KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

behalf for your faithful obedience. 6. P ROVISION F ROM THE H AND OF Y OUR E NEMY God’s provision is found on a road of faith that is paved with the power of prayer. Trust and confidence in the Almighty places you in the direction of provision as you understand God’s amazing ability to intervene in the affairs of men, even interrupting their routine to bring unexpected resources for His covenant people. While this is an uncommon concept to consider, it is possible that some of the provision for your vision and some of the seed to meet your need may be released from the hand of a person who is opposed to you. Provision can come from your own enemy, even without their knowledge. One example involves the weapons the children of Israel used in battle after they departed from Egypt. This often overlooked miracle is reported by the Jewish historian Josephus. When Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt, there were six hundred thousand men on foot (Exod. 12:37) and countless women and children. The Hebrew men departed with their clothes and personal possessions, but had no weapons, as they were exiting Egypt as a unit of slaves who were previously owned by the Pharaoh of Egypt. These fathers and their sons had never fought in any battle, and Pharaoh would have never provided weapons to former slaves, especially considering that he later chased them down with six hundred chariots; and according to Josephus in Book II, chapter XV, Pharaoh acquired the strength of 50,000 horsemen and 200,000 footmen who were all armed. Israel departed without weapons in Exodus chapter 12; but by chapter 16 these same Hebrew men were fighting in a war with a large tribe called Amalek. The question becomes, where did Israel obtain weapons for their battle? When reading this narrative I was aware of the Hebrews “spoiling the Egyptians,” prior to their departure (Exod. 12:36), and their plunder consisted of gold and silver jewels that they took from the Egyptians (Ps. 105:37). These valuable commodities would be given for an offering to construct the tabernacle in the wilderness and provide gold for the sacred furniture (Exod. 35:5). There is no report of any Egyptian soldier giving up swords or spears to these Hebrews, and in the minds of the Hebrews, they were simply headed back to the Promised Land. Under normal circumstances, the journey should have taken only a few weeks. God directed the Israelites through the wilderness to avoid the land of the

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