And
all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives,
and their children. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son
of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the
sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the
congregation; And He said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants
of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto
you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude;
for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Tomorrow go ye down
against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall
find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye
still, and see the Salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and
Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them:
for the LORD will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with
his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. And the
Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, stood up to praise the
LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 2 Chronicles, Chapter
20, verses 13-19.
God
told Jehoshaphat that his men wouldn’t even need to fight this
battle, because God wanted them to see the Salvation of the LORD.
Now, Jehoshaphat didn’t doubt God. He didn’t even tell his men
to carry spears with them just in case God didn’t pull through.
Jehoshaphat trusted God to take care of him, just as we need to trust
God will take care of us.
In
the following verses, it tells how the men who wanted to fight with
Jehoshaphat had hidden themselves in the countryside. Jehoshaphat
had singers walk in front of his men saying, “Praise
the LORD for His mercy endureth for ever.” 2 Chronicles, Chapter
20, part of verse 21.
Anyway,
the soldiers that were in the countryside preparing to ambush
Jehoshaphat and his men, killed each other instead. Jehoshaphat and
his men didn’t have to lift a finger.
It
says in 2 Chronicles, Chapter 20, verse 29, And
the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they
had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
So,
God used this battle as a sign to help people realize that He is the
One True God, all powerful, and He takes care of His people when they
obey Him.
Because
this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life,
it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is
a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your
connections.
