ARMIES
ARMIES
- Antiquity of # Ge 14:1-8
- Ancient, often numerous # Jos 11:4 1Sa 13:5
- Of different nations often confederated # Jos 9:2 10:5 Jud 3:13 1Ki 20:1
- Troops often hired for # 1Ch 19:7 2Ch 25:6
- WERE COMPOSED OF 5a) Bowmen and slingers
# 1Ch 12:2 Jer 4:29
5b) Spearmen or heavy troops # Ps 68:30 Ac 23:23 5c) Cavalry # Ex 14:9 1Ki 20:20 5d) War chariots # Jos 17:16 Jud 4:3 6) Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations # Nu 21:23 1Sa 29:1 7) Furnished with standards # So 6:4 Isa 10:18 Jer 4:21 8) Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage # Jud 7:12 2Ki 7:7 Eze 23:2 9) Generally in three divisions # Ge 14:15 Job 1:17 10) WERE LED BY 10a) Kings in person # 2Ki 18:13 25:1 10b) Experienced captains # 2Ki 18:17,24 11) CALLED THE 11a) Wings of a nation # Isa 8:8 Jer 48:40 11b) Power of Kings # 2Ch 32:9 11c) Hosts # Jos 10:5 Jud 8:10 11d) Bands # 2Ki 24:2 1Ch 7:4 12) Began their campaigns in the spring # 2Sa 11:1 13) Often went on foreign service # Jer 5:15 50:3 14) MARCHED 14a) Often in open line # Hab 1:6,8 14b) With order and precision # Isa 5:27 Joe 2:7,8 14c) With rapidity # Jer 48:40 Hab 1:8 14d) With noise and tumult # Isa 17:12,13 Joe 2:5 15) EMPLOYED IN 15a) Fighting battles # 1Sa 17:2,3 1Ch 19:17 15b) Besieging cities # De 20:12 Isa 29:3 15c) Assaulting cities # Jos 7:3,4 Jud 9:45 16) Often surprised their enemies # Jos 8:2 2Ch 13:15 Jer 51:12 17) Commenced battles with a shout # 1Sa 17:20 2Ch 13:15 Jer 51:14 18) Toil and fatigue often endured by # Eze 29:18 19) Divided the spoil # Ex 15:9 Zec 14:1 20) Sent out foraging parties # 2Ki 5:2 21) Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished # Jer 50:42 La 5:11-13 Am 1:13 22) Frequently the instrument of God’s vengeance # Isa 13:5 23) In latter ages received pay # Lu 3:14 1Co 9:7 24) ENCAMPED 24a) In the open fields # 2Sa 11:11 1Ch 11:15 24b) Before cities # Jos 10:5 1Sa 11:1 25) Fear occasioned by # Nu 22:3 Jer 6:25 26) Devastation occasioned by # Isa 37:18 Jer 5:17 27) OFTEN DESTROYED BY 27a) Their enemies # Ex 17:13 Jos 10:10,20 Jud 11:33 2Sa 18:7 1Ki 20:21 27b) Themselves through divine intervention # Jud 7:22 1Sa 14:15,16 2Ch 20:23 27c) Supernatural means # Jos 10:11 2Ki 19:35 27d) Brought their idols with them # 1Ch 14:12 28) COMPARED TO 28a) Whirlwinds # Jer 25:32 28b) Waters of a river # Isa 8:7 28c) Caterpillars # Jer 51:14,27 28d) Grasshoppers # Jud 6:3-5 7:12 28e) Locusts # Isa 33:4 Re 9:3,7 28f) Flies # Isa 7:18,19 28g) Clouds # Eze 38:9-16 28h) Overflowing torrents # Isa 28:2 Da 11:10,26 29) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 29a) Multitudes of angels # 1Ki 22:19 Ps 148:2 Da 4:35 Mt 26:53 29b) The Church # Da 8:10-13 So 6:4,10 29c) Numerous and heavy afflictions # Job 19:12