What similar instances of divine intervention are found in other Bible passages?

The Breakthrough at Baal-perazim

“God has broken out against my enemies by my hand…” (1 Chronicles 14:11)

David saw the victory as a surge of divine power—like a flood bursting through every obstacle.

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Other Moments When God “Broke Out” for His People

Watch the same pattern unfold all through Scripture:

• Exodus 14:21-27 – The Red Sea opens, then crashes back.

“The LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.”

• Joshua 3:13-17 – Jordan River piles up in a heap so the nation can cross.

• Joshua 6:20 – Jericho’s walls collapse at a shout and trumpet blast.

• Joshua 10:10-14 – Hailstones fall, the sun stands still, and the enemy melts away.

• Judges 7:19-22 – Gideon’s 300 blow trumpets; “the LORD set every man’s sword against his companion.”

• 1 Samuel 14:13-15 – Jonathan’s two-man raid triggers an earthquake and panic: “a great terror from God ensued.”

• 1 Samuel 17:45-50 – A shepherd boy topples a giant “in the name of the LORD of Hosts.”

• 2 Kings 7:6-7 – God makes the Aramean army hear phantom chariots; they flee in confusion.

• 2 Kings 19:35 ( = Isaiah 37:36; 2 Chronicles 32:21) – One angel strikes 185,000 Assyrians overnight.

• 2 Chronicles 14:11-12 – Asa cries out; “the LORD struck down the Cushites.”

• 2 Chronicles 20:22-25 – As Judah sings, “the LORD set ambushes” and the invaders destroy each other.

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Common Threads You’ll Notice

– God initiates; His people simply trust, obey, and watch.

– The method shifts—water, hail, angels, panic—but the Source remains constant.

– Each intervention protects covenant promises and magnifies God’s name.

– Human weakness (a boy with a sling, 300 men, singers instead of soldiers) becomes the stage where divine power shines brightest.

The same God who burst through at Baal-perazim consistently breaks through wherever His purpose and His people align.