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"Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few"
The whole verse is like this:
I Samuel 14:6- Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."
While i was reading 1 Samuel 14 it came to me as if i am reading it first time.
Here Philistines came out for war with Israel.
1 Samuel 13: 5- "The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven."
But Israel dint had any weapons with them.
1 Samuel 13:22- "So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them."
Only Saul and Jonathan had sword or spear. At this condition Jonathan is telling to his armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side." But he did not tell his father (Saul the King).
1 Samuel 14: 6- 15
6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."
7 "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."
8 Jonathan said, "Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us.
9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay where we are and not go up to them.
10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands."
11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. "Look!" said the Philistines. "The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in."
12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, "Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson."
So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him.
14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.
15 Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.
This was really an amazing incident. 2 fellows with a sword or spear, went against a numerous number of soldiers who had weapons, chariots etc. and made them terror.
Our enemies may be strong, numerous and more capable than us but Gods terror can strike them. Only thing is one Jonathan and an arm bearer should be so courageous and ready to go in front of them.
Where does Jonathan's courage came from; from his faith and his faith proclamation.
What was that?
"Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few"
The whole verse is like this:
I Samuel 14:6- Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."
While i was reading 1 Samuel 14 it came to me as if i am reading it first time.
Here Philistines came out for war with Israel.
1 Samuel 13: 5- "The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven."
But Israel dint had any weapons with them.
1 Samuel 13:22- "So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them."
Only Saul and Jonathan had sword or spear. At this condition Jonathan is telling to his armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side." But he did not tell his father (Saul the King).
1 Samuel 14: 6- 15
6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."
7 "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."
8 Jonathan said, "Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us.
9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay where we are and not go up to them.
10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands."
11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. "Look!" said the Philistines. "The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in."
12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, "Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson."
So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him.
14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.
15 Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.
This was really an amazing incident. 2 fellows with a sword or spear, went against a numerous number of soldiers who had weapons, chariots etc. and made them terror.
Our enemies may be strong, numerous and more capable than us but Gods terror can strike them. Only thing is one Jonathan and an arm bearer should be so courageous and ready to go in front of them.
Where does Jonathan's courage came from; from his faith and his faith proclamation.
What was that?
"Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few"
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