What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 32:7? Be strong and courageous! – God’s people are called to decisive, resilient obedience. • Joshua heard the same charge: “Be strong and courageous” (Joshua 1:9). • Strength here is not self-generated; it comes from trusting the Lord who “arms me with strength” (Psalm 18:32). • Courage flourishes when we remember previous deliverances (Deuteronomy 20:1-4), turning history into fuel for present faith. Do not be afraid or discouraged – Two enemies creep in when opposition looms: fear and discouragement. • Fear distorts reality; God’s remedy is His abiding presence: “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5-6). • Discouragement drains resolve; the Spirit “does not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power” (2 Timothy 1:7). • David models the antidote: “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1). Before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him – The threat was real, tangible, and overwhelming. • Sennacherib’s forces had toppled every fortress in their path (2 Kings 18:13). • From man’s view, Judah’s defenses were laughably inadequate, echoing Israel before Goliath (1 Samuel 17:24). • Hezekiah acknowledged the danger yet turned upward, sending word to Isaiah and spreading the enemy’s letter “before the LORD” (2 Kings 19:14-19). For there is a greater One with us than with him – Comparison shifts from armies to the Almighty. • Elisha assured his servant, “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them” (2 Kings 6:16). • John echoes the same truth: “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). • Paul frames it logically: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). – The “greater One” is the LORD of hosts, whose single angel struck down 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35). Victory flows from divine presence, not human calculation. summary 2 Chronicles 32:7 urges fortified faith: take hold of God-given strength, refuse fear, face the visible threat, and rest in the invisible supremacy of the LORD. When He is with us, numbers, power, and intimidation lose their leverage, and courage becomes the natural posture of a people confident in their God. |
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