2 Chronicles 32:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

An arm

Job 40:9

Jeremiah 17:5

1 John 4:4

With us

2 Timothy 4:17

To fight

2 Chronicles 20:15

Deuteronomy 20:1

Joshua 10:42

Rested

2 Chronicles 32:15

2 Chronicles 20:20

Isaiah 36:18

Upon the words

Proverbs 12:25

General references

1 Kings 8:57

Bible References

An arm

“Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?

Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

With us

Now behold, God is with us at our head and His priests with the signal trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.”

The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

“Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted;
State a proposal, but it will not stand,
For

God is with us.”

‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth.

To fight

and he said, “Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

“When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you.

Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Rested

Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’”

They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.”

Beware that Hezekiah does not mislead you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Upon the words

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,

But a good word makes it glad.

General references

May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,