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War
Antiquity of - Ge 14:2
Originates in the lusts of men - Jas 4:1
A time for - Ec 3:8
GOD
- Frequently ordered- Ex 17:16; Nu 31:1,2; De 7:1,2; 1Sa 15:1-3
- Taught His people the art of- 2Sa 22:35
- Strengthens His people for- Le 26:7,8
- Gives the victory in- Nu 21:3; De 2:33; 3:3; 2Sa 23:10; Pr 21:31
- Causes to cease- Ps 46:9
- Scatters those who delight in- Ps 68:30
Large armies frequently engaged in - 2Ch 13:3; 14:9
Weapons used in - Jos 1:14; Jud 18:11
PRECEDED BY
- Consultation- Lu 14:31; Pr 24:6
- Great preparation- Joe 3:9
- Rumors- Jer 4:19; Mt 24:6
Frequently long continued - 2Sa 3:1
Frequently sore and bloody - 1Sa 14:22; 1Ch 5:22; 2Ch 14:13; 28:6
OFTEN ATTENDED BY
- Famine- Isa 51:19; Jer 14:15; La 5:10
- Pestilence- Jer 27:13; 28:8
- Cruelty- Jer 18:21; La 5:11-14
- Devastation- Isa 1:7
Records often kept of - Nu 21:14
Often sent as a punishment for sin - Jud 5:8
THE JEWS
- Were expert in- 1Ch 12:33,35,36; So 3:8
- Frequently engaged in (See Joshua chapters 6 through 11)- 1Ki 14:30; 15:7,16
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Our contest with death- Ec 8:8
- The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation- Ro 7:23; 2Co 10:3; Eph 6:12; 1Ti 1:18
- The contest between Antichrist and the Church- Re 11:7; 13:4,7
- The malignity of the wicked- Ps 55:21 Next Topic (Warfare of Saints)