be in any other form of evil, danger, or trouble.

'Ransom' means 'the release of a captive in return (in exchange) for money'. When a captive is freed, it means someone has already paid the price for his/her release. So, the expression 'every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord' here is a 'picture' of 'Jesus who has already paid the price in full on your behalf (when He died for you on the cross)'.

The expression 'those who are numbered' here simply means 'those who are owned by the Lord', and as His children, you certainly belong to Him!

And 'everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above' here speaks of 'those who have come of age, ready to make their own decision (choice)'.

‘Half a shekel’ here speaks of 'the blood of Jesus Christ'. 'Shekels' are made of 'silver', and 'silver' in Hebrew symbolizes 'redemption (buying back), or the price of a soul'. The blood of Jesus is therefore the heavenly currency to redeem you (to buy you back) from being taken captive, just as dollars and cents are the earthly currency in the earthly realm!

The expression ‘the rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less’ here speaks of 'Jesus did not suffer more for Mr A and suffer less for Mr B, but He suffered for us all the same when He died on the cross'. 

People of God, as you can see from all the verses above, He has never intended for you (His children) to suffer any evil or plague! In fact, His will (or desire) for you is that you would prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers (3 John 2). By the way, the Greek word for 'prosper' here is 'eu-od-oo', which actually means 'to be helped (in every good thing), or to succeed in reaching (all that God has called you to be)'.

In Christ, know that you have already been bought by the blood of Jesus. 'Blood-bought'! When He died for you and His blood was shed for you on the cross, He has suffered all for you. Always look to the blood and remember the blood! It is the blood that saves you, and it is also the blood that protects you. And if He has already paid the price in full for you with His blood, and has suffered every form of evil and plague on your behalf, how then can any evil or plague come near you?