Praise the Lord He Defeats our Foes

A great multitude of enemies came against King Jehoshaphat and his people. He was afraid. He set himself to seek the Lord. He proclaimed a fast. People from all the cities of Judah sought the Lord. King Jehoshaphat led the people in a prayer. The last sentence of his prayer to God was, “We have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” [1]

“All Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord.” [2]

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel, and he urged the people, “Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” [3]

King Jehoshaphat bowed prostrate before the Lord in worship and all the people did so as well. Then, the priests “stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high.” [4]

King Jehoshaphat urged his people to... “Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” “After that, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as THEY WENT OUT BEFORE THE ARMY and were saying: ‘Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.’” [5]

“When they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.” They destroyed one another. When Judah came to the place of battle, they discovered their enemies dead. They had a new task... to collect all the spoils... an abundance of valuables. It took them three days to cart away all the treasures. They blessed the Name of the Lord as they returned from the battle. Praise the Lord. [6]

When we were missionaries in the orient, Sherry’s sister Jami sent videos for our children to watch. Our TV screen only played videos via a VCR. The videos that I enjoyed the most were the Gospel Bill videos. I have attached a link to the musical version of the story of Jehoshaphat which was done by Ken Blount and his worship team. The title of the song is, “Fear Not.”

I hope and pray that during our times of testing, we will fear not, but sing praises and worship songs to the Lord. He can do much more than we can imagine. Praise the Lord!

[1] 2 Chronicles 20:1-12
[2] 2 Chronicles 20:13
[3] 2 Chronicles 20:14-17
[4] 2 Chronicles 20:18-19
[5] 2 Chronicles 20:20-21
[6] 2 Chronicles 20:22-26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpYA5sHhPnY