2 Chronicles 13:12

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.

God

Romans 8:31

For our captain

His priests

Numbers 10:8

Numbers 31:6

Joshua 6:13

Fight ye

Ye shall not

Ezekiel 17:9

General references

Numbers 10:8

Deuteronomy 20:2

Bible References

God

He has not responded to iniquity in Jacob or gazed at mischief in Israel. The LORD his God is with them, and the triumphant cry of a king is among them.

Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. When the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a great shout and the earth reverberated!

Take counsel together, but it will all be for nothing; go ahead and talk, but it will all be for nothing, for God is with us."

They will be like mighty soldiers who trample mud in the streets during battle. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and the opposing horsemen will be confused.

What, then, can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

For our captain

For the LORD your God will be with you, fighting on your behalf against your enemies in order to grant you victory.'

Now it happened that while Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and much to his amazement, he saw a man standing in front of him, holding a drawn sword in his hand! Joshua approached him and asked him, "Are you one of us, or are you with our enemies?"

Some boast in chariots, others in horses; but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.

It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering as part of his plan to glorify many children,

His priests

The descendants of Aaron the priest are to blow the trumpets. Have them do this for you permanently throughout your generations to come."

Moses sent 1,000 men from every tribe to fight against them, along with Eleazar's son Phinehas, in whose hands were the articles of the sanctuary and trumpets to sound battle alarms.

The seven priests who carried the seven trumpets made from rams' horns preceded the ark of the LORD, blowing their trumpets constantly. The armed men preceded them, and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets continued to blow.

Fight ye

"For he has raised his fist against God, defying the Almighty.

Do you have strength like God? Can you create thunder with a sound like he can?"

"Woe to the one who quarrels with his makers, a mere potsherd with the potsherds of the earth! Woe to the one who says to the one forming him, "What are you making?' or "Your work has no human hands?'!

I'll set a trap for you, and you will be caught, Babylon, but you don't realize it. You will be found and also seized, because you challenged the LORD!

However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!"

He dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"

Ye shall not

Then Jehoiada the priest's son Zechariah was clothed by the Spirit of God, and he stood above the people and told them, "This is what God has to say: "Why are you breaking the LORD's commandments. You'll never be successful! Because you have abandoned the LORD, he has abandoned you.'"

But Moses asked them, "Why do you continue to sin against what the LORD said? Don't you know that you can never succeed?

As a result, you'll wander aimlessly in broad daylight just as a blind person wanders in darkness. You won't prosper in life. Instead, you'll be oppressed and plundered all day long, with no deliverer.

He is wise in heart and strong in will who can be stubborn against him and succeed?

no weapon that is forged against you will be effective. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their righteousness from me," says the LORD.

You will also go out from this place with your hands over your heads. For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won't prosper through them."

"Tell them, "This is what the Lord GOD says, "Will it prosper? Won't he pull up its roots, and strip it bare so all its fresh foliage dries up? It won't be by great strength or by a great army that it will be uprooted.

General references

The descendants of Aaron the priest are to blow the trumpets. Have them do this for you permanently throughout your generations to come."

As you draw near for battle, let the priest approach and speak to the army.