In Divrei HaYamim (II 25:8) it says, "... for G-d has the power to help and to cast down."
Why is Divrei HaYamim telling us something so obvious?
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5Did you look at the context? – Isaac Moses Apr 21 '15 at 15:44
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5In Tehillim 145 it says גדול יי God is great. Why does it say something so obvious? – Double AA Apr 21 '15 at 15:58
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As Rashi (ibid) explains:
לעזור ולהכשיל. פתרון יש לו כח וגבורה לעזור לך בלא חיל של אפרים ולהכשיל אותך אם תוליכם עמך
The Man of Gcd - mentioned in the previous verse - is warning King אֲמַצְיָהוּ that he should not add 100,000 soldiers from Ephraim to his army, for Gcd has the ability to help him win the war without them, and Gcd has the ability to cast him down and make him lose the war even if he takes along these unwanted reinforcements.
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