He "Effected Righteousness" - Continue

 However, the Philistines learned of this great gathering and saw and opportunity. They sent their army to Mizpah to crush those worshippers of Jehovah. The Israelites heard news of the approaching danger. Terrified, they asked Samuel to pray for them. He did so, offering a sacrifice as well. During the sacred ceremony, the Philistine army came up against Mizpah. Jehovah then answered Samuel's prayer. In effect, Jehovah let out a roar of indignation. He "caused it to thunder with a loud noise on that day against the Philistines." - 1 SAMUEL 7:7-10.

Now, should we imagine that those Philistines were like little children who scurry in fear to hide behind their mothers when they hear a thunderclap? No, these were tough, battle-hardened soldiers. This thunder, then, must have been unlike anything they knew. Was it the sheer volume of this "loud noise"? Did it come out of a clear blue sky, or did it echo bafflingly from the hillsides? At any rate, it shook the Philistines to the core. In utter confusion, they changed quickly from bullies to targets. The men of Israel poured forth from Mizpah, defeated them, and chased them for miles, to a place southwest of Jerusalem. - 1 SAMUEL 7:11.

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