1 Samuel 17:47 King James Version
“And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.”
The verse is mentioned by David when he was about to face off Goliath into the battlefield. David only relied on GOD to provide victory for him, he never once boasted any victory that he had to himself, always to GOD alone.
1 Samuel 17:37 King James Version
“David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.”
David was confident and draws his strength from the LORD that He will do battle for Him and give him victory over his enemies, because David put his trust on GOD and His promises.
The same promises that GOD gave to Moses against the Egyptians.
Exodus 14:13-14 King James Version
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
And when they fought against the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and the Jebusites (Deuteronomy 20:17)
Deuteronomy 20:1-4 King James Version
1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
4 For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
As GOD had promised, David was able to kill Goliath with just a sling and a stone.
1 Samuel 17:49-51 King James Version
49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
Fast forward to modern times, GOD is still keeping His promised to the nation of Israel, to deliver their enemies to them.
During the Independence War (1948-1949), Ira Rappaport’s Israeli platoon fought the Jordanian military for Mount Zion and found themselves surrounded by hundreds with only twenty five bullets left. With a sad end seemingly near, the men agreed to go out with a bang and readied themselves to make good use of every last bullet. Then, just when the small platoon were about to face the inevitable, something incredible happened. The Jordanian soldiers dropped their weapons and began suddenly running away, screaming “ABRAHAM!”. Several years later, Ira would come across a familiar face with an unlikely answer, as to what had actually occurred on that miraculous day. This was a former Jordanian soldier who had fought against Ira on Mount Zion. According to him, his army all witnessed a vision of Abraham defending the Jews in the sky above the Israeli platoon and had no choice, but to drop their weapons.
During the Yom Kippur War (1973), a small impossibly outnumbered Israeli force held back a large portion of the Syrian army, for four days in the Golan Heights. The Syrians were armed with hundreds of tanks, but gave the Israeli forces a false sense of security revealing only a few of their tanks in battle formation for months before the massive attack they had planned. If this attack was successful they could have taken Israel. They had three infantry divisions and over a thousand tanks. At one point, it was said to be just three Israeli tanks against one hundred and fifty Syrian tanks. A sergeant, out of shells wanted to leave his position, but was ordered to stay put. With no ammo, he was up against impossible odds. It would take a miracle to save him; to save Israel, and that’s just what happened. The Syrians retreated, just when the Israeli force was on the verge of collapse! It has been theorized that the Syrians didn’t know the tanks were out of shells and seeing only a few tanks changing positions, they may have believed that Israel had more tanks than they actually did. However, a Syrian soldier swears an army of Angels surrounded those few tanks Israel had and considering the rate of miracles surrounding the small country of Israel, that could truly be what happened in what is now known as, the Valley of Tears.
More Miraculous Israeli Military Victories: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/17-miraculous-israeli-military-victories
For us Christians, can we also draw strength from the LORD to provide us victories over our battles, struggles and trials? Yes! through Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:13 King James Version
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Ephesians 6:10 King James Version
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
Trust in the LORD always, if GOD can use someone like David, a simple sheepherder to defeat the Philistines’ mighty champion Goliath, then He will do the same to those who put their trust in Him
1 Corinthians 1:27 King James Version
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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Psalm 124:8 King James Version
“Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”
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