This document discusses weapons for spiritual warfare according to the Bible. It outlines four key weapons: 1. Using our words through praise and prayer, as exemplified by Moses lifting his hands in prayer which helped the Israelites defeat Amalek. 2. Waiting on God in the tabernacle for guidance, as Moses did and Joshua learned from. Waiting involves looking forward in expectation of God's favor. 3. Making wise decisions with a spirit of faith and wisdom, as God gave Joshua when he succeeded Moses. 4. Worshiping God obediently as the Israelites pledged to Joshua to do by serving and obeying God's voice.

1. The Curse of
False Security

3. WAR
Exodus 17: 8 – 13
8 Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And
Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out,
fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the
hill with the rod of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as
Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses,
Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And so it
was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed;
and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But
Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it
under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported
his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side;
and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge
of the sword.

4. Our weapons for warring:
a. WORD

5. • Proverbs 18: 21
Death and life are in the power of the
tongue, and those who love it will eat
its fruit.
• Proverbs 16: 15
In the light of the king’s face is life, and
his favour is like a cloud of the latter
rain.

6. b. Warfare
Praise
2 Chron 20: 17, 18, 22, 23
17 You will not need to fight in this battle.
Position yourselves, stand still and see the
salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O
Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be
dismayed; tomorrow go out against
them, for the LORD is with you.”
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his
face to the ground, and all Judah and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before
the LORD, worshiping the LORD.
22 Now when they began to sing and to
praise, the LORD set ambushes against the
people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir,
who had come against Judah; and they
were defeated.
23 For the people of Ammon and Moab stood
up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir
to utterly kill and destroy them. And
when they had made an end of the
inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy
one another.

7. John 9: 4
I must work the
works of Him who
sent Me while it is
day; the night is
coming when no
one can work.

8. 2. WAIT upon God
for our destiny
Exodus 33: 7 – 11
7 Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the
camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass
that everyone who sought the LORD went out to the tabernacle of
meeting which was outside the camp. 8 So it was, whenever Moses
went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man
stood at his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into
the tabernacle. 9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered the
tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the
door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10 All the
people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and
all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door. 11 So
the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his
friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua
the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

9. Waiting is . . . .
• To look forward
• Expect to receive favour
• Continue to be steadfast

10. Waiting is NOT to idle,
sleep or be lazy!!

11. 3. Make WISE decisions
Deut 34: 9 - Now Joshua the son of Nun was
full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had
laid his hands on him; so the children of
Israel heeded him, and did as the LORD had
commanded Moses.

12. God put within him a spirit of FAITH

13. 4. WORSHIP
God
Deut 3: 28
28 But command , and
encourage him and
strengthen him; for he shall
go over before this people,
and he shall cause them to
inherit the land which you
will see.’
Jos 24: 24
24 And the people said to
Joshua, “The LORD our God
we will serve, and His voice
we will obey!”