the foolishness.

1 Corinthians 1:18, 27-29
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. . . .

Exodus 13:17
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, "If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."

Exodus 14:2-4
"Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon. . . .

Joshua 6:2-5
And the LORD said to Joshua, "Behold, I have delivered Jericho and its king and fighting men into your hands. . . .

Judges 7:2-8
The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, 'My own hand has delivered me.' . . .

Judges 15:15, 16
He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men. . . .

1 Samuel 17:40-51
And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine. . . .

1 Kings 20:14
"By whom?" Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, "This is what the LORD says: 'By the young officers of the district governors.'" "Who will start the battle?" asked Ahab. "You will, " answered the prophet.

Zechariah 4:6, 7
So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. . . .

Zechariah 12:7, 8
The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the residents of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah. . . .

Romans 11:33-36
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways! . . .