GOD IS A MAN OF WAR
Part 4

“Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places”
(Ephesians 6:11, 12).

We look at the last of the twelve Hebrew words today:

7. QUAB (ker ab)

Zechariah 14:3: “Then shall the LORD go forth and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle .”

The word battle is quab and means “hostile encounter, battle, war” and is used nine times in the Bible. In other words, God has some hostile battles to fight.

He wants to teach us how to fight too. David confessed in Psalm 144:1: “Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war (qrab) and my fingers to fight.”

Psalm 78:9: “The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle (quab).” May this never be our testimony.

8. NASHAQ

This word speaks of “armed men.” 1 Chronicles 12:2 describes the mighty men, “helpers of the war,” who came to help David: “They were armed (nashaq) with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in burling stones and shotting arrows out of a bow.”

9. CHALATS

Another Hebrew word that speaks  of armed men.

Numbers  31:3, 4 (NET): “So Moses soke to the people: ‘Arm (chalats) men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian. You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.’”

Now here is something beautiful for you to understand. Numbers 32:20, 27, 29 says: “go armed before the LORD to war . . . every man armed for war before the LORD to battle . . .”

The word before is the Hebrew word paniym which means “face, or more correctly, faces, as it is a plural word.” The Israelites were to go out to war with the face of the Lord upon them, or literally, in His presence. God was hovering over them as they fought their battles.

The God’s Word translation states it correctly: “In the LORD’S presence have all your armed men get ready for battle . . . in the LORD’S presence we will all get ready for battle.” Isn’t that wonderful? You don’t go our armed to face the enemy on your own, but in the presence of the Lord. What more do you need?

10. MA-ARAKAH

This Hebrew word means “military array, army, fight, set in order for war, rank, ordered.’’

When David was preparing to fight Goliath he mockingly asked: “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies (ma-arakah) of the living God?” (1 Samuel 17:26).

And when he faced Goliath he confessed with boldness his trust in the Lord his God: “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies (ma-arakah) of Israel, whom thou hast defied . . .  And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army (ma’arakah) to meet the Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:45, 48).

11. C’OWN

Meaning “a military boot, battle (Isaiah 9:5).

12. CA’AN

Meaning “a soldier shod with a shoe, a warrior.” Also found in Isaiah 9:5.

As we close, let’s see where God uses more than one word for battle in just one Scripture. And there are many more Scriptures.

The following is a beautiful description of David as a young man:

1 Samuel 16:8: “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty (gibbor) valiant man (chayil), and a man of war (milchamah), and prudent in matters, and a comely person (meaning beautiful), and the LORD IS WITH HIM.” What a wonderful description of a young man and yet we notice that three of the adjectives are all about him being a valiant and mighty warrior. God wants us to train soldiers for His army (2 Timothy 2:3, 4). There are many wimps around today. We are desperate for a generation of brave young warriors.

The following is a description of a father who raised mighty warriors for God’s army. God uses four different words to describe them:

1 Chronicles 7:11: “All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty (gibbor) men of valor (chayil), were 17,200 soldiers, fit to go out for war (tsaba) and battle (milchamah).”

We must learn how to fight the enemy so that we can teach our children yow to fight. We are facing battles now between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of God. As we see the end coming nearer, the battle is becoming more intense. Our children will face this battle and they must be ready. They must know how take up the armor of God. They must know how to wield their weapons. They must know how to pray. They must know how to destroy the works of the enemy. If not, they will be sucked into the evil swamp.

Let’s rise up, dear mothers. We have a great task before us as we raise God’s end time army.

PRAYER:

“Dear Father God, the God of hosts, the mighty Warrior, I realize we are in a are mighty battle between two kingdoms and the enemy is rousing up his evil army. Oh God, please strengthen me and all your people to stand strong in this day of battle. Help me to never give up the fight, never to lay down my weapons, never acquiesce. Help me to keep fighting and praying ‘till the end. Amen,”

AFFIRMATION:

I will fight the good fight of faith and will never give up.

 

 

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