2 Chronicles 13:10-19
– “As for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him.
The priests who serve the Lord are sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist
them. Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant
incense to the Lord. They set out the bread on the
ceremonially clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. We
are observing the requirements of the Lord our God. But you have forsaken him. God is with us; he is our
leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will
not succeed.” Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that
while he was in front of Judah the ambush was behind them. Judah turned and saw that
they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets and the men of Judah
raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam
and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. The Israelites fled before
Judah, and God delivered them into their hands. Abijah and his troops
inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand
casualties among Israel’s able men. The Israelites were
subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they
relied on the Lord, the God of their ancestors. Abijah
pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron,
with their surrounding villages.
Exodus
25:37 – “Then make its seven lamps and
set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.
Proverbs
21:30 – There is no
wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
Application:
- · Oil for the lamps was to be supplied by the people; the light from the lamps represented the glory of the Lord reflected in the consecrated lives of the Israelites—Israel’s glory answering to God’s glory in the tabernacle.
- · There is no plan that can succeed against the Lord because He is sovereign and controls people and nations.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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