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Armies

 

Armies

Antiquity of - Ge 14:1-8

Ancient, often numerous - Jos 11:4; 1Sa 13:5

Of different nations often confederated - Jos 9:2; 10:5; Jud 3:13; 1Ki 20:1

Troops often hired for - 1Ch 19:7; 2Ch 25:6

WERE COMPOSED OF

• Bowmen and slingers
- 1Ch 12:2; Jer 4:29
• Spearmen or heavy troops
- Ps 68:30; Ac 23:23
• Cavalry
- Ex 14:9; 1Ki 20:20
• War chariots
- Jos 17:16; Jud 4:3

Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations - Nu 21:23; 1Sa 29:1

Furnished with standards - So 6:4; Isa 10:18; Jer 4:21

Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage - Jud 7:12; 2Ki 7:7; Eze 23:2

Generally in three divisions - Ge 14:15; Job 1:17

WERE LED BY

• Kings in person
- 2Ki 18:13; 25:1
• Experienced captains
- 2Ki 18:17,24

CALLED THE

• Wings of a nation
- Isa 8:8; Jer 48:40
• Power of Kings
- 2Ch 32:9
• Hosts
- Jos 10:5; Jud 8:10
• Bands
- 2Ki 24:2; 1Ch 7:4

Began their campaigns in the spring - 2Sa 11:1

Often went on foreign service - Jer 5:15; 50:3

MARCHED

• Often in open line
- Hab 1:6,8
• With order and precision
- Isa 5:27; Joe 2:7,8
• With rapidity
- Jer 48:40; Hab 1:8
• With noise and tumult
- Isa 17:12,13; Joe 2:5

EMPLOYED IN

• Fighting battles
- 1Sa 17:2,3; 1Ch 19:17
• Besieging cities
- De 20:12; Isa 29:3
• Assaulting cities
- Jos 7:3,4; Jud 9:45

Often surprised their enemies - Jos 8:2; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:12

Commenced battles with a shout - 1Sa 17:20; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:14

Toil and fatigue often endured by - Eze 29:18

Divided the spoil - Ex 15:9; Zec 14:1

Sent out foraging parties - 2Ki 5:2

Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished - Jer 50:42; La 5:11-13; Am 1:13

Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance - Isa 13:5

In latter ages received pay - Lu 3:14; 1Co 9:7

ENCAMPED

• In the open fields
- 2Sa 11:11; 1Ch 11:15
• Before cities
- Jos 10:5; 1Sa 11:1

Fear occasioned by - Nu 22:3; Jer 6:25

Devastation occasioned by - Isa 37:18; Jer 5:17

OFTEN DESTROYED BY

• Their enemies
- Ex 17:13; Jos 10:10,20; Jud 11:33; 2Sa 18:7; 1Ki 20:21
• Themselves through divine intervention
- Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:15,16; 2Ch 20:23
• Supernatural means
- Jos 10:11; 2Ki 19:35
• Brought their idols with them
- 1Ch 14:12

COMPARED TO

• Whirlwinds
- Jer 25:32
• Waters of a river
- Isa 8:7
• Caterpillars
- Jer 51:14,27
• Grasshoppers
- Jud 6:3-5; 7:12
• Locusts
- Isa 33:4; Re 9:3,7
• Flies
- Isa 7:18,19
• Clouds
- Eze 38:9-16
• Overflowing torrents
- Isa 28:2; Da 11:10,26

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

• Multitudes of angels
- 1Ki 22:19; Ps 148:2; Da 4:35; Mt 26:53
• The Church
- Da 8:10-13; So 6:4,10
• Numerous and heavy afflictions
- Job 19:12
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