Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

There were a lot of names in today's reading, but don't worry, you don't need to remember them all.

What we're always looking for here is God.

So keep your eyes peeled for him, especially on days when it's hard to keep all the relatives and enemies straight.

When we open today, Jihu is prophesying against Jehoshaphat because of the alliance he made with wicked King Ahab yesterday.

Jehoshaphat seems to receive this rebuke well. He sets a lot of things in motion in an effort to

honor God and point the people back to God as well. He also appoints judges and commands them to judge

righteously as God does, and he says God will help them in this task. After he starts out on the

right path, a coalition comes to attack him. He has the whole country fast as they

seek God's will and God's help. He worships God in the temple and prays a beautiful faith-filled

prayer. After he finishes, one of the temple worship leaders begins to prophesy in front of all the people.

He says, the battle is not yours but gods. You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand

firm. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Wow. The king and all the people bow down to

worship while the worship leaders sing and shout praises to God. And in the next verses, these worship

leaders lead the army out to battle.

I cannot imagine any country doing this today.

You don't pull that kind of stunt unless you really trust God when he says you won't have to fight.

When the worshippers begin worshipping, the enemy armies begin to fight each other.

By the time the people of Judah arrive on the scene, everyone's dead, and they

spend three days gathering the spoils of war from among the corpses. Just as God said, they didn't

have to fight. The only time they have to lift a finger is to carry home treasure. On day four,

they gather to praise God for his goodness to them. Word of this battle reaches the surrounding

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