Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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Bible References

God

Numbers 23:21
He considers no disaster for Jacob;
He sees no trouble for Israel.
The Lord their God is with them,
and there is rejoicing over the King among them.
1 Samuel 4:5
When the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a loud shout that the ground shook.
Isaiah 8:10
Devise a plan; it will fail.
Make a prediction; it will not happen.
For God is with us.
Zechariah 10:5
they will be like warriors in battle
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.
Romans 8:31
What then are we to say about these things?
If God is for us, who is against us?

For our captain

Deuteronomy 20:4
For the Lord your God is the One who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’
Joshua 5:13
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
Psalm 20:7
Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.
Hebrews 2:10
For in bringing many sons to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God—all things exist for Him and through Him—should make the source of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

His priests

Numbers 10:8
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
Numbers 31:6
Moses sent 1,000 from each tribe to war. They went with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, in whose care were the holy objects and signal trumpets.
Joshua 6:13
and the seven priests carrying seven trumpets marched in front of the ark of the Lord. While the trumpets were blowing, the armed troops went in front of them, and the rear guard went behind the ark of the Lord.

Fight ye

Job 15:25
For he has stretched out his hand against God
and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.
Job 40:9
Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Isaiah 45:9
“Woe to the one who argues with his Maker—
one clay pot among many.
Does clay say to the one forming it,
‘What are you making?’
Or does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?
Jeremiah 50:24
Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,
but you did not even know it.
You were found and captured
because you fought against the Lord.
Acts 5:39
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
Acts 9:4
Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Ye shall not

2 Chronicles 24:20
The Spirit of God took control of Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands and you do not prosper? Because you have abandoned the Lord, He has abandoned you.’”
Numbers 14:41
But Moses responded, “Why are you going against the Lord’s command? It won’t succeed.
Deuteronomy 28:29
so that at noon you will grope as a blind man gropes in the dark. You will not be successful in anything you do. You will only be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will help you.
Job 9:4
God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you will succeed,
and you will refute any accusation
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness is from Me.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 2:37
Moreover, you will be led out from here
with your hands on your head
since the Lord has rejected those you trust;
you will not succeed even with their help.
Ezekiel 17:9
You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:

Will it flourish?
Will he not tear out its roots
and strip off its fruit
so that it shrivels?
All its fresh leaves will wither!
Great strength and many people
will not be needed to pull it from its roots.

General references

Numbers 10:8
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
Deuteronomy 20:2
When you are about to engage in battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army.

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