Israel's Humility And God's Exaltation!

Israel’s victory over the Arabs yet again was a reprieve to their existence. However, Israel will suffer losses and consequently be humbled but will not be vanquished. In fact, the losses suffered by Israel’s enemies will be so devastating, perhaps, it may lead to some of these Muslims and pagans to turn to Israel’s God, just as the Psalmist prayed in psalm 83- "those who said, "let us take for ourselves the pastures of God for a possession, O my God, make them like the whirling dust, like the chaff before the wind! As the fire burns the woods, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire, so pursue them with your tempest, and frighten them with your storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Lord. Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; yes, let them be put to shame and perish, that they may know that you, whose name alone is the Lord, are the most high over all the earth." The defeat of Israel’s arch-enemy was a confirmation of God’s protective shield over them.