Deuteronomy 32:30

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How could one chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and the LORD had handed them over?

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  • Lev 26:8 : 8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
  • Josh 23:10 : 10 One of you will chase a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
  • Ps 44:12 : 12 You delivered us like sheep to be eaten and have scattered us among the nations.
  • Isa 30:17 : 17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will flee, until you are left like a flagpole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
  • Judg 2:14 : 14 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, and they could no longer stand before their enemies.
  • Judg 3:8 : 8 The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
  • Judg 7:22-23 : 22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath. 23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.
  • 1 Sam 14:15-17 : 15 Then panic struck the whole Philistine camp, those in the field, the outposts, and the raiding parties, and the ground trembled. It was a panic sent by God. 16 Saul's lookouts at Gibeah of Benjamin saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions. 17 Saul said to the men who were with him, 'Muster the troops and see who has left us.' When they counted, they found that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.
  • 2 Chr 24:24 : 24 Though the Aramean army had come with only a small force of men, the Lord delivered into their hands a very large army because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment against Joash.
  • Job 11:10 : 10 If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?
  • Job 16:11 : 11 God has handed me over to the unjust and thrown me into the hands of the wicked.
  • Ps 31:8 : 8 I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, for you have seen my affliction and have known the distress of my soul.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.
  • Isa 52:3 : 3 For this is what the LORD says: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

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  • 31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede this.

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    27but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'

    28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

    29If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.

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    36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one is left—neither slave nor free.

    37And He will say: 'Where are their gods? The rock they sought refuge in?

  • 32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

  • Josh 23:9-10
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    71%

    9The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

    10One of you will chase a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.

  • 10We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • 16Terror and dread fall upon them; by the greatness of Your arm, they are still as a stone, until Your people pass by, LORD, until the people You have purchased pass by.

  • Isa 30:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!

    17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will flee, until you are left like a flagpole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

  • Lev 26:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7You will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.

    8Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

  • 12The men of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff, and threw them down, so that they were all dashed to pieces.

  • 31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

  • 15If you turn away from following Him, He will abandon them again in the wilderness, and you will bring destruction on all these people."

  • 21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.

  • 9But they forgot the LORD their God, so He sold them into the hands of Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

  • 18You ignored the Rock who begot you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

  • 11'See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance.'

  • 10Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.

  • 27The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'

  • 9They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

  • Jer 46:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15Why has your strong one been swept away? He did not stand because the Lord drove him away.

    16He caused many to stumble; they fell one upon another. They said, 'Get up! Let us return to our own people and our homeland, away from the oppressing sword.'

  • 27'Divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.'

  • 2He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

  • 15Indeed, the LORD's hand was against them, eliminating them from within the camp until they were all destroyed.

  • 7Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

  • 35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their Redeemer.

  • 15He led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, filled with venomous snakes, scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of a rock of flint.

  • 2if the Lord had not been on our side when people rose up against us,

  • 25He caused the wheels of their chariots to come off so that they moved with difficulty. The Egyptians said, 'Let’s get away from Israel! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.'

  • 14The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, and they could no longer stand before their enemies.

  • 7We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • 37They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from the sword, though no one pursues them. You will not be able to stand before your enemies.

  • 8Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people with him, along with the flocks, herds, and camels, into two camps.

  • 5The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must act toward them according to the entire commandment I have instructed you.

  • 10And the LORD threw them into panic before Israel, and Joshua and his forces inflicted a great defeat on them at Gibeon. They pursued them along the road to the Beth-horon ascent and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

  • 1Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for war.

  • 8Pardon me, O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back and fled from its enemies?

  • 20True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?