- the war was of God:
- "The LORDª shall fightª° for you, and ye¹ shall hold your peace.ª°" {Exd 14:14} + "Oneª manª of¹ you shall chaseª° a thousand:ª for¹ the LORDª your God,ª he¹ [it is] that fightethª° for you, as¹ he hath promisedª° you." {Jsh 23:10} + "Only¹ that²¹ the generationsª of the childrenª of Israelª might know,ª° to teachª° them war,ª at the least¹ such as¹ beforeª knewª° nothing¹ thereof;" {Jdg 3:2} + "With¹ him [is] an armª of flesh;ª but with¹ us [is] the LORDª our Godª to helpª° us, and to fightª° our battles.ª And the peopleª rested²° themselves¹ upon¹ the wordsª of Hezekiahª kingª of Judah.ª" {2Ch 32:8} + "In what¹ placeª [therefore] ye hearª°¹ the soundª of the trumpet,ª resortª° ye thither¹ unto¹ us: our Godª shall fightª° for us." {Neh 4:20} + "Who¹ [is] this¹ Kingª of glory?ª The LORDª strongª and mighty,ª the LORDª mightyª in battle.ª" {Psa 24:8} + "A prudentª [man] foreseethª° the evil,ª and hidethª°°° himself:¹ but the simpleª pass on,ª° and are punished.ª°" {Prv 22:3} + "Then shall the LORDª go forth,ª° and fight²° against¹ those¹ nations,ª as whenª he foughtª° in the dayª of battle.ª" {Zch 14:3} + "Orª whatª king,ª goingª° to make²° warª¹¹ against² anotherª king,ª sitteth²° not² downª°¹ first,ª and¹ consultethª° whetherª he beª° ableª withª tenª thousandª to meetª° him that comethª° againstª himª withª twentyª thousand?ª ... Or else,ª while the otherª isª° yetª a great way off,ª he sendethª° an ambassage,ª and desirethª° conditions²¹ of¹ peace.ª" {Lke 14:31-32} + "Thenª said¹ he²° unto them,ª Butª now,ª he that hathª° a purse,ª let him takeª° [it], andª likewiseª [his]¹ scrip:ª andª he that hathª° noª sword,² let him sellª° his²¹ garment,ª andª buyª° one.¹" {Lke 22:36} + "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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