THE LORD WILL FIGHT OUR BATTLES

PROCLAMATION

“Therefore thus saith The Lord concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. … For I will defend this city, to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.”? 2 Kings 19:32-35 (KJV)

EXPLANATION

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.? When King Hezekiah heard the report from Eliakim telling him what Rab-shakeh, the spokesman for Sennacherib the king of Assyria, He tore his clothes Hezekiah, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of The Lord. (2 Kings 19:1)? sent Eliakim, who was over his household staff, to Isaiah the prophet to share with him what had been said by Rab-shakeh.? Isaiah told him to tell Hezekiah what thus saith The Lord.? “Be not afraid … I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumor, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” (2 Kings 19:2-7)? When Rab-shakeh returned to Sennacherib, he found him at war with Libnah.? Then he heard that the king of Ethiopia was going to fight against them.? Again he sent messengers to Hezekiah telling him of all the kings and lands Assyria had destroyed.? He also said that The Lord God could not save them. (2 Kings 19:8-13)? Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers, read it, then he took it to the house of The Lord, spread it out before The Lord, and prayed and beseeched Him to save them. (2 Kings 19:14-19)? Then Isaiah sent word to Hezekiah that The Lord had heard his prayer.? He said that Sennacherib had blasphemed The Holy One of Israel.? He knew all that he had done and said via his messengers.? The Lord said because of his rage against Him, that He would put His hook in his nose, and His bridle in his lips, and drag him back to Assyria. (2 Kings 19:20-28)? The Lord said concerning the king of Assyria, “He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow … For I will defend this city, to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.” (2 Kings 19:32-34)? And it came to pass that night that the angel of The Lord went out and killed the one hundred eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian army.? Early the next morning when the men of Jerusalem arose, they beheld nothing but dead corpses.? Having no army with him, Sennacherib departed and went to Nineveh.? It came to pass that as he was worshiping his idol god, that two of his sons got together and slew him in the temple. (2 Kings 19:35-37)

APPLICATION

If we believe in The Lord God and obey His Holy Word and keep His commandments, then He will fight our battles for us. (2 Chronicles 20:17 and 32:8)? No weapon formed against us will be effective. (Isaiah 54:17)? He shall be our protection. (Job 29:4 and Isaiah 4:6)? The Lord God is our refuge, and our strength, and our help in times of trouble. (Psalm 46:1)? We will be safe and protected under His wings. (Psalm 91:4)

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