Our scriptural text today comes from 1 Kings chapter 20 in verse 23 through 28 in the contemporary English version of scripture.

Hear the words of the Lord in verse 23. Meanwhile, Benad's officials went to him and explained,

Israel's gods are mountain gods. We fought Israel's army in the heels, and that's why they

defeated us. But if we fight them on flatland, there's no way we can lose. Here's what you should do.

First, get rid of those 32 kings and put army commanders in their places.

Then get more soldiers, horses, and chariots.

So your army will be as strong as it was before.

And we'll fight Israel's army on flat land and wipe them out.

And Benadad agreed and did what they suggested.

And in the spring, Benad got his army together and they marched to the town of Affect

to attack Israel.

The Israelites also prepared to fight.

They marched out to meet the Syrians.

And the two armies camped across from each other.

The Syrians covered the whole area,

but the Israelites looked like two little flocks of goats.

The prophet went to Ahab and said,

the Syrians think that the Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys.

So he has promised to help you defeat their powerful army. Then you will know

that the Lord is in control. We are talking today from the subject, God of hills and valleys.

God of heels and valleys.

Isn't it interesting for somebody to relegate God to one dimension and not to another?

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