Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5214 attack A violent act of aggression often associated with intent to invade, sometimes as an act of retribution and occasionally as a strategic act of self-defence. Scripture also recognises the possibility of spiritual aggression through attack by evil forces. Examples of God's people attacking others Genesis 14:14-16 Abraham attacks the captors of the king of Sodom; Judges 7:19-21 Gideon attacks the Midianites; 1 Samuel 14:13-14 Jonathan attacks the Philistines; 2 Samuel 5:6-7 pp 1 Chronicles 11:4-5 David attacks the Jebusites; Deuteronomy 20:1-20 Moses gives detailed instruction on going to war. The Israelites attack the inhabitants of Canaan Joshua 6:2,20 See also Joshua 8:1-3,21-22; Joshua 10:9-10,29-42; Joshua 11:7-8,16-23 Examples of God's people attacked by others By the Amalekites By the Midianites See also Judges 6:1-6 By the Ammonites Judges 10:9; Judges 11:4-6; 2 Samuel 10:8 pp 1 Chronicles 19:9; 2 Chronicles 20:1 By the Philistines 1 Samuel 7:7 See also 2 Samuel 5:17,22 pp 1 Chronicles 14:8 pp 1 Chronicles 14:13; Psalm 56:1-2 By Syria (Aram) 1 Kings 20:1 See also 1 Kings 20:26; 2 Kings 3:21-27 the Moabites seek to attack Israel but are routed; 2 Kings 5:2; Kings 6:24-25; Kings 12:17; 2 Chronicles 16:1-4; 2 C 5 By the Egyptians Attacks on God's people resulting in exile Israel attacked by the Assyrians 2 Kings 17:3-6 See also 2 Kings 18:9-12 Judah attacked by the Babylonians 2 Chronicles 36:5-7 pp 2 Kings 24:1 See also 2 Kings 24:10-16; Kings 25:1,8-11 pp 2 Chronicles 36:15-20; Jeremiah 32:24; Ezekiel 33:21 God's people attack each other Intertribal warfare Judges 9:22-23,39-45; Judges 20:18-48 The north (Israel) and south (Judah) attack each other 2 Kings 14:11-14 pp 2 Chronicles 25:20-24 See also 2 Chronicles 13:1-3 Attacks within the church James 4:1-2 See also Philippians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; James 4:11-12; 1 Peter 3:9 Examples of individuals who were attacked Genesis 4:8; Acts 16:22 See also Exodus 21:12-20; 1 Samuel 19:9-10; Samuel 24:7 The danger of attack by Satan and his agents 1 Peter 5:8-9 See also Matthew 4:1-11 pp Luke 4:1-13; Ephesians 6:12; Revelation 11:7 God provides protection against both physical and spiritual attack Ephesians 6:13-18 See also Psalm 7:10; Psalm 18:1-3; Psalm 138:7; 2 Timothy 4:18 See also
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