Peace in the midst of the storm
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We are living in times of great difficulty, but we must remember that God's faithfulness in times past has been unconditional. May this help us to fully trust in Him with our entire being.
After these things were over, the people of Moab and Ammon, and other Ammonites with them, came against Jehoshaphat to war. 2 And some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from across the sea, and from Syria; and behold, they are at Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi." 3 Then he was afraid, and Jehoshaphat humbled himself to inquire of the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. 4 Then the people of Judah gathered together to seek help from the Lord; and they came from all the cities of Judah to seek help from the Lord. 5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD before the new court, 6 and said, "O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? Are you not ruling over all the kingdoms of the nations? Is not power and might in your hand, so that none can withstand you? 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever? 8 And they have lived there and built you a sanctuary there for your name, saying, 9 'If evil comes upon us, the sword of punishment, or pestilence, or famine, we will come before this house and before you (for your name is in this house), and we will cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear us and save us.'" 10 Now therefore, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir, into whose land You did not want Israel to enter when they came out of the land of Egypt, but to turn from them and not destroy them; 11 behold, they are rewarding us by coming to drive us out of the inheritance which You gave us to possess. 12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that comes against us; we do not know what to do, yet we look to You.
13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 And Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there; upon whom the Spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the assembly, 15 and he said, Hear, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid or dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 Tomorrow you will go down against them; behold, they will come up the slope of Ziz, and you will find them by the brook, before the Desert of Jeruel. 17 There will be no need for you to fight in this matter; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you. O Judah and Jerusalem, do not be afraid or dismayed; go out tomorrow against them, for the Lord will be with you.
18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed himself with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell prostrate before the Lord and worshiped the Lord. 19 Then the Levites, the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a loud voice.
20 And when they got up early in the morning, they went out to the Desert of Tekoa. And as they were going out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will prosper. 21 And he took counsel with the people and appointed some who were to sing and praise the Lord, dressed in sacred ornaments, while the armed men were going out, and to say, "Glorify the Lord, for his loving-kindness is forever." 22 And when they began to sing songs of praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, from among themselves, who came against Judah, and they killed one another. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the people of Mount Seir to kill and destroy them; and when they had destroyed the people of Mount Seir, each one helped to destroy his neighbor. 24 When Judah came to the tower in the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were lying dead on the ground, for not one had escaped. 25 Then Jehoshaphat and his people came to strip them, and found among the dead bodies much treasure, both clothing and precious jewelry, which they took for themselves, so much that they could not carry it. They spent three days gathering the plunder, for it was so much.
2 Chronicles 20:1-25