Quotes About Spiritual warfare

Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ëThe LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?í

Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?

And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.

When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.

When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.

And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah

Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.

His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.

A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.