COMMENTARY from David Guzik (blueletterbible.org): In this verse, we read about the spiritual and practical preparation of the Israelite army. First is the command to trust in God. Israel, a small nation surrounded by great empires, was rarely in a strategically superior position. In battle, they usually saw "horses and chariots and people more numerous than you." Despite the clear danger, they also had a clear command from God to not fear. Israel was commanded to not fear what any logical military man would fear: superior numbers, superior technology, and superior equipment. God did not deny that the enemies of Israel would usually have more horses, chariots, and people than Israel. But God asked them to recognize a greater fact: That "the LORD your God is with you." As Paul said it in Romans 8:31: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" One with God makes an unbeatable majority. Israel was also given evidence for faith. God didn't ask Israel to have a "blind" trust in Him. They could trust Him as they went into battle because He had proven Himself mighty and faithful before. He had a track record which could be trusted.
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