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God desires that we learn from our experiences. They can teach us valuable lessons, like don’t go up against enemies larger and stronger than yourself. Unless, of course, God tells you to. To do otherwise isn’t “wisdom,” it’s rebellion. The key, of course, is knowing God told you. God told the Israelites to fight, even though it seemed from human wisdom to be a really bad idea. This required complete trust in the Lord. Yes, there were giants in the land, BUT…