It’s not unnatural for us humans to try to fix our problems or to overcome our battles on our own! But what you will find is that there is no real, long-lasting success in doing so. Who could blame him? A huge multitude was coming against him!ĭo you ever fear or get dismayed due to the physical and/or spiritual battles you are currently in? Perhaps you can see one brewing in the distance and your mind begins to twist and toil in anticipation of what might be yet another financial, physical, or emotional battle, taking form on the heels of one you just went through! Have you been going to battle for years on end and are a little down and dismayed? Are you lacking the hope and joy you once had because you're now currently buried under pessimistic and despondent attitudes?
In 2 Chronicles 20:3 2 Chronicles 20:3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.Īmerican King James Version ×it says that Jehoshaphat feared. Jahaziel, along with all of Judah and King Jehoshaphat, were on the doorsteps of a huge impending battle that was being waged against them by the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir in the late 800s B.C. “And he (Jahaziel) said, 'Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: " Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s”'" ( 2 Chronicles 20:15 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Listen you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat, Thus said the LORD to you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude for the battle is not yours, but God's.