2 Chronicles 20:6

“And said, O Lord God of our fathers, etc.] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose covenant God he was: art not thou God in heaven? that dwellest and rulest there, and dost whatever thou pleasest in the armies of it: and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the Heathens? being King of kings, and Lord of lords, all the world over: and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? his power being infinite, unlimited, and uncontrollable, and so not resistible by finite creatures, at least not so as to be stopped and overcome.”

“And said, O Lord God of our fathers--This earnest and impressive prayer embraces every topic and argument which, as king and representative of the chosen people, he could urge. Then it concludes with an earnest appeal to the justice of God to protect those who, without provocation, were attacked and who were unable to defend themselves against overwhelming numbers.”

“Jehoshaphat’s appeal is threefold: (1) to God omnipotent 2 Chronicles 20:6; (2) to “our God;” (3) the God especially “of this house” the temple. 2 Chronicles 20:7 Abraham thy friend - Historically, this is the first use of this remarkable expression, afterward repeated (marginal references). The ground of the expression is to be found principally in Genesis 18:23-33, where Abraham spoke with God as a man with his friend (compare Exodus 33:11). 2 Chronicles 20:8, 2 Chronicles 20:9 The appeal recalls Solomon’s prayer (marginal references), which God had formally accepted by sending down fire from heaven to consume the accompanying offering. return to 'Top of Page'”

“O Lord: Exo 3:6, Exo 3:15, Exo 3:16; Ch1 29:18 God in heaven: Deu 4:39; Jos 2:11; Kg1 8:23; Psa 115:3; Isa 57:15, Isa 57:16, Isa 66:1; Mat 6:9 rulest not: Ch1 29:11, Ch1 29:12; Psa 47:2, Psa 47:8; Jer 27:5-8; Dan 4:17, Dan 4:25, Dan 4:32-35 in thine hand: Ch1 29:11, Ch1 29:12; Psa 62:11; Mat 6:13 none is able: Act 11:17 2 Chronicles 20:7”

“The prayer which Jehoshaphat directed to Jahve the God of the fathers, as the almighty Ruler over all kingdoms, consists of a short representation of the circumstances of the case. Jahve had given the land to His people Israel for an everlasting possession, and Israel had built a sanctuary to His name therein ( Ch2 20:7 and Ch2 20:8); but they had in no way provoked the Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites to fall upon them, and to drive them out of their land ( Ch2 20:10 and Ch2 20:11). On these two facts Jehoshaphat founds his prayer for help, in a twofold manner: in respect to the first, calling to mind the divine promise to hear the prayers offered up to God in the temple ( Ch2 20:9); and…”