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Does God fight our battles?

Does God fight our battles?

Update: 2025-10-10
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One of the most popular Christian songs of recent years has a line about God ‘roaring with power’ and ‘fighting our battles’. But does God really fight our battles? If God fought for Israel, why did they lose to the Philistines in 1 Samuel 4? In this passage we see what changed for the Israelites, and what that has to teach us about how God does (and does not) fight our battles.

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Does God fight our battles?

Does God fight our battles?

Phill Sacre