“For, lo, the kings were assembled, They passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; They were troubled, and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, And pain, as of a woman in travail.”
Psalm 48:4-6 KJV
This is a psalm of Korah’s clan sung to commemorate the defeat of the Assyrian army in the days of king Hezekiah. “See how the mighty kings united to come against Zion, yet when they saw God manifest in front of their eyes, they were stunned. Trembling, they all fled away, gripped with fear. Seized with panic, they doubled up in frightful anguish, like a woman in the labor pains of childbirth.” This refers to the night the Angel of the LORD descended into the ranks of the Assyrians and killed 1,85,000 men and Sennacherib the Assyrian king left, as recorded by the prophet Isaiah. The LORD’s covenant with Israel will never be broken, even today, because the battle is the LORD’s! For the Church in the new covenant, we cannot fear the defeated enemy because the power of the love of God has been victorious. So, what does all this mean? If God has determined to stand with us, tell me, who then could ever stand against us? We are the victorious ones in the Body of Christ when He is the Head. Amen!
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