WIN WITH THE HELP OF THE LORD

PROCLAMATION

“Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.  And the children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.”  2 Chronicles 13:15 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

The words of First and Second Chronicles were written as one book under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by Ezra the scribe and priest and historical Bible scholar according to Jewish tradition.  After Abijah son of Rehoboam became king of Judah there was a war with Jeroboam king of Israel. (2 Chronicles 13:1-3)  Abijah stood on Mount Zemariam, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and told Jeroboam and Israel that The Lord God gave Israel to David and his sons forever.  He also said that Jeroboam was the son of a servant and he rebelled against The Lord.  He attacked Judah when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not defend himself. (2 Chronicles 13:4-7)  Jeroboam made you golden calves as your gods, cast out the Levites and appointed his own priests.  The Lord God is our God and we have not forsaken Him.  God is with us; do not fight against us and the God of your fathers, you will not prosper (2 Chronicles 13:8-12)  Jeroboam attacked Judah from the front and then sent troops behind Judah to ambush them from the rear.  When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out unto The Lord and He struck Israel, and they fled before Judah. (2 Chronicles 13:13-15)  With the help of The Lord God, Abijah and Judah defeated Jeroboam and Israel.  Jeroboam did not ever recover from the defeat; The Lord struck him down and he died.  However, Abijah grew mighty in strength.  He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. (2 Chronicles 13:16-21)

 

APPLICATION

In times of trouble The Lord God is our strength. (Psalm 37:39)  His strength is manifested during our weakness. (2 Corinthians 1:25)  The question is, are you with Him or against Him?  As Moses said, “Who is on The Lord’s side?” (Exodus 32:26)  When we stand with The Lord God we win.  If God is for us, who can stand against us? (Romans 8:31)  God is all powerful. (Matthew 28:18)  With God all things are possible.  Even when we are grossly outnumbered, as Abijah was against Jeroboam, (2 Chronicles 13:3) we still win when we are with God.  As the saying goes, “It’s a fixed fight.”  Believers will win and overcome the world because we are with Him, and He has already overcome the world. (John 16:33 and 1 John 5:4)