- for there is no restraint:
- Where there is a promise of defense and support, the weakest, in the face of the strongest enemy, may rely upon it with the utmost confidence. "How¹ should oneª chaseª° a thousand,ª and twoª put¹ ten² thousand²¹ to flight,ª° exceptª¹¹ their Rockª had soldª° them,² and the LORDª had shut them up?ª°" {Deu 32:30} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Gideon,ª The peopleª [are] yet¹ [too] many;ª bring them downª°¹ unto¹ the water,ª and I will tryª° them for thee there:¹ and it shall be,¹ [that] of whom¹ I sayª° unto¹ thee, This¹ shall go²°¹ with¹ thee, the same¹ shall go²°¹ with¹ thee; and of whomsoever¹¹ I sayª° unto¹ thee, This¹ shall not¹ go²°¹ with¹ thee, the same¹ shall not¹ go.²°¹ ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Gideon,ª By the threeª hundredª menª that lappedª° will I saveª° you, and deliverª°¹ the Midianitesª into thine hand:ª and let all¹ the [other] peopleª go²°¹ every manª unto his place.ª" {Jdg 7:4-7} + "And Asaª criedª° unto¹ the LORDª his God,ª and said,ª° LORD,ª [it is] nothing¹ with¹ thee to help,ª° whetherª with many,ª or with them that have no¹ power:ª helpª° us, O LORDª our God;ª for¹ we restª° on¹ thee, and in thy nameª we goª° against¹ this¹ multitude.ª O LORD,ª thou¹ [art] our God;ª let not¹ manª prevailª° against¹ thee." {2Ch 14:11} + "Not¹ unto us, O LORD,ª not¹ unto us, but¹ unto thy nameª giveª° glory,ª for¹ thy mercy,ª [and] for¹ thy truth'sª sake. ... But our Godª [is] in the heavens:ª he hath doneª° whatsoever¹¹ he hath pleased.ª°" {Psa 115:1-3} + "Then he answeredª° and spakeª° unto¹ me, saying,ª° This¹ [is] the wordª of the LORDª unto¹ Zerubbabel,ª saying,ª° Not¹ by might,ª nor¹ by power,ª but¹¹ by my spirit,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 4:6} + "Butª Jesusª beheldª° [them], and saidª° unto them,ª Withª menª thisª isª° impossible;ª butª withª Godª all thingsª areª° possible.ª" {Mtt 19:26} + "Whatª shall we²° thenª sayª° toª these¹ things?² Ifª Godª [be] forª us,ª whoª [can be] againstª us?ª" {Rom 8:31}
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