Faith as Leaning: The Essence of Trust in Crisis
When Abijah's army suddenly discovered themselves trapped—'the battle was before and behind them'—they faced annihilation. Outnumbered, outmaneuvered, surrounded by Jeroboam's forces, they possessed no tactical...
This is historical examples on trust in God's strength and vulnerability as spiritual power, drawing on 2 Chronicles 13:18.
When Abijah's army suddenly discovered themselves trapped—'the battle was before and behind them'—they faced annihilation. Outnumbered, outmaneuvered, surrounded by Jeroboam's forces, they possessed no tactical advantage. Yet in that moment of desperation, 'they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.' Maclaren seizes upon the Hebrew word for 'relied' (sha'an) to unlock the essence of Old Testament faith.…
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