Our frightened ancestor could only see the overwhelming horde against him. But the old prophet Elisha prayed that he would see beyond what is visible to what is real. “And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:17). That can only be seen by prophetic authority. And it can only be seen by a minority humbled to the point that we are blind enough to ask to see.
