Judg 4:23-24 | KingComments | STEP | Ultimately it is God Himself Who kills the enemy. All honor belongs to Him. But He wants to engage His own to defeat the enemy. It is not enough for the Israelites – and it is not enough for us – to say that God must do everything. That is true, but they, and we, must make ourselves available. The land is God’s land. He wants to take possession of it through His people. This gives, besides a great responsibility, also a great blessing because God wants His people to share in what concerns His heart, what His longing is for. God wants to pull us up to His own level so that we can see how He sees and judges everything. Living at that level and committing ourselves to it means the greatest happiness for our hearts. The more definitively we deal with the enemy, the more we will be able to enjoy the things God enjoys. In the history we have before us, Israel has done this. Let us also put an end to the enemy that is presented to us in this chapter and enjoy together with God the blessing of His heavenly land.

‏ Judges 4:23-24

The Enemy Subdued and Destroyed

Ultimately it is God Himself Who kills the enemy. All honor belongs to Him. But He wants to engage His own to defeat the enemy. It is not enough for the Israelites – and it is not enough for us – to say that God must do everything. That is true, but they, and we, must make ourselves available. The land is God’s land. He wants to take possession of it through His people.

This gives, besides a great responsibility, also a great blessing because God wants His people to share in what concerns His heart, what His longing is for. God wants to pull us up to His own level so that we can see how He sees and judges everything.

Living at that level and committing ourselves to it means the greatest happiness for our hearts. The more definitively we deal with the enemy, the more we will be able to enjoy the things God enjoys. In the history we have before us, Israel has done this. Let us also put an end to the enemy that is presented to us in this chapter and enjoy together with God the blessing of His heavenly land.