The history of the Israelites, described in the Scriptures, is a fair accounting of events of that era. There are many inaccuracies throughout the Scriptures for a variety of reasons, but we can tell you that the Israelites were supported through divine assistance because of a high level of belief and direct requests from them for assistance. The success they achieved was a tribute to their own readiness and wherewithal to partner with the divine with the requisite level of belief in the divine and belief in themselves as being worthy of divine support. To them, God was quite real and they believed in the power of their faith enough to enable a divine rescue. This question needs to be turned around to ask, "Where is that faith and belief in the self today with the great erosion in established religion by the Secular Movement causing so many to give up their traditional religious faith and begin to feel perhaps it was just folklore and not relevant to today's world?" That is the only difference between then and now. We have not changed, it is human society that has changed. There were evildoers then and still are today, but where are the faithful in large numbers acting in unison, and even being aware, let alone believing in the possibility of a divine solution? As we speak, there is almost daily mention in the newscasts all around the world about the war between Russia and the Ukraine, but there is no mention of the need for prayer, let alone how to pray effectively, in a way that can get results, and is more than an empty exercise with little power behind it.
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