War_Study - Gary's Bible Commentary (GBC)

# War Bible Study ## Background ### 2026.04.25 - I decided to merge the "'End-Times Wars Study" (ETWS) into this one. I've creates another section in the tl;dr to summarize war related activity in the [[End-Times|end-times]] - #### ETWS Background ##### 2024.09.09 - Generally, this study is focused on two things: - Physical as opposed to spiritual warfare - Wars, battles, conflicts, etc that will occur in the end-times ##### 2024.05.02 - While transferring the War Study, it occurred to me to create a doc outlining the wars, battles & conflicts that will occur related to the end-times. ### 2024.04.29 - I decided to shorten the title from "Spiritual Warfare / Wartime (Army) vs Peacetime Mentality / Satan’s Strongholds Bible Study" ### Study History - 2015.06.17 - Original study started - 2017.11.28 - Army Bible Study merged into this study - 2017.09.01 - Army study started - 2018.11.10 - Merged Satan’s Strongholds Bible Study into this one - 2019.06.07 - Added verses from "Spiritual Warfare Teaching" by Jonathan Ammon ## Questions - What does the Bible say about raising up an army? - Should we have a wartime instead of a peacetime mentality? - Is there anything "wrong" with a peacetime mentality? - What are the characteristics of a wartime mentality and a peacetime mentality? - Offense vs. Defense - Who is the enemy? - What wartime strategies should we use? - What are Biblical examples of Satan’s strongholds? - What does Lord ([[H3068]]) of Hosts (Armies) ([[H6635]]) in the OT mean? What is the NT parallel? - What does the NT say about soldiering? #### ETWS Questions - What does the Bible say about end-times conflicts? ## ToDo ### ToDo Study - Compare with - [[y_STUFF_TO_PROCESS/NOTES_TO_PROCESS/MORE_DUPS/2c_NOTES_(NW)/2023/2023.01.25.1028_Victory_vs_Victim_Bible_Study|2023.01.25.1028_Victory_vs_Victim_Bible_Study]] - [[Victory_vs_Victim_Study]] - Search for applicable passages with the following: - topics: peace, persecution, perseverance, sword, weapons, warfare, military, courage / courageous, warriors - **Ephesians 6.12** - Look at: - H2502b - H4421 (war) - H2719 (sword) - [[H8302]] coat of mail - Look at the times God commanded the Israelites to completely destroy the various "ites" in the promised land - Look at Jesus clearing the temple #### ETWS ToDo - Find and analyze all the references to end-times conflicts and include them in this study - Mark 13.7 - [[G4171]] - Luke 14.31 - [[G4171]] - Luke 21.9 - [[G0181]] - [[G4171]] - Revelation 9.7, 9, 16 - [[G4171]] - [[G4753]] - Revelation 11.7 - [[G4171]] - Revelation 12.7 - [[G4171]] - Revelation 13.7 - [[G4171]] - Revelation 16.14 - [[G4171]] - Revelation 19.19 - [[G4171]] - [[G4753]] - Revelation 20-7-8 - [[G4171]] ### ToDo Transfer - [[old sw ods.xlsx]] - [[old sw odt.docx]] - Move armament stuff to the Armament Bible Study (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EZL4EksY3ebyzSytGNByo3ANY1qgCEyBRQaGsxTX1CA/edit#gid=1390221853) #### Complete - ETWS merged into this study ## tl;dr - Who is the enemy? - Satan / Devil (Mark 4.15, James 4.7) - Satan is God’s enemy [Romans 16.20] - We are in a battle against Satan that started in **Genesis 3**. {Ephesians 6.11-12} - How should we treat our enemies? - Love them [Matthew 5.44] - Slay / slaughter the enemies of Jesus [Luke 19.27] - There is something to taking a stand / standing / standing firm / standing our ground and "be still" - When the Egyptians were pursuing the Israelites, Moses told the people to: - "stand firm" (Exodus 14.13) - "be still" (Exodus 14.14) - Goliath took his stand before the Israelites for 40 days [1 Samuel 17.16] - Satan presented himself before God [Job 1.6 and 2.1] - We are commanded to Stand / stand firm / stand our ground [Ephesians 6.11, 13] - Should we have a wartime instead of a peacetime mentality? - This passage talks about “rest”. It could be used to justify a peacetime mentality. [Matthew 11.28-29] - In peacetime, the church Increased in numbers/Grew in numbers/Multiplied/Continued to increase [Acts 9.31] - The Greek word "topos" ([[G5117]]) can refer to a physical place or a stronghold - Most verses simply refer to a physical place - Some verses actually refer to holy places such as: John 20.7, Acts 7.33, 49, Acts 21,28, Romans 12.19, 1 Timothy 2.8, Revelation 12.6, 8, 14 - Some verses could be strongholds such as: Matthew 12.43, Matthew 24.7, Matthew 24.15, Matthew 27.33 (x2), Mark 6.11, Mark 13.8, Mark 15.22 (x2), Luke 11.24, Luke 21.11, John 19.13, 17, 20, 2 Peter 1.19, Revelation 16.16, Revelation 18.17 - Jesus as a pacifist - The Lord of Armies: (Psalm 46.8-11) - Makes wars cease - Breaks the bow and shatters the spear - Burns the chariots with fire - Jesus did not go on the offensive against Satan. He took a defensive posture. {Matthew 4.4, 7, 10} - Jesus said: {Matthew 5.5, 7, 9, 39, 44} - Not to resist an evil person [39] - Love our enemies [44] - Pray for those who persecute you - Blessed are the meek [5] - Blessed are the merciful [7] - Blessed are the peacemakers [9] - After Peter cut off the servant's ear, Jesus said to him, "no more of this" [Luke 22.51] - Jesus as a warrior - There is every reason to believe that the man who appeared in front of Joshua is / was Jesus. Assuming that is true, then Jesus is the commander of the Lord’s army. [Joshua 5.13-15] Two observations to solidify this theory: - Joshua fell face down and worship and the man did not correct him like the angel did in other situations - The man told Joshua to take off his shoes because he was standing on holy ground - Jesus used scripture to defend against Satan. [Matthew 4.4, 7, 10] - I have come to bring a sword {Matthew 10.34} - Jesus won these battles, but the war was not over yet [Luke 4.13] - Mark implies that Jesus was doing battle for the whole 40 days. Luke clearly states that He was being tempted the whole 40 days. Matthew says Satan came to Him after fasting for 40 days. [Luke 4.2] - Jesus did battle against Satan and set the woman free. He did it by stating that she is free and laying His hands on her. [Luke 13.12] - Contrary to other teachings of Jesus, here He instructs those around Him to slay / slaughter His enemies [Luke 19.27] - What is the difference between these “enemies” and those Jesus talks about in Matthew 5.44? [Luke 19.27] - The cloak was a very valuable item. So, for Jesus to tell them to sell their cloaks and buy swords, that was a significant financial statement {Luke 22.35-36} - When the disciples responded by saying that they had two sword, Jesus said "That is enough". I am guessing that either two were sufficient, or that was enough talk about swords. {Luke 22.35-36} - Everyone, rich, poor, free, or slave will try to hide from the wrath of the Lamb and God {Revelation 6.15-17} - The Lamb will triumph {Revelation 17.14} - Jesus is the Commander of the armies of heaven and wages war {Revelation 19.11-16} - God as a warrior - The Lord's army was part of the 7-day creation [Genesis 2.1, Isaiah 45.11-13] - God will fight the Israelite's battles [Exodus 14.13-14] - Moses gave God the glory saying that He is a warrior [Exodus 15.3] - God said that He was summoning His warriors to execute His wrath [Isaiah 13.3] - The oracle says every man’s heart will melt. So, I am not sure the “army” is made up of “men” [Isaiah 13.7] - God commanded that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed [Isaiah 23.11] - As Joel described the “Day of the Lord”, he used the imagery of an army of locust to describe the army of God [Joel 2.1-11] - It is God who will do the crushing. [Romans 16.20] - God's commands to the Israelites about warfare - The Israelites were to drive out all the inhabitants of the promised land [Numbers 33.50-56] - What is our role? - We are to acknowledge that God is our King and He is the one that fights our battles [1 Samuel 8.19-20] - Don't be afraid [Exodus 14.13, Joshua 1.9, 1 Samuel 17.11] - Be strong and courageous [Joshua 1.6, 7, 9] - Rely on God. Asa defeated an army in verse 8 because he trusted in God. However, he failed to rely on God in verse 7 and therefore failed to defeat the Syrian king’s army. [2 Chronicles 16.7-8] - After David (a man after God's own heart) talks about how God knows everything and it is impossible to escape Him, he adds a paragraph that seems out of place with the rest of the psalm. He says: - God, I want you to slay the wicked - Go away from me, you bloodthirsty men, who speak deceitfully of God - God, Your enemies take Your name in vain - God, I hate those who hate you - God, I detest those who rise against You - hate them with perfect hatred - I count them as my enemies - There is something to taking a stand / standing / standing firm / standing our ground - Goliath took his stand before the Israelites for 40 days [1 Samuel 17.16] - Satan presented himself before God [Job 1.6 and 2.1] - We are commanded to Stand / stand firm / stand our ground [Ephesians 6.11, 13] - Moses told the Israelites to stand firm as the Egyptians threaten them prior to crossing the red sea [Exodus 14.13-14] - Compare Exodus 14.13-14 with Ephesians 6.11, 13] - When we pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” that is about the most offensive (as opposed to defensive) thing I have found so far. However, it is really a prayer asking God to do His thing and for Him to be offensive. [Matthew 6.9-10] - We have to persevere to the end. [Matthew 24.13] - We will be persecuted, killed and hated by all nations as well as one another [Matthew 24.9-10] - I'm not sure about the meaning of "all who draw the sword will die by the sword" Obviously, there have been countless people, especially the military, over the years who have killed someone and die of natural causes. [Matthew 26.52] - Unlike the Matthew or Luke versions, there is no mention of healing the servant's ear or a rebuke to Peter for drawing his sword. [Mark 14.43-52] - We should use Jesus' example in our own Personal warfare [Luke 4.1-13] - I am guessing that the reason for Jesus' teaching at the sermon on the mount was to prepare us for the world's hatred toward Christians. He wants us to respond differently to that hate than the rest of the world responds. I'm not sure we should extend that teaching to national protection (military) or even personal protection when threatened with bodily harm. [John 15.18-19] - There is no criticism of Peter for hurting the servant, only for attempting to defend Jesus [John 18.11] - We are to put on the full armor of God which includes: [Ephesians 6.13-17] - Belt of truth - Breastplate of righteousness - Feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace - Shield of faith - Helmet of salvation - Sword of the Spirit - Arguably, the two "offensive weapons" we have to wield are the "sword of the Spirit" and prayer. [Ephesians 6.15, 18] - Other - God not only brings prosperity but also creates calamity [Isaiah 45.7] - Persecution caused a scattering of those in the church. This helped to fulfill the command in Acts 1.8. "If you don't do Acts 1.8, God will cause Acts 8.1" [Acts 8.1] ### End-Times Wars - For now, we are experiencing the [[Braxton_Hicks]] phase {Matthew 24.8} - We are not to be alarmed despite the coming ugliness as we approach Jesus' return {Matthew 24.6} - Regardless when "the day of evil" comes Paul makes it clear we need to be prepared and gives us the preparation plan; putting on and keeping on the full armor of God! {Ephesians 6.13-18} --- ## Chapter by Chapter Notes ### Genesis 2 #### 2016.08.14 {1} - This implies the Lord’s army was part of the seven-day creation. {1} - Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array ([[H6635]]). (BSB) --- ### Genesis 3 #### 2016.07.29 {14-15} - As a result of the fall, God cursed the serpent (many connect Satan with the serpent) - This curse caused hostility (a battle) between Eve and Satan and between Eve’s offspring (us) and Satan - Based on this passage, the battle is with Satan --- ### Genesis 9 #### 2026.04.29 {5-6} - After the flood but before God gave the 10-Commandments to Moses, God laid out the "law" wrt killing someone. in the presence of Noah and his three sons, God said: - surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. - I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: - Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; - for in His own image God has made mankind. --- ### Exodus 1 #### Date {17} --- ### Exodus 14 #### 2019.11.03 {0} - Context (0) - Pharaoh pursues the Israelites (1-14) - Parting the Red Sea (15-31) - Moses rebuke included: (13-14) - Don't be afraid ([[H3372]] / [[H3372a]]) - Stand firm ([[H3320]]) - you will see the Lord's salvation ([[H3444]]) - the Lord will [[Fight]] ([[H3898]] / [[H3898a]]) for you - you need to be still ([[H2790]] / [[H2790b]]) - The Israelites were terrified ([[H3372]] / [[H3372a]]) when they saw the Egyptians marching (H5265) after them (10) - Although the Israelites "cried out ([[H6817]]) to the Lord" it wasn't for His help, but rather to complain and tell Him that they would rather have stayed in Egypt than [[die]] ([[H4191]]) in the wilderness (10-12) - Moses' rebuke of the Israelites sounds similar to **Ephesians 6.10-20** (13-14) - God will fight the Israelites' [[Battle|battles]] (13-14) - God told Moses that He would gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army ([[H2428]]) (4) - Pharaoh took his army ([[H5971]] / [[H5791a]]), troops ([[H2428]]), 600 of his best [[chariot|chariots]], all the other chariots (to include the horses and horsemen) of Egypt with the [[officer|officers]] over all them (6-7, 9) - The [[Egyptian]] [[army]] pursued the [[Israelite|Israelites]] (8) - The Israelites marched out from Egypt with their [[Fist|fists]] raised in [[defiance]] (8) --- ### Exodus 15 #### 2018.06.22 {0-9} - Context - This is the song that Moses sang to glorify God after being delivered from Pharaoh’s chariots and army {0} - God threw the [[Horse]] and rider into the sea {1} - The Lord is a [[warrior]] (man ([[H0376]]) of [[war]] ([[H4421]])) {3} - God threw Pharaoh's [[chariot|chariots]], [[army]] and officers into the sea where they were drowned {4} - God’s right hand ([[H3225]]) is majestic in [[power]] and shattered the enemy {6} - God overthrew His adversaries by His great majesty {7} - God’s wrath consumed them like stubble {7} - The [[enemy]] ([[H0341]] / [[H0340]]) thought he would win by drawing his [[sword]] ([[H2719]]) {9} --- ### Exodus 20 Date - (13) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Exodus_20]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 13 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Exodus 21 Date - 12, 24-25 #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Exodus_21]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 12, 24-25 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Exodus 22 ``` type: [[type-study_note]] status: [[status-needs_work]] chapters: - [[Exodus_22]] verses: - Exodus 2, 20 topics: studies: - [[War_Study]] words: - [[H2763]] - [[H2763a]] daily_post: - [[250930_p]] ``` #### General Notes Date {2, 20} - [[H2763]] / [[H2763a]] --- ### Numbers 1 Date - (3) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Numbers_01]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 3 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Numbers 21 Date - H2763/H2763a (3) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 3 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Numbers 31 Date - (3) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Numbers_31]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 3 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Numbers 33 2019.11.05 - The Lord told Moses who told the Israelites to "drive out ([[H3423]]) all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places" (50-52) - The Lord went on to say, "if you do not drive ([[H3423]]) out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns and in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.” (55-56) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Numbers_33]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 50-52, 55-56 - Hebrew Words - ([[H3423]]) - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 2 Date - H2763/H2763a (34) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_02]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 34 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 3 Date - H2763/H2763a (6) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_03]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 6 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 6 Date - (13-16) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 13-16 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 7 Date - H2763/H2763a (2) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_07]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 2 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 8 Date - (3) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_08]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 3 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 11 Date - army (H2428) (4) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_11]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 4 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 13 Date - H2763/H2763a (15) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_13]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 15 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other - --- ### Deuteronomy 20 Date - H2763/H2763a (17) #### Outbound Links - Scripture - [[Deuteronomy_20]] - Topics - [[War]] - Verses - 17 - Hebrew Words - - Greek Words - - Study - [[War_Study]] - Other --- ### Joshua 1 2019.11.05 {6, 7, 9, 10, 14} - |Three times, the Lord told Joshua to be strong and courageous. One of those He even said to be very courageous {6, 7, 9} - The Lord also commanded Joshua, "do not be afraid' do not be discouraged" {9} - Among other things, Joshua told the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh: all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them {14} --- ### Joshua 2 2019.11.05 {10} - Rahab knew about how the Israelites utterly destroyed the kings of Shion and Og {10} --- ### Joshua 5 Date {8} 2018.06.22 - There is every reason to believe that the man who appeared in front of Joshua is / was Jesus. Assuming that is true, then Jesus is the commander of the Lord’s army [13-15] - Two observations to solidify this theory: [13-15] - Joshua fell face down and worship and the man did not correct him like the angel did in other situations [14] - The man told Joshua to take off his shoes because he was standing on holy ground [15] Sword [13] = 2719 Enemies [13] = 6862 Commander [14, 15] = 8269 Lord’s [14, 15] = 3068 Army [14, 15] = 6635 Lord [14] = 136 --- ### Joshua 6 Date - warrior H1368 {2} - H2763/H2763a {21} - Stronghold [26] --- ### Joshua 7 Date - God should get the glory, not us [2] --- ### Joshua 8 Date - warrior H1368 {3} - H2763/H2763a {26} --- ### Joshua 10 Date - H2763/H2763a {1, 28, 35, 37, 39, 40} - warrior H1368 {7} --- ### Joshua 11 Date - H2763/H2763a {11, 12, 20, 21} --- ### Judges 1 Date - H2763/H2763a {17} --- ### Judges 5 Date - warrior H1368 {13, 23} --- ### Judges 6 Date - warrior H1368 {12} - Stronghold {26} --- ### Judges 7 Date - God should get the glory, not us {2} --- ### Judges 11 Date - warrior H1368 --- ### Judges 21 Date - H2763/H2763a {11} --- ### 1 Samuel 8 2017.11.28 - The Israelites wanted a king to fight their battles, They didn’t acknowledge God as the real King who really did fight the battles and they didn’t want to engage either. [19-20] Battles [20] = H4421 Fight ????? --- ### 1 Samuel 13 Date{19-23} --- ### 1 Samuel 15 Date - H2763/H2763a {3, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20} --- ### 1 Samuel 17 Date - Continue with verse 17 2018.11.15 - The three oldest sons of Jesse followed Saul to the war [13] - For 40-days, Goliath took his stand. **Ephesians 6** says several times that we are to stand our ground. This is the same Hebrew word that is used when Satan presented himself before God in **Job 1.6 and 2.1**. [16] 2018.11.13 - The Philistines gathered their forces for War and Saul assembled the men of Israel. [1-2] - The Philistines had a “champion” named Goliath who was physically imposing (about 9 feet 9 inches) [4] - Goliath had imposing armor and weapons - Bronze helmet [5] - Bronze coat of mail weighing 125 pounds [5] - Armor of bronze on his legs [6] - Bronze javelin with an iron point weighing 15 pounds [7] - It is interesting that Goliath’s shield bearer went BEFORE him [7] - Goliath challenged Saul and his men to fight with him one on one. He went on to say, “I defy the ranks of Israel … “ [8-10] - Saul and his men were “dismayed and greatly afraid” [11] - I wonder why Saul and his men “complied” with Goliath’s terms. They could have come up with a plan to attack him as a team or done what David did, or something else. [8-11] Gathered1] =H622 Forces [1] = H6430 War [1, 13] = H4421 Assembled [1, 2] = H622 Arrayed [2, 8] = H6186 Battle [2, 8] = 4421 Champion [4, 23] = H1142 Bronze [5-x2, 6-x2] = H5178 Helmet [5] = H3553 Coat [5-x2] = H8302 Of mail [5] = H7193 Armor [6] = H4697 Javelin [6] = H3591 Shield bearer [7] = H6793 Before him [7] = H6440 Ranks [8, 10] = H4634 Fight (-ing) [9, 10, 19] = H3898 Kill [9-x2] = H5221 Prevail [9] = H3201 Dismayed [11] = H2865 Afraid [11] = H3372 Take his stand [16] = H3320 --- ### 1 Samuel 25 Date {13} --- ### 2 Samuel 22 Date - The Lord is my stronghold {3, 33} - warrior (H1368) {8, 9} --- ### 2 Samuel 23 Date - warrior (H1368) {16, 17, 22} --- ### 2 Samuel 24 Date - army (H2428) {2, 4} --- ### 1 Kings 5 Date {3} --- ### 1 Kings 9 Date - H2763/H2763a {21} --- ### 1 Kings 11 Date - warrior (H1368) {28} --- ### 1 Kings 15 Date - army (H2428) {20} --- ### 1 Kings 20 Date - army (H2428) {19, 25} --- ### 2 Kings 5 Date - warrior (H1368) {1} --- ### 2 Kings 6 Date - army (H2428) {14} --- ### 2 Kings 7 Date - army (H2428) {6} --- ### 2 Kings 9 Date - army (H2428) {5} --- ### 2 Kings 11 Date - army (H2428) {15} --- ### 2 Kings 19 Date - H2763/H2763a {11} --- ### 2 Kings 24 Date - warrior (H1368) {14, 15} --- ### 2 Kings 25 Date - army (H2428) {1, 5, 10, 23, 26} --- ### 1 Chronicles 4 Date - H2763/H2763a {21} --- ### 1 Chronicles 7 Date - warrior (H1368) {2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 40} --- ### 1 Chronicles 11 Date - warrior (H1368) {12, 19, 24, 26} - army (H2428) {26} - armies not in BSB (H2428) {26} --- ### 1 Chronicles 12 Date - warrior (H1368) {4} --- ### 1 Chronicles 18 2017.09.19 - David defeated the army ([[H2426]]) of his enemy {9} --- ### 1 Chronicles 19 Date - army (H6635) {8} - warrior (H1368) {8} --- ### 1 Chronicles 20 2017.09.19 - Although the English only has one occurrence of “army”, the Hebrew has two different words. {1} - Most translations are similar to the ESV. However, the KJV says, “Joab led forth the power of the army,” I wonder if they are closer to the Hebrew. {1} Army [1] = H2426 and H6635 --- ### 1 Chronicles 22 Date - {8} --- ### 1 Chronicles 26 Date - warrior (H1368) {6} --- ### 1 Chronicles 27 Date - warrior (H1368) {6} --- ### 1 Chronicles 28 Date {3} --- ### 2 Chronicles 13 Date - the battle an army of valiant warriors (H4421) (H2428) (H1368) {3} --- ### 2 Chronicles 14 Date - warrior (H1368) {8} - army (H2428) {8, 9} --- ### 2 Chronicles 15 Date {2} - ?? spiritual warfare ?? --- ### 2 Chronicles 16 Date - army (H2428) {4, 8} 2017.09.19 - Asa defeated an army in verse 8 because he trusted in God. However, he failed to rely on God in verse 7 and therefore failed to defeat the Syrian king’s army. {7-8} - Although not directly connected with army stuff, verse 9 is often quoted as motivation to obey God. {9} - What is interesting is that **2 Chronicles 15.17** says that Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. That seems to contradict **2 Chronicles 16.9**. {9} - Because Asa's heart wasn't fully devoted to God, Hanani told him that he would be at war from then on {9} Army [7] = 2426 Army [8] = 2428 --- ### 2 Chronicles 17 Date {1-19} - warrior (H1368) {14, 16, 17} - army (H2428) {2} --- ### 2 Chronicles 20 Date - We need to put our eyes on God [12] - H2763/H2763a {23} --- ### 2 Chronicles 23 Date - army (H2428) {14} --- ### 2 Chronicles 24 Date - army (H2428) {24} --- ### 2 Chronicles 25 Date - warrior (H1368) {6} --- ### 2 Chronicles 26 Date - army (H2428) {11, 13} - warrior (H1368) {12} --- ### 2 Chronicles 32 Date - H2763/H2763a {14} - warrior (H1368) {3, 21} --- ### 2 Chronicles 33 Date - army (H2428) {14} --- ### Nehemiah 2 Date - army (H2428) {9} --- ### Nehemiah 4 Date {17-18} --- ### Nehemiah 11 Date - warrior ([[H1368]]) {14} --- ### Psalm 18 Date - battle {34, 39} --- ### Psalm 24 Date - [[H1368]] {8} --- ### Psalm 27 Date - ?? spiritual warfare ?? {??} --- ### Psalm 33 Date {16} - [[H1368]] - [[H2428]] --- ### Psalm 43 Date {2} - The oppression of the enemy --- ### Psalm 46 2019.10.26 - Context - God is our refuge, strength, an ever present help in times of trouble and our fortress {0} 2018.02.13 - Other translations of "Lord ([[H3068]]) of hosts ([[H6635]])" {7, 11} - Lord Almighty (NIV) - Lord of Heaven's Armies (NLT) - Lord of hosts (ESV, BSB, KJB, MSB) - Lord of armies (NASB, CSB) - Yahweh of hosts (LSB, WEB) - Lord who commands armies (NET) - The works of the Lord: {8-9} - brings devastation upon the earth - makes wars to cease throughout the earth - breaks the bow and shatters the spear - burns the shields in the fire of hosts [7, 11] = 6635 Wars [9] Breaks [9] Bow [9] Shatters [9] Spear [9] Burns [9] Shields [9] --- ### Psalm 59 Date - {5} --- ### Psalm 68 Date - {17} --- ### Psalm 80 Date - {4} --- ### Psalm 84 2019.11.07 - I now think this Psalm is more about trusting in the Lord of heaven's armies. There is a lot of warfare language in the Psalm {0} 2019.10.27 - Those on pilgrimage go from strength to strength. The Hebrew word ([[H2428]]) translated strength is usually translated "army" {7} 2016.07.14 - In these examples of “Lord of Hosts”, the view isn't warfare, but desire to be with the Lord. {1, 3, 8 & 12} - I guess it could be considered “peacetime” with the army commander-in-chief {1, 3, 8 & 12} Lord [1, 3, 8 & 12] = [[H3068]] Hosts [1, 3, 8 & 12] = [[H6635]] Strength [7-x2] = [[H2428]] Pilgrimage [5] = [[H4546]] Strength [5] = [[H5797]] --- ### Psalm 120 Date - [[H1368]] {4} --- ### Psalm 127 Date - [[H1368]] {4} --- ### Psalm 129 Date - They have not prevailed against me {2} --- ### Psalm 136 Date - army (H2428) {15} --- ### Psalm 139 2019.11.06 - After David (a man after God's own heart) talks about how God knows everything and it is impossible to escape Him, he adds a paragraph that seems out of place with the rest of the psalm. He says: - God, I want you to slay the wicked {19-20} - Go away from me, you bloodthirsty men, who speak deceitfully of God - God, Your enemies take Your name in vain {20} - God, I hate those who hate you; I detest those who rise against You {21-22} - I hate them with perfect hatred - I count them as my enemies --- ### Psalm 144 Date {1} --- ### Psalm 149 Date - {6-9} --- ### Proverbs 10 Date - Stronghold {29} --- ### Proverbs 25 Date - {26} --- ### Proverbs 28 Date - {15} --- ### Ecclesiastes 3 2018.11.21 - There is a time for war and a time for peace {8} War [8] = H4421 Peace [8] = H7965 Time [8-x4] = H6256 --- ### Ecclesiastes 9 Date - [[H1368]] {11} --- ### **Isaiah 1** Date - Lord of Hosts [9] - See also Romans 9.29 [9] --- ### Isaiah 2 {4} --- ### Isaiah 5 Date - Lord of hosts [16] --- ### Isaiah 11 Date - H2763/H2763a {15} --- ### Isaiah 13 2018.11.22 - Context - An Oracle Concerning Babylon. I’m not sure if this oracle has already been fulfilled or if it is the same one as Revelation 18. [0] - God said that He was summoning His warriors to execute His wrath [3] - The oracle says every man’s heart will melt. So, I am not sure the “army” is made up of “men” [7] - Other translations of Hosts [4, 13] - Almighty (NIV) - Heaven’s Armies (NLT) - Hosts (ESV, BSB NASB, KJV) - Armies (CSB, WEB) - Who commands armies (NET) Warriors [3] = H1368 Hosts [4, 13] = H6635 Musters [4] = H6485 Army [4] = H6635 War [4] = H4421 --- ### Isaiah 14 000000 [27] --- ### Isaiah 23 2018.11.21 - Context - The fall of Tyre - It seems Sidon is compared to “the stronghold of the sea” [4] - God commanded that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed [11] - The definition of strongholds ([[H4581]]) means “a place or means of safety, protection”. The usage in these passages seem to be a false place of safety. [4, 11] - Other translations for stronghold [4] - Fortress (NIV, NLT, NET) - Stronghold (ESV, BSB, NASB, CSB, WEB) - Strength (KJV) - Other translations for stronghold [11] - Fortresses (NIV, NLT, NET, CSB) - Strongholds (ESV, BSB, NASB, KJV, WEB) - Strength (KJV) - Other translations for harbor [14] - Fortress (NIV, CSB, NET) - Harbor (NLT, BSB) - Stronghold (ESV, NASB, WEB) - Strength (KJV) Stronghold [4, 11, 14] = H4581 --- ### Isaiah 34 Date - H2763/H2763a {2} --- ### Isaiah 37 Date - H2763/H2763a {11} --- ### Isaiah 42 Date - H1368 {13} --- ### Isaiah 43 Date - army (H2428) {17} --- ### Isaiah 45 2016.08.14 - See Genesis 2.1. [11-13] - This confirms God as the creator and the commander of His army [11-13] 2019.10.27 - God is the one who brings prosperity and also creates calamity [7] Battle [5] = Equip [5] = Prosperity [7] = Create [7] = Calamity [7] = Bring [7] = --- ### Isaiah 47 2015.04.27 - Isaiah is prophesying against Babylon who was living in "security". Apparently they no longer had a wartime attitude. [8] Sits [8] = H Securely [8] = [[H0983]] --- ### Isaiah 65 Date - [25] --- ### Jeremiah 21 Date - Turn back the weapons of war [4] --- ### Jeremiah 25 Date - H2763/H2763a {9} --- ### Jeremiah 32 Date - army ([[H2428]]) --- ### Jeremiah 34 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {1, 7, 21} --- ### Jeremiah 35 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {11} --- ### Jeremiah 37 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {5, 7, 10, 11} --- ### Jeremiah 38 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {3} --- ### Jeremiah 39 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {1, 5 } --- ### Jeremiah 40 Date - forces ([[H2428]]) {7, 13} --- ### Jeremiah 41 Date - forces (H2428) {11, 13, 16} --- ### Jeremiah 42 Date - forces (H2428) {1, 8} --- ### Jeremiah 43 Date - forces (H2428) {4, 5} --- ### Jeremiah 46 Date - H1368 {12} - army (H2428) {2, 22} --- ### Jeremiah 48 Date - [[H1368]] {14} --- ### Jeremiah 50 Date - [[H2763]]/[[H2763a]] {21, 26} - [[H1368]] {9} --- ### Jeremiah 51 Date - [[H2763]]/[[H2763a]] {3} --- ### Jeremiah 52 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {4, 8, 14} --- ### Ezekiel 17 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {17} --- ### Ezekiel 20 Date - stronghold {15} --- ### Ezekiel 24 Date - stronghold {25} --- ### Ezekiel 27 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {10, 11} --- ### Ezekiel 29 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {18} --- ### Ezekiel 32 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {31} --- ### Ezekiel 37 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {10} --- ### Ezekiel 38 Date - army ([[H2428]]) {4, 15} --- ### Daniel 10 Date - Dealing with Principalities {12-14} --- ### Daniel 11 Date - Protection / fortress {1, 7, 10, 19, 31, 38, 39} - [[H2763]]/[[H2763a]] {44} - army ([[H2428]]) --- ### Joel 2 20 17.09.17 - Joel is describing the “Day of the Lord”. He uses the imagery of an army of locust to describe the army of God {1-11} - The army of locusts sound like chariots and they bound over mountaintops like crackling fire consuming stubble {5} Army [5] = [[H6186]] Battle [5] = [[H4421]] Army [11, 25] = [[H2426]] Northern army [20] - [[H6830]] --- ### Joel 3 Date - Multitudes {14} - stronghold {16} --- ### Amos 2 Date - [[H1368]] {16} --- ### Micah 4 Date - [[H2763]]/[[H2763a]] {13} --- ### Nahum 1 Date - The Lord is a stronghold {7} --- ### Nahum 3 Date - Refuge {11} --- ### Zephaniah 1 Date - [[H1368]] {14} --- ### Zephaniah 3 Date - [[H1368]] {17} --- ### Zechariah 9 Date - H1368 {13} - H2719 {13} --- ### Malachi 3 Date - {6} --- ### Matthew 4 2016.07.30 - Jesus was “tempted” / “attacked” by Satan. It seems clear that Jesus’ enemy is Satan. [1-11] - Jesus used scripture to defend against Satan. [4, 7, 10] - Jesus did not go on the offensive against Satan. He took a defensive posture. [4, 7, 10] - Satan was tempting Jesus to “prove” He is the Son of God by unBiblical means [6] Satan [10] = [[G4567]] --- ### Matthew 5 #### 2026.04.23 - Several of the beatitudes sound somewhat pacifistic - Blessed are the meek [5] - Blessed are the merciful [7] - Peacemakers [9] #### 2018.05.17 - Jesus said: - Not to resist an evil person [39] - Love our enemies [44] - Pray for those who persecute you [44] - Compare with **Luke 19.27** - Enemy (-ies) [43, 44] = [[G2190]] #### 2017.11.28 - Loving our enemies and praying for for those who persecute us could be a form of spiritual warfare. [44] --- ### Matthew 6 2018.11.23 - As we pray for churches and plant crosses, we need to be careful to keep it “private” and not visibly grandiose. [5-6] - We should be using “Lord’s Prayer” or as I like to call it, the “Disciple’s Prayer” (Jesus taught the disciples to pray like that) as we plant the crosses. [9-13] - When we pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” that is about the most offensive (as opposed to defensive) thing I have found so far. However, it is really a prayer asking God to do His thing and for Him to be offensive. [9-10] --- ### Matthew 24 #### 2024.05.04 - Jesus said: (6-7) - there would be [[war|wars]] ([[G4171]]) and rumors ([[G0189]]) of wars - [[nation|nations]] ([[G1484]]) will rise ([[G1453]]) against ([[G1909]]) nation - [[kingdom]] ([[G0932]]) against ([[G1909]]) kingdom - He also said: (6, 8) - see to it ([[G3708]]) that you are not alarmed ([[G2360]]) - These things must happen, but the end is still to come - these are the beginning of birth pains ([[G5604]]) - Compare with **Mark 13.5-8** & **Luke 21.8-11** (6-8) ##### tl;dr - For now, we are experiencing the [[Braxton_Hicks]] phase {Matthew 24.8} - We are not to be alarmed despite the coming ugliness as we approach Jesus' return {Matthew 24.6} --- ### Mark 12 #### 2025.09.03 {31} - Compare with John 15.12-13 --- ### Mark 13 #### 2024.05.04 - Compare with **Matthew 24.6-8** & **Luke 21.8-11** (5-8) - tl;dr - It's going to get very ugly as we approach Jesus' return - We are not to be alarmed --- ### Luke 21 #### 2024.05.04 - Compare with **Matthew 24.6-8** & **Mark 13.5-8** (8-11) - tl;dr - It's going to get very ugly as we approach Jesus' return - We are not to be alarmed --- ### Luke 22 #### Date {35-38} --- ### John 15 #### Date {12-13} --- ### Ephesians 6 #### 2024.05.03 - I assume most people do NOT associate the "Armor of God" section with the [[End-Times|end-times]]. However, I do think there is a possibility. The main reasons I am including it in this study are several fold: - Paul commands the Ephesians (and I would assume all Christians) to be "strong in the Lord and in His might power" (10) - Paul's command to "put on the full armor of God" ... so that ... "you can make your stand (11a) - Paul identified & characterized our enemy today and in the end-times: "the devil & his schemes" (11b) - Paul then eliminated one description and added others to his list describing our enemy to include other entities: (12) - not against - [[flesh]] ([[G4561]]) and [[blood]] ([[G0129]]) - but against - the [[rule|rulers]] - the [[Authority|authorities]] - the [[power|powers]] of this dark [[world]] ([[NIG]]) - the [[spiritual| spiritual forces]] ([[G4153]]) of [[evil]] in the heavenly realms - Paul used the Greek word "palé" ([[G3823]]) to describe the conflict between us Christians and the enemy described above. The BSB translators chose to translate "palé" into "struggle" (12) - I think a case could be made that this section is really about: - [[stand|make your stand]] ([[G2476]]) (11) - [[stand|stand your ground]] ([[G0436]]) (13) - [[stand|to stand]] ([[G2476]]) (13) - [[stand|stand firm]] ([[G2476]]) (14) - So what does this have to do with the end-times! - In the next paragraph, Paul starts off by implying that we need to be prepared "so that when the [[day]] ([[G2250]]) of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground" (13) - When or what is "the day of evil?" (13) - Although there is no context in this section to answer that question, there are other places in the Bible that refer to "the day" as Jesus' return / the ultimate end. So "the day of evil" could refer to an end-times situation. - It is also possible that "the day of evil" refers to the struggles & temptations we face daily. (13) #### tl:dr - Regardless when "the day of evil" comes Paul makes it clear we need to be prepared and gives us the preparation plan; putting on and keeping on the full armor of God! {Ephesians 6.13-18} --- ![[Revelation_06_War]] --- ## Other Notes -