The Epiousios — ἐπιούσιος, the “daily” of “give us this day our daily bread”. It stands in and , and nowhere else in Scripture.
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חֵלֶק (cheleq) — Noun
Share, portion, territory, or inheritance. It refers to the physical tract of land allotted to a tribe, metaphorically applied to God as the believer’s sole estate.
More on חֵלֶק · H2506 →The Strength of the HeartOld Testament
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”
(KJV)
Asaph grants the failure of flesh and heart, then names God as the portion that outlasts both.
The Chosen PortionOld Testament
“Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.”
(KJV)
The psalmist treats his portion as something declared rather than merely received.
The Inheritance of the SaintsNew Testament
“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:”
(KJV)
Paul gives thanks for a portion already made ours in the inheritance of the saints in light.
Look at what you are relying on for security today. If it can be lost, stolen, or burned, it is too fragile. Declare today that the Lord is your ultimate portion.
Passage:
Focus: Notice the shift from despair in verse 18 to active hope in verse 24. The shift occurs entirely based on what the soul claims as its portion.
Ask yourself: Finish this sentence honestly: I would still be all right if I lost ____. Whatever you could not put in the blank is the thing the word portion is competing with.
Jehovah our Father, You are my portion and my inheritance, and I need no other. When earthly comforts fail, let Your Holy Spirit steady my soul to hope in You alone. In the name of the Lord Jesus, my inheritance and my exceeding great reward. Amen.