.:Jehoshaphat's Strategy:.

1.Setting ourselves to seek the Lord

vs.3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast through out all Judah.

2. Proclaiming the greatness of our God

vs.6 -7"O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in You hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before You people Israel, and gave it to the decedents of Abraham Your friend forever?"

3. Acknowledging our frailty

vs.12 "O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."

4. The strategy
vs.15 "Listen , all of you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: "Do not be afraid or dismayed because of the great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

vs.17 "You will not need to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!'Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you."

5. Receiving the strategy

vs. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.

6.Executing the strategy

vs.20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tektite; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said,"Hear me , O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets and you shall prosper." And he consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:"Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever." Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Sier, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.

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