2 Chronicles 20:25-37
Whilst the song of salvation was echoing all around, the enemies were destroying themselves! It only remains for the people to witness their annihilation and to gather up the abundant spoils. How many times has God similarly removed from our path difficulties which seemed insurmountable to us.
Then the people gather together again to praise the LORD in the valley of Berachah – or valley of blessing.
Let us consider Jesus’ triumph on the cross, achieved without the slightest help from believers. What is left for them to do? Nothing, except to enjoy the fruits of that victory and to celebrate it with grateful hearts in the valley on earth, before doing so eternally in the holy City (cf. v. 28).
The last paragraph takes a step back in the reign of Jehoshaphat. It recalls that after his disastrous military alliance with Ahab, the king of Judah made another equally foolish deal, this time a commercial venture with Ahab’s son, Ahaziah. God allows it to fail and teaches us, through Eliezer, what He thinks of this type of association with a man of the world with the aim of getting rich.