05.05. Military Victories & Losses attributed to God’s Intervention
Military Victories & Losses attributed to God’s Intervention
There are several references not specific to battles which indicate that it is God that is at work in giving the Israelites victory or causing their defeat if they are disobedient. One theme that occurs throughout the Old Testament is that God is directing much of what goes on and judges people and nations for their disobedience. Eg. Deu 26:1; Deu 28:7; Deu 28:25; Deu 28:49; Deu 31:3, Jos 10:42, Jos 23:1, Isa 24:5-6, Isa 38:6, Jer 15:1-6; Jer 16:13; Jer 46:26, Eze 6:2-7, Amo 1:2 to Amo 3:15 1.Abraham defeats the four kings. Gen 14:15 2.Pharaoh’s army destroyed in the Red Sea. Exo 14:24-28 3.Amalek is defeated. Exo 17:8-13 4.The Canaanite King of Arad is defeated. Num 21:1-3 5.Sihon, the Amorite king is defeated. Num 21:21-27, Deu 2:30-33, Num 32:4 6.Og, the Amorite king is defeated. Num 21:33-35, Deu 3:3 7.War against the Midianites. Num 31:1-8; Num 31:48 8.Jericho falls. Jos 6:20-27 9.Israelites are defeated by Ai because of sin. Jos 7:5-12 10.Ai is defeated by Israel. Jos 8:18-26 11.Five Amorite kings given into Joshua’s hand. Jos 10:5-26
12.The rest of the battles listed in the book of Joshua are attributed to the LORD. Jos 21:43-44; Jos 23:9-13; Jos 24:3-18 13.Makkedah is destroyed by Joshua. Jos 10:28 14.Libnah is destroyed by Joshua. Jos 10:29 15.Lachish is destroyed by Joshua. Jos 10:32 16.Horam king of Gezer is defeated. Jos 10:33 17.Eglon is destroyed. Jos 10:34-35 18.Hebron is destroyed. Jos 10:36-37 19.Debir is destroyed. Jos 10:38-39 20.The rest of that area is struck by Joshua. Jos 10:40-42
21.Kings of the North cities and country defeated. (Hazor, Madon, Shimron and Achshaph etc.) Jos 11:1-12; Jos 11:16-17 22.Anakim from the hill country from Hebron, Debir, Anab etc. destroyed. Jos 11:21-23 23.Canaanites and Perizzites defeated by Judah and Simeon. Jdg 1:4-18 24.Bethel is taken by the house of Joseph. Jdg 1:22-25 25.Israel is given into the hands of plunderers because of disobedience. Jdg 2:11-15 26.Othniel defeats Cushan-rishathaim. Jdg 3:9-11 27.The LORD gave Israel into the hand of Eglon king of Moab. Jdg 3:12-14 28.Mab defeated by Ehud. Jdg 3:20-30 29.Shamgar saves Israel. Jdg 3:31 30.Israel handed over to Jabin, king of Canaan in Hazor. Jdg 4:1-2 31.Deborah and Barak defeat Jabin. Jdg 4:6-24 32.Israel given into the hands of Midian. Jdg 6:1-6 33.Gideon defeats Midian with 300 men. Jdg 7:7 to Jdg 8:12 34.God deals with Abimelech and the men of Shechem because of their wickedness. Jdg 9:56-57 35.The LORD hands Israel over to the Philistines and Ammonites. Jdg 10:7 36.The Ammonites are defeated by Jephthah. Jdg 11:32-33 37.The LORD gave Israel into the hands of the Philistines. Jdg 13:1 38.The LORD uses Samson against the Philistines. Jdg 14:19 to Jdg 16:30
39.Gibeah’s sin and people “doing what is right in their own eyes” brings about the death of people of Judah and the majority of the Benjamites. Jdg 19:1 to Jdg 20:48 40.Philistines are routed at the time of Samuel. 1Sa 7:8-12 41.King Saul defeats the Ammonites. 1Sa 11:1-11 42.The LORD defeats the Philistines via Jonathon and Saul 1Sa 14:12-23 43.David kills Goliath. 1Sa 17:45-51 44.David prospers for the LORD was with him. 1Sa 18:14 45.David defeats the Philistines at Keilah. 1Sa 23:4-5 46.God did not allow Saul to kill David. 1Sa 23:14 47.Saul and the Israelites defeated by the Philistines. 1Sa 28:19; 1Sa 31:1-7, 1Ch 14:10-11 48.David defeats the Philistines at Baal-perazim. 2Sa 5:19-20, 1Ch 14:13-16 49.David defeats the Philistines in the valley of Rephaim. 2Sa 5:22-25
50.David defeats the Philistines, Moab, Hadadezer, the Arameans, Ammonites, Edomites and Amalekites. 2Sa 8:1-14 51.David defeats the Ammonites and Arameans. 2Sa 10:6-19 52.God has “cut off” all of David’s enemies. 1Ch 17:8, 1Ch 18:13 53.God routed Jeroboam for Abijah of Judah. 2Ch 13:15-16 54.The LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa. 2Ch 14:8-15 55.The LORD delivers Israel under king Ahab. 1Ki 20:13-21 56.Ahab killed in battle. 2Ch 18:18-22; 2Ch 18:33-34
57.God caused the Reubenites, Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be exiled by Assyria. 1Ch 5:26 58.The Lord defeats the Edomites, Moabites and Ammonites for Jehoshaphat. 2Ch 20:20-23 59.Judah, under Jehoram, is struck because of his sin. 2Ch 21:5-19 60.The LORD delivers Israel again. 1Ki 20:27-30 61.Moabites given into the hand of the Israelites. 2Ki 3:18
62.In the reign of Uzziah, god helped him against the Philistines, Arabians and Meunites. 2Ch 26:5-7 63.Aramean army blinded. 2Ki 6:18 64.The LORD causes the Arameans to flee. 2Ki 7:6 65.Judah, under Ahaz, is defeated by Aram and Israel. 2Ch 28:5-8; 2Ch 28:19 66.The LORD starts cutting off parts of Israel. 2Ki 10:32, 2Ki 13:3 67.The LORD provides a deliverer for Israel. 2Ki 13:5 68.Israel (Northern Kingdom) is exiled. 2Ki 17:6-8; 2Ki 17:20; 2Ki 17:23 69.The Angel of the LORD killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. 2Ki 19:35, 2Ch 32:21, Isa 37:36 70.Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites and Ammonites sent against Judah by the LORD. 2Ki 24:2-3 71.Judah is exiled to Babylon. 2Ki 24:10-20, 2Ch 36:16-20, Jer 27:6-7, Jer 44:2, Dan 1:1-2 72.The Babylonian kingdom under Belshazzar is given to the Medes. Dan 5:22-31