I’m presenting this excerpt from my book to help you understand the importance of shouting, what it causes in the camp of the enemy, and the benefits you will receive when obeying the promptings to shout under the influence of the Spirit of Might of the Lord.
2The people who walked in
darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who walked in the land of the
shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;
They rejoice before you
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide
the spoil.
4For You have broken the yoke of
his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of Midian.
5For every warrior’s sandal from
the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
Will be used for burning and fuel of
fire.
6For unto us a child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon
His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of His
government and peace
There will beno end,
Upon the throne of David and over
His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with
judgment and justice
From that time forward, even
forever.
The Zeal of the Lord of Hosts will
perform this.
The judgment seen in the day of Midian that verse 4 refers to, is what happened when Gideon and his army of 300 men charged with shouts in mighty uproar as the Spirit of Might (Isaiah 11:2) came upon them. This caused the Midianite army, the Amalekites, and the children of the east that had repeatedly stolen from them to be confused until they turned against each other and fled (Judges 7:22),and 120,000 of them were slain by each other’s swords (Judges 8:10). The kings of the three armies were also caught and decapitated (which sealed their defeat and turned the tables on behalf of the Israelite’s small but conquering army). These shouts were also accompanied with the blowing of trumpets (our mouths are those trumpets as we cry out our praises and adoration and declare our victories in Jesus).
Also, 2 Chronicles 20:19-24 relate the account of the Israelites of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem who, led by King Jehoshaphat, began singing praises to God after Jahaziel, the Levite, under the power of the Holy Spirit, assured them of God’s protection and deliverance from the three enemy armies that had come against them. Verse 19 shows that the Levites from two clans stood to praise the Lord with a loud shout, and the next morning they sang praises to the Lord. The praises and the shouts must have caused an uproar that resulted in the Lord setting ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir. These three enemy armies, just like the previous example turned against each other and were completely slaughtered. What was left for the Israelites to do was to collect the spoil. There was so much spoil left behind that it took them three days to gather it all.
In addition, Isaiah 42:12-14 explains that when we give glory unto the Lord and declare His praise, He goes forth like a mighty man to stir up jealousy like a man of war. And the Lord Himself cries with uproar like a travailing woman to destroy and devour the enemies. He does this through us as we worship and praise His name with shouts under His Spirit of Might.
In Hagai 2:22 the Lord said,
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms;
I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms.
I will overthrow the chariots
And those who ride in them;
The horses and their riders shall come down,
Everyone by the sword of his brother.
So in essence, the Lord uses our shouts of praise to confuse the enemy and cause derision among them as He fights for us (Psalm 2:1-5; Isaiah 19:1-4).That way, when you are directed to shout, know that the purpose of it among other things is for the Lord of Hosts to show Himself strong against the enemy and give you access to the spoils of battle. To Him alone be all the glory■.
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