Joshua 10 describes God working with Israel to defeat their enemies, the 5 kings of the Amorites. It was an incredible situation. Adoni-zedek, fearing Israel after their battle against Ai, preemptively attacks Gibeon due to their alliance with Israel. Joshua and the army of Israel march all night, fight a battle early in the morning, then pursue their enemies as they fled. God had told Joshua. “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you”.
Not only did God help the Israelites fight a battle of overwhelming odds, he sends massive hailstones on the fleeing army, and “there were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword”. Furthermore, God even lengthened the day to give Israel time to finish killing off the Amorites, “the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.” This shows us how far God was willing to God to help Israel.
Isaiah 14 describes God’s mercy, “for the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land.” There would come a time when “the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and hard service”. Even when Israel had strayed from serving God, He was watching over them. What an incredible example of God’s mercy, the same mercy that He extends to us.