- Antiquity of

Ge 14:2



- Originates in the lusts of men

Jas 4:1



- A time for

Ec 3:8



- GOD

. Frequently ordered

Ex 17:16; Nu 31:1,2; De 7:1,2; 1Sa 15:1-3



. Taught His people the art of

2Sa 22:35



. Strengthens His people for

Le 26:7,8



. Gives the victory in

Nu 21:3; De 2:33; 3:3; 2Sa 23:10; Pr 21:31



. Causes to cease

Ps 46:9



. Scatters those who delight in

Ps 68:30



- Large armies frequently engaged in

2Ch 13:3; 14:9



- Weapons used in

Jos 1:14; Jud 18:11



- PRECEDED BY

. Consultation

Lu 14:31; Pr 24:6



. Great preparation

Joe 3:9



. Rumors

Jer 4:19; Mt 24:6



- Frequently long continued

2Sa 3:1



- Frequently sore and bloody

1Sa 14:22; 1Ch 5:22; 2Ch 14:13; 28:6



- OFTEN ATTENDED BY

. Famine

Isa 51:19; Jer 14:15; La 5:10



. Pestilence

Jer 27:13; 28:8



. Cruelty

Jer 18:21; La 5:11-14



. Devastation

Isa 1:7



- Records often kept of

Nu 21:14



- Often sent as a punishment for sin

Jud 5:8



- THE JEWS

. Were expert in

1Ch 12:33,35,36; So 3:8



. Frequently engaged in (See Joshua chapters 6 through 11)

1Ki 14:30; 15:7,16



- ILLUSTRATIVE OF

. Our contest with death

Ec 8:8



. The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation

Ro 7:23; 2Co 10:3; Eph 6:12; 1Ti 1:18



. The contest between Antichrist and the Church

Re 11:7; 13:4,7



. The malignity of the wicked

Ps 55:21