“And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.”
And the LORD said to me, 'Say to them, Do not go up and do not fight, for I am not in the midst of you; lest you be defeated before your enemies' -- God refuses the presumptuous fight. The reason is crucial: 'I am not in the midst of you.' Without God's presence, military strength is futile. The prohibition protects Israel from disaster. This refusal teaches that obedience cannot be manufactured after disobedience; timing and circumstances matter.
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