Since the beginning of time people have fought with each other
A group of historians has compiled the following info.
In the last 5600 years the world has seen only 292 years of peace
During this same period there have been 14,351 wars
In which 3.64 billion people have been killed
The property damage value is equal to a belt of gold around the world over 96 ½ miles wide and 36 feet thick
Since 650 BC there have been 1,656 arms races and 1640 of them have ended in war
The remaining 16 ended in the economic collapse of both countries involved
But there is a war that is not counted in those statistics
A war that started before time began and is still going on today
It is a war between God and Satan
It really is no war at all
God is All-powerful; Satan’s power is limited
God is All-knowing; Satan’s knowledge is limited
God is Eternal; Satan was created
God is Everywhere; Satan can only be in one place at a time
So Satan really can not win a fight with God, so he picks on God’s children instead
In Nehemiah 4 we see this struggle between Satan and God’s people
On Satan’s side are Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites
On God’s side are Nehemiah and the Jewish people who are trying so hard to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem
One of the struggles was a military one, in which the Jews had to be ready for