Modern rulers can learn political lessons from 1 and 2 Chronicles: Battles aren't won with superior force, but by reliance on the God of heaven. (firstthings.com)
Scripture, if it has any view on the matter, seems to suggest that those who abide by the laws of God will hold their territory even against superior forces, whereas those who desert those laws will find themselves carted off into captivity, and their vineyards and cities despoiled. (firstthings.com)
Just as when armies crash against each other, the victory is that of superior power, so also the victory of love and grace against the very real force of evil, is a victory of a real superior force. (faith.org.uk)