“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. For the LORD your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’

Deuteronomy 20:1-4

“When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20

• Moses continues speaking to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 
• Moses reminds the people that it is not the size of the army, but the God of the army that matters. 
• God would be with them. 
• God would fight with them. 
• God would fight through them. 
• God would fight for them. 
• God intentionally reduced the size of the fighting force. 
• God doesn’t need large numbers to win battles. 
• God will show this again in Judges with Gideon. 
• God doesn’t need huge numbers to impact the world. 
• God works through the little.
• God made a nation with one man and his wife, too old to have children. 
• God will impact the world through the small nation of Israel. 
• Jesus will work with a small group of twelve men. 
• A small group of people focused on God are more effective than a large group of people focused on their size. 

Realize that it is God that works through our weakness with His strength.