Which other scriptures emphasize God's role in delivering His people from enemies? God’s promise in Deuteronomy 20:4 “For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.” Snapshots from Israel’s early history • Exodus 14:13-14 – “Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation… The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” • Joshua 10:8 – “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.” • Judges 7:2 – Gideon hears that Israel’s army must shrink “in order that Israel may not boast against Me, saying, ‘My own strength has saved me.’” • 2 Chronicles 20:15-17 – “The battle is not yours, but God’s… Stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD.” Psalms: worship that remembers rescue • Psalm 18:2-3 – “The LORD is my rock… so shall I be saved from my enemies.” • Psalm 34:17 – “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.” • Psalm 46:1-2, 7 – “God is our refuge and strength… The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Prophets: courage for troubled times • Isaiah 41:10, 13 – “I will strengthen you; I will surely help you… Do not fear; I will help you.” • Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon formed against you shall prosper… This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD.” • Jeremiah 1:19 – “They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to deliver you.” • Micah 7:7-8 – “I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me… When I fall, I will arise.” Living illustrations of divine deliverance • Daniel 3:17 – “The God we serve is able to deliver us… and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.” • Daniel 6:27 – “He delivers and rescues… He has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.” • Esther 9:1 – The day the Jews “hoped to overpower them” became the day “when the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them.” New Testament assurance of victory • Luke 1:74-75 – We are “rescued from the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear.” • Romans 8:31 – “If God is for us, who can be against us?” • 2 Thessalonians 3:3 – “The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” • 2 Timothy 4:18 – “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom.” • Hebrews 13:6 – “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” • 1 John 4:4 – “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” • Revelation 17:14 – “The Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings.” Takeaway From the Red Sea to the New Jerusalem, Scripture consistently declares that the battles facing God’s people ultimately belong to Him. Our part is faith-filled obedience; His part is unfailing deliverance. |
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